PRESS RELEASE

November 17, 2009

 

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTIPLE BURGLARIES

FOR 20 YEARS STATE PRISON

 

Timothy Flanagan, 36, of Redding, pleaded guilty today to multiple burglaries and theft related crimes in exchange for a 20 year prison sentence.  Flanagan also admitted a “Strike” prior resulting from his 1994 robbery conviction out of Shasta County.  Flanagan will be sentenced to 20 years state prison on December 17, 2009.

 

Flanagan went on a crime spree between the months of February and July of 2009.  During this time frame he committed approximately 14 burglaries.  Flanagan targeted vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods that had been left unlocked.  Frequently these vehicles were parked inside of a garage that the victims had left open or cracked open before going to bed.  The burglaries would occur at night as the victims slept in their home.  Flanagan would enter the garage and/or vehicles and steal various items including stereo equipment, ipods, tools, sunglasses, GPS systems and cash. 

 

Flanagan was ultimately linked to these burglaries by Redding Police Department Detectives.  Once confronted, Flanagan confessed to most of the burglaries RPD thought he was responsible for, including a few additional burglaries that had gone unreported by the victims.  Fingerprint evidence was used to link him to three additional burglaries that he had not mentioned in his confession. 

 

The case was investigated by Redding Police Department Detective Scott Hyatt and was prosecuted by Senior Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett.  For more information please contact District Attorney Jerry Benito at 245-6310.