Police say that a suspect wanted in connection with multiple school burglaries in Murrieta was taken into custody this week.

A school resource officer at Shivela Middle School was made aware of a burglary that happened on Sunday night and contacted the Murrieta Police Department's Community Policing Team, according to a Facebook post from MPD officers.

"The suspect forced entry through a window and removed items from the administration area," the post said. "Some of these items included school keys, cash, gift cards and a wallet belonging to an employee."

A photo of the alleged burglar from security camera footage obtained by police. Murrieta Police Department

Police say that the suspect was "immediately recognized" by CPT officers as a "local transient" who they identified as Mari

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