A 31-year-old Merced man was arrested for allegedly committing a commercial burglary at Car Quest, police say.
Incident happened on Saturday, April 11th.
Merced Police responded to a burglary alarm at Car Quest, 1607 “V” St., Merced.
Officers arrived at the location and located a broken front window. They contacted Car Quest employees who reported they could see one suspect enter the business on surveillance. The suspect stole 6 ratcheting wrench sets valued at approximately $400. The suspect then fled from the store on foot.
On April 12th Car Quest employees re-contact the Merced Police Department with additional surveillance video showing the suspects’ face.
Officers were able to positively identify the suspect as Jesus Meza.
Jesus Meza has a long wrap sheet for alleged crimes.
https://california.arrests.org/search.php?page=1&results=14&fname=jesus&lname=meza&fpartial=True
On April 13th Officers located and arrested Meza for commercial burglary and committing a crime during a state of emergency.
Meza was released on a citation due to COVID-19 restrictions on jail bookings.
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Wilson at (209) 769-7428
