Police have arrested four members of an alleged international ring of 'burglary tourism' following a traffic stop in Glendale on Monday. The men, all four Colombian nationals, were arrested at around 10:30 p.m. after police spotted a car that was being driven without the headlights on near the intersection of Emerald Isle Drive and Kirkham Drive, according to a statement from the Glendale Police Department.
Responding officers witnessed Vargas and 45-year-old William Guanume leaving the area in a gray Toyota and initiated pursuit.'While fleeing from officers, the suspects began discarding evidence from their car,' the police statement said. The chase came to an end eventually after the suspects exited the 134 Freeway on Figueroa Street and crashed into the hillside after failing to negotiate the turn. Both were arrested.