Police: Fresno home burglaries connected

FRESNO, Calif.

An hour later another home was hit, in the area of Lane and Burgan near John Wash Elementary School in Fresno County.

In the first case the suspect broke into a car outside a home around 6:30. Investigators say the sound of the car's alarm system scared him off.

Then, around 7:30, the suspect broke into a house, getting away with a woman's purse. Deputies caught up with the suspect shortly after and arrested him.

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