Erasmo Hurtado, 28 of Fillmore

At about 6 AM Monday, December 11th, an employee at the Fillmore Middle School (543 A St., Fillmore) saw a man walking away from a classroom and called the police. The man left the campus before police arrived to discover the classroom had been broken into and property had been taken.

Deputies checked the area and found a bag of stolen property at a nearby labor camp. Patrol deputies and detectives, working with physical evidence left at the scene and the description of the suspect, found (S-1) Erasmo Hurtado in the 900 block of Blaine Ave. and were able to determine he was responsible for the burglary. Hurtado, who was under the influence of a controlled substance and possessed a lock pick, was arrested for Penal Code Section 459 – Burglary (felony), Penal Code Section 466 – Possession of burglar’s tools (misdemeanor), and Health and Safety Code Section 11550(a) – Under the influence of a controlled substance. He was booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility, where he remains in custody with a bail of $40,000.

Prepared by: Detective Danielle Delpit
News Release Date: 12/12/2017
Approved by: Captain Dave Wareham