Douglas County Deputies arrest pair for string of auto burglaries

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office have two Chico, California residents in custody after they were arrested as suspects in a series of vehicle burglaries.

Lisa Vantine and Jacob Donovan were arrested on Thursday, October 16 in the Auto Zone parking lot in Gardnerville as they were pulled over while driving a tan Toyota with stolen license plates out of California.

The pair were charged with multiple counts of burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and conspiracy. Vantine and Donovan are currently being held without bond due to probation violations out of California.

They are accused of smashing car windows and stealing contents out of several cars.

Evidence of the burglaries was located inside the vehicle.

If anyone that has been a victim of a similar type vehicle burglary and has not yet reported the incident, please notify the sheriff’s office.