Security Guard Arrested For Residential Burglary While On Duty
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A security guard hired to patrol a neighborhood ended up burglarizing a home while on duty and using his patrol car to haul away the goods, according to the Sacramento Sheriff's Department.
Deputies arrested 24-year-old Andre Abrams on July 6.
Abrams, a Paladin Private Security Guard, was on patrol in the Antelope area back in June after the company was hired by the Bridgefield Home Owners Association.
Deputies say on June 9, Abrams located an open garage door in the 8000 block of Walerga Avenue. Instead of protecting the home, Abrams allegedly backed up his marked patrol car into the open garage and took $8,000 worth of DJ equipment.
According to Jason Ramos of the Sheriff's Department, Abrams was arrested after he used the stolen DJ equipment at a 4th of July party for friends and family.
Abrams is being held on $50,000 bail in the Sacramento County Main Jail on three felony charges of burglary, grand theft and receiving stolen property.
He is scheduled to be in court later this morning.
