Sheriff: Neighbor On Horseback Helped Chase Barn Burglary Suspect Near Roseville
ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Authorities say a neighbor on horseback helped chase a man suspected of burglarizing a barn near Roseville.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says about $5,000 worth of equestrian items were stolen from the Watt Avenue barn on New Year's Eve. Exactly what time the theft took place is unclear, but a day later the barn's owner somehow learned who the suspect was.
Around midnight on December 31, 2020, a barn was burglarized on Watt Avenue, in Roseville. Approximately $5,000 worth of equestrian items had been stolen from the barn. The next morning on January 1, 2021, the victim learned who the suspect was and confronted him. The victim arrived at the suspect's location and found several employees at the ranch had already confronted the suspect, and tried to detain him. Placer County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene, but the suspect managed to escape right before deputies arrived. A nearby neighbor who witnessed the event chased the suspect on horseback, as the suspect jumped fences and ran through fields. Deputies and Falcon 30 responded and found the suspect in a field, where they arrested him. The suspect was identified as 22-year old Timothy Riolo, of Lincoln. Riolo was charged with burglary and concealing stolen property, along with a Sutter County warrant. Fortunately, the victim recovered most of their stolen items.
Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, January 7, 2021
Deputies say the barn owner went to confront the suspect and found that other ranch employees had already confronted him.
Authorities were called, but the suspect was able to get away just before deputies could get there.
A chase soon followed - with a neighbor who saw the situation saddling up and helping chase the suspect, who was jumping fences and running through fields, on horseback.
Eventually, with the help of a law enforcement aircraft, the suspect was arrested.
The suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Lincoln resident Timothy Riolo. Most of the stolen items have been recovered, deputies say.
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Riolo has been booked into jail and is facing charges of burglary and concealing stolen property. The sheriff's office says Riolo also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Sutter County.