Antioch: Former Employee at MAACO Arrested on Auto Burglary and Theft Charges

On November 12, Antioch Police say a former employee at MAACO in Antioch was arrested for auto theft and burglary charges.

According to Antioch Police, on November 12 officers responded to a silent alarm at MAACO on W 10^th St at 3:55 am. Upon arrival, they found the steel gate knocked down and in the front parking lot. A roll up door was found open and during a check of the business a second story balcony window accessible from a lower roof was wide open and items knocked over.

The owner of the business was eventually located and responded. It appeared at the time that at least three cars were missing. A fourth car was used to ram the gate and knock it down.

Police say the owner advised them they had fired an employee a day earlier and upon reviewing the video, he appears to be one of the suspects involved in this incident. Further efforts are being made to identify the other two responsibles and confirm if a fourth car is missing.

At 10:10 am, officers were dispatched to Costco for the report of a suspicious male and female who ran into the parking lot claiming someone was chasing them. When officers arrived, they detained 34 year old Jeffrey Crandall and 31 year old Katie Beam just inside the business doors.

After the theft at MAACO, the shop manager began driving around the area and located one of the stolen cars in front of Crandall’s house with Beam inside the car. When the manager approached, Beam fled into Crandall’s house. Officers conducted a search of the residence but they were not located at that time.

Police say during a search of their persons at Costco, Crandall was found to be in possession of the key to the stolen vehicle that was recovered in front of his house and Beam was positively identified as the female who fled from the car.

During interviews, Beam admitted to being with Crandall while he stole the cars from the shop earlier in the night and being in one of them, knowing it was stolen.

She advised where the second stolen vehicle could be located and it was recovered.

Both Crandall and Beam were charged with burglary and two counts of auto theft and possession of stolen property. Crandall was is also on parole and a hold was placed on him.

They were both booked into county jail.