Burglary Suspect Arrested

A man suspected of burglarizing a Belmont apartment early Sunday morning has been booked into San Mateo County Jail on a charge of possession of stolen property.

On Sunday, Feb. 19,  at approximately 12:15 a.m., Belmont police were dispatched to a residential burglary at the apartment in the 1600 block of 6th Avenue.

The victim reported that someone had broken into his apartment and took miscellaneous jewelry and electronics.  During the investigation, information was obtained indicating the possible suspect was Nicholas Dillon, age 27 of Foster City.

At approximately 1:35 a.m., as part of the investigation, Belmont officers contacted the Foster City Police Department and learned that at that moment, Dillon was being detained by Foster City police for investigation of DUI. 

Belmont police investigators responded to the scene of the traffic stop and recovered items that had been stolen in the burglary from Dillon’s vehicle.

Dillon was subsequently cited by Foster City police for DUI and booked into the San Mateo County Jail by Belmont police on a charge of possession of stolen property.