Santa Barbara resident Juan Carlos Coronado-Mendoza was arrested Tuesday in connection with numerous package burglaries and other theft-related offenses. The 31-year-old was detained after a month-long investigation conducted by Sheriff’s and Santa Barbara police detectives.
The Sheriff’s Office was first notified of the suspected mail theft in December 2020, said spokesperson Raquel Zick, when a resident reported missing packages from multiple Montecito addresses.
After receiving a second report in January 2021 from the same resident, authorities were able to identify Mendoza through video surveillance obtained by the victim.