20-year-old man accused of 53 residential burglaries in San Mateo County

Police arrested Francisco Cruz-Ramirez, in connection with 53 burglaries in San Mateo County.

After a year-long investigation, officers arrested a suspect connected to 53 residential burglaries in San Mateo County.

San Mateo County sheriff deputies and South San Francisco police detectives obtained a $5 million arrest warrant for 20-year-old Francisco Cruz-Ramirez. 

During the investigation, detectives seized eight rifles, three shotguns, two handguns, ammunition, a bulletproof vest, and several pieces of stolen property, authorities said. 

Cruz-Ramirez was arrested in Modesto and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on 53 counts of residential burglary.