WESTELAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – It was a merry Christmas after all for a San Diego County family that had their holiday gifts stolen last week.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies recovered more than 40 presents belonging to the family after arresting their neighbor Sunday in a separate burglary case.
A Westlake Village man reported his iPad stolen by a burglar on Christmas day, then traced the device to a nearby location using a tracking feature, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. James Royal.
After investigating, deputies arrested 20-year-old Patrick Krewson and recovered the iPad, then proceeded to search Krewson's apartment in Vista.
There, deputies found two flat screen TVs, a laptop and Christmas gifts stolen from an apartment in the same complex on Thursday, Royal said.
Vista resident Jennifer Smith, 26, said she had gone out and repurchased presents for her 2-, 4- and 5-year-olds for Christmas after the burglary. Now, she's returning the duplicates.
"Never in a million years did we ever think we would get our things back," Smith said on Monday.
It was not immediately possible to locate a number for Krewson.
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