By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
Two vehicle burglary suspects left behind drops of blood and a burglary tool, and then attracted the attention of a Rocklin police officer by failing to turn on the headlights of their getaway vehicle while driving in the dark, police said.
Authorities said Amar Deep Singh (left photo) and Shaneel Satwar Lal (right photo) broke the window and door lock of a vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping mall at 2110 Sunset Blvd. shortly before 6:35 a.m. Monday. The victim was inside a business for about two minutes.
Police said they found drops of blood and a metal window punch - an instrument used to shatter the window - inside the victim's vehicle.
Less than 30 minutes later, an officer spotted a red Isuzu Rodeo that did not have its headlights turned on and it was still dark, police said. The officer pulled over the vehicle and saw that the passenger, Lal, had a cut on his left hand and was bleeding. She also discovered that the driver, Singh, had a metal window punch identical to the one found inside the victim's left behind by the burglars.
Detectives later searched the room of a Motel 6 in Sacramento where the pair were staying and found property stolen from a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy early Monday morning in Elk Grove. Lal was on probation in Sacramento County and subjected to searches.
Police arrested Singh and Lal on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit a crime.
Singh was also arrested for being a suspect in two Feb. 23 Rocklin burglaries.
The men were booked into Placer County jail. Singh is being held on $50,000 bail and Lal on $40,000 bail.
Call The Bee's Chelsea Phua, (916) 321-1132.
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