San Bernardino County sheriff's investigators are examining whether a Los Angeles police sergeant arrested for a burglary last weekend in a foothills community is responsible for other break-ins nearby.
LAPD Sgt. Lucien "Lou" Daigle, 44, was arrested Sunday after a female homeowner confronted him inside her massive Mentone home and doused him with a potent form of pepper spray, typically used to ward off bears. Daigle, an 18-year LAPD veteran, fled the home but crashed his car a few miles away -- apparently overcome by the repellent, said San Bernardino County sheriff's Sgt. Paul Morrison.
Morrison said detectives are working with a criminal analysis unit and contacting other departments in the region about similar unsolved burglaries.
"We find it hard to believe this is the first time he has done this kind of crime. He took property from this home and we suspect he has done it from others," Morrison said.
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