Arrests following Millbrae manhunt

Two others have also been arrested and charged as accessories to the crime, according to prosecutors. Four appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court Friday where they were appointed to the private defender program.

Fernando Lozano, 23, of East Palo Alto, was charged with residential burglary, two felony counts of assault on an officer, felony hit-and-run and resisting arrest. Ulises Jaimes, 27, of Redwood City, was charged with felony first-degree burglary and conspiracy. Both were caught near the scene Wednesday and appeared in court, according to prosecutors. Gabriel Godoy, 22, of East Palo Alto, who was on the lam for two days, was arrested around 1 p.m. Friday at the home where evidence of other thefts and weapons were located, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into jail on felony burglary and misdemeanor resisting arrest charges.

“It’s a very dangerous set of individuals [and] the Sheriff’s Office did outstanding work to get them all in custody,” said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. “We are very fortunate that nobody was seriously injured.”

Armando Diaz Jaimes, 29, of East Palo Alto, and Araceli Arroyo Martinez, 25, East Palo Alto, were also arrested and charged with accessory to burglary for allegedly trying to help Ulises Jaimes flee Wednesday’s crime scene, according to prosecutors.

The incident began around 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29, when the victim heard someone kicking in the side door of her home. She hid in what deputies called a safe location where she could see the suspects rummaging through her property but they couldn’t see her. Wagstaffe said it’s believed she was able to hide on her roof after accessing it from a bedroom.

“She was in fear for her life, absolutely,” said sheriff’s Detective Sal Zuno.

As deputies arrived, they found Lozano, Ulises Jaimes and Godoy exiting the home. They allegedly ignored orders to stop and Ulises Jaimes and Godoy fled on foot into a wooded area near the house. Lozano instead got into a vehicle that had been backed into the driveway and took off, according to prosecutors. He allegedly narrowly missed two deputies, sideswiped a patrol car and hit another patrol car that was parked at a nearby intersection. He continued toward Linda Vista where he allegedly crashed into a citizen’s car and then fled on foot, according to prosecutors.

Deputies, police from San Bruno and Burlingame, K9 units and a helicopter were dispatched to search for the suspects as residents were advised to avoid the area. The search was eventually called off around 6 p.m. after Ulises Jaimes and Lozano were caught, according to prosecutors and deputies.

Lozano was allegedly caught with the key to the car in his possession, and Ulises Jaimes was found hours later near Skyline Boulevard. Armando Diaz Jaimes and Martinez pulled up in a car and honked their horn, which prompted Ulises Jaimes to emerge from some bushes were he’d been allegedly hiding, according to prosecutors.

The sheriff’s crime suppression unit found Godoy on Friday at a home where further evidence from possible other crimes was found, Zuno said.

The Sheriff’s Office will coordinate with other local law enforcement departments and is asking anyone who recognizes the allegedly stolen property to contact them. Photos of the evidence show a semi-automatic handgun and three loaded clips, a Social Security card and what appears to be a birth certificate from Santa Clara County. Other evidence includes coins, numerous watches, rings, earrings, a jewelry box, necklaces and a large gold-colored skull pendant on a chain.

The four suspects who appeared in court Friday are expected back Monday with their appointed attorneys and to enter a plea. Godoy has been arrested but had not yet been charged by the District Attorney’s Office as of Friday evening. Ulises Jaimes and Lozano remain in custody on $500,000 bail, while Armando Diaz Jaimes and Martinez were booked on $100,000 bail.

Zuno said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Joe Cang at (650) 259-2417 or jcang@smcgov.org. Anonymous tips can be left at (800) 547-2700.

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