FV Police arrest Santa Ana woman for burglarizing homes

Fountain Valley Police have arrested a 25-year-old Santa Ana woman on suspicion of home burglary, vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrest of Vanessa Montes was made in conjunction with the burglaries of two Fountain Valley homes near Mount Hope Street and Warner Avenue between 1:30 and 6:30 a.m. Saturday while residents were sleeping.

Police arrested the suspect on Saturday who was booked into the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana without bail.

Officers said they recovered stolen property from Montes after tracking her to a strip center at Trask Avenue and Fairview Street in Santa Ana. She was found asleep in a vehicle reported stolen from Garden Grove.

Montes had outstanding warrants for drug and vehicle theft charges, police said.