Crime & Safety

Carlsbad and Escondido Police Team Up to Arrest Suspected Burglar

The 21-year-old suspect was sought by Carlsbad police for several residential burglaries that happened in town.

The City of Carlsbad Police Department’s Investigations Division with the assistance of Escondido Police Department arrested 21 year old Wyatt Johnson Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Broadway in Escondido.  

Johnson was sought by the police department in connection with several residential burglaries that occurred in Carlsbad and is also suspected of committing several residential burglaries in Escondido.

Johnson was arrested for Residential Burglary and booked into the Vista Detention Facility on $100,000 bail.

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The investigation is ongoing.

–Carlsbad Police Press Release contributed to this report

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