Community tips helped Santa Rosa police identify a suspected burglar and seize 13 illegally owned firearms, resulting in two arrests, police said.
Detectives identified Shan Titman, 46, a fugitive from Santa Rosa, as a suspect in multiple vehicle burglaries after releasing a public bulletin for tips in late October, Santa Rosa police said.
In a news release issued Friday, police said surveillance led investigators to Titman’s vehicle and two homes in Sebastopol, where they believed Titman had hidden the stolen items. A Sonoma County judge approved search warrants for both locations.
Titman was arrested Thursday morning during a traffic stop in Santa Rosa.
Police said they found methamphetamine in Titman’s possession, along with 12 handguns and a short-barreled assault rifle in his vehicle. None of the firearms were registered to Titman, police said.
At one of the Sebastopol homes on Lupine Lane, investigators reportedly found stolen property and a short-barreled pistol belonging to Daniel Tucker, 46, a resident of the home. Short-barreled firearms are illegal in California, authorities noted.
Both men, convicted felons prohibited from possessing firearms, were arrested.
Titman faces charges of burglary, theft and possession of stolen property, firearms and controlled substances. According to Santa Rosa police, a judge revoked his bail, which was initially set at $250,000.
Meanwhile, Tucker was arrested for suspected possession of a short-barreled shotgun.
Detectives continue to identify victims and return stolen property. Police thanked the community for their help.
