Two Northshore men arrested in connection with Kelseyville burglary

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NICE, Calif. – Two men were arrested late Monday morning for felony burglary within hours of committing the crime at a Kelseyville business.


Taken into custody were Craig Allen Snyder, 50, and Dennis James Blaine, 57, both of Nice, according to a report from Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.


At about 7:21 a.m. Monday a hired security guard at the Ag Unlimited business on Finley East Road in Kelseyville called sheriff’s dispatch and reported two men had entered an adjacent warehouse and were stealing property, Bauman said.


Bauman said the suspects fled the area in a white Lincoln sedan before deputies arrived.


When the deputies got to the scene a short time later, Bauman said they learned that the two men had entered the closed business through a gap in the surrounding fence and had allegedly stolen numerous items from inside the business.


While deputies spent the next several hours looking for the suspect vehicle, the investigation revealed that one of the suspects was likely Snyder, Bauman said.


Deputies checked for Snyder’s vehicle at his residence in Nice periodically throughout the morning and, at about 11:30 a.m., they found it parked in front of his house, according to Bauman.


The deputies contacted Snyder and Blaine, and found Snyder’s car was loaded with property allegedly taken from the warehouse, Bauman said.


In addition, Bauman said items stolen from the Ag Unlimited business office were allegedly recovered from inside of Snyder's home.


Both Snyder and Blaine were arrested without incident, Bauman reported.


Both were booked at the Lake County Jail on felony charges of first degree burglary, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.


As of late Monday afternoon, both men remained in custody on $25,000 bail each.


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