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Three Men Burglarize Occupied Cottonwood Home

Mac Cauich arrested

Mac Cauich arrested

Sedona AZ (December 30, 2015) – After Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and Cottonwood Police officers combine search efforts, three suspects are in custody after burglarizing an occupied home.

The third suspect in this case, Mac Cauich, 21, of Cottonwood, Arizona turned himself into the Camp Verde Detention Center on December 29, 2015, for an unrelated charge. Detectives interviewed him today at the jail where Cauich admitted involvement in the Cottonwood home burglary, assisted by two men, Alex Palomino and Gregory Perkins. Cauich was charged with burglary, trespass, theft and unlawful use of means of transportation and remains in custody pending a bond hearing.

Alex Palomino arrested

Alex Palomino arrested

Detectives have confirmed all three suspects were in the victim’s home and participated in the burglary. Detectives are continuing to investigate any possibility of additional criminal activity involving the three men.

On December 28, 2015, at approximately 8:30 in the morning, YCSO deputies were dispatched to the 1400 block of Rocky Knolls Trail, Cottonwood, regarding a just occurred burglary. Deputies noted the 32-year-old resident victim looked shaken as he explained that while at home with his girlfriend, an unknown male had opened their bedroom door. They did not recognize the man who, when he saw them, ran from the home and into the driver’s seat of a teal colored station wagon with a male passenger seated inside. The victim checked around his home and found a large screen TV had been stolen from the living room.

Gregory Perkins arrested

Gregory Perkins arrested

A bulletin was issued to area deputies and surrounding police agencies describing the suspects and their vehicle. About twenty minutes later, a YCSO Animal Control Officer (ACO) spotted the suspect’s station wagon, containing three occupants, exiting Zalesky Road onto State Route 89A in Cottonwood. After the Animal Control Officer alerted area law enforcement units by radio, nearby Cottonwood Police officers arrived quickly and found the suspect’s vehicle in the rear parking lot of a nearby Best Western Hotel. As the officers approached, the three male occupants fled on foot. The stolen TV was found inside the station wagon.

Two YCSO deputies later spotted one of the suspects after he jumped into an irrigation ditch full of water. He was caught and identified as Alex Palomino, 20, of Cottonwood. Officers from the Cottonwood Police Department eventually located Gregory Perkins, 27, of Cottonwood. Perkins matched the description of the suspect seen entering the victim’s bedroom..

Both Palomino and Perkins were arrested for involvement in the burglary and booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center on charges including Burglary, Trespass and Theft. Palomino remains in custody on a $3500 bond and Perkins on a $7500 bond. Detectives have determined the suspect vehicle was stolen and, as a result, additional charges are pending.

Citizens can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office with information or questions at 928-771-3260 or the YCSO website at www.ycsoaz.gov.

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1 Comment

  1. Phil says:

    who takes these photos when people arrested, why are they allowed to smirk and have eyes closed?

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