Cops: Suspect in 18 So. Calif. home burglaries called ahead

LOS ANGELES - A 30-year-old California man who allegedly burglarized homes across the San Fernando Valley after calling ahead to make sure people weren’t home is behind bars, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Officer Tyler Adams of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Division said the investigation into Aramis Williams began with a burglary back in August.

“It’s common for us to canvas for witnesses or cameras and we just happened to get lucky and check the caller ID on this particular house,” he said.

Authorities reportedly became suspicious that someone had called the home four times late at night so they obtained a search warrant for the phone number and call records from the provider.

They reportedly found that the victim’s home was called from that number on the date and time of the burglary.

Investigators traced that number back to Williams on 18 different break-ins all across the Valley, reports the station.

“Whether or not the suspect forgot to block the call or it was just a glitch in the system, I’m not sure. It worked out,” Adams said.

Adams believes the suspect would choose a neighborhood, then use “Reverse Address” on the White Pages app on his cellphone to get phone numbers, according to the station.

“It appears that alarms were not a deterrent, and fairly consistently he would only look for cash and jewelry,” Adams said.

After a few weeks, police arrested Williams.

“It’s very gratifying when you can actually piece a case together and make an arrest,” Adams said.