Tustin Police used a GPS device hidden in cough syrup to arrest two men who allegedly broke into a pharmacy this month, officials said.
Willie Clark, left, and Brian Salinas, right, are seen in photos provided by the Tustin Police Department on Nov. 30, 2016.
Crime analysts determined which pharmacies they believed would be targeted and worked with employees to set up devices in those locations to help track down the thieves.
About three weeks ago, Creative Compounding Pharmacy along Newport Avenue was burglarized and the suspects happened to steal one of the bottles of cough syrup that had a GPS device inside, officials said. That led authorities to the alleged burglars, Willie Clark, 21, and Brian Salinas, 20, who were eventually arrested.
Lt. Robert Wright said the department has used the method before with similar results.
“We’ve used it to target whatever crime we’re seeing an uptick in our city,” Wright said.
Denise Taylor, who owns the pharmacy, was in on the plot and said it made for a "great ending" when the suspects were arrested.
“I was very hopeful driving in at 2:45 a.m. that they would eventually be able to catch the people who did break in," Taylor said.
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