Tracking device leads to arrest of suspects in Apple Valley Dollar General store burglary

A tracking device helped deputies and store employees arrest a man and woman linked to a burglary at an Apple Valley Dollar General store prior to opening on Wednesday, officials said.

The burglary took place about 4:50 a.m. at the store at Navajo and Powhatan roads, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

A 911 caller told dispatchers that video at the business showed a person putting merchandise into a bag and leaving through the back door of the business, sheriff's officials said in a written statement . Deputies were informed that a tracker had been placed on the merchandise and the caller was able to follow the merchandise.

A deputy found the tracker, along with the stolen merchandise and two people, inside a car traveling in the 31200 block of Rabbit Springs Road in Lucerne Valley, sheriff's officials said.

Jose Alberto Hernandez, 30, of Banning and Leah Danyel Moore, 26, of Beaumont were arrested on suspicion of burglary and criminal conspiracy, according to San Bernardino County booking records.

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Bail was set at $30,000 each pending initial court appearances.

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Tracking device leads to arrest of suspects in Apple Valley Dollar General store burglary