Two Truckee residents have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries.

A trailer full of new bikes was stolen from the front yard of a local shop owner on Nov. 21. It was located that evening near Alder Creek Road in Truckee.

Lisandro Rangel, 25, was subsequently arrested on charges of theft and possession of the stolen property. Rangel was also on parole for burglary and had an outstanding felony warrant out of Oregon. Truckee police officers said when he was arrested Rangel was in possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and burglary tools.

All of the stolen bicycles were positively identified by the bicycle shop owner as belonging to him. The next day a Nevada County sheriff’s deputy located several more stolen bicycles still in boxes off of Prosser Dam Road.  These bicycles were also positively identified by the bicycle shop owner as belonging to him and returned to the owner.

During the investigation, officers developed additional information on other possible thefts in the area. On Dec. 1 officers served a search warrant at an apartment, locating numerous pieces of stolen property from recent auto and residential burglaries that have occurred locally. The owners of the recovered property have been identified and contacted.

Claudia Chavez, 27, was taken into custody on charges of several felonies including burglary, possession of stolen property and possession of a dangerous weapon.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report