May 10, 2024 

GLENDALE, CA – The Glendale Police Department has made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a string of commercial burglaries.

Glendale Police Department Burglary/Auto-Theft Detectives executed an arrest warrant on May 1, 2024, apprehending a suspect believed to be responsible for a series of seven commercial burglaries, including five in one night.

Charles Christopher, 24 of Compton was arrested at his home where detectives recovered several items directly linked to burglarized Glendale businesses.

GPD Detectives presented their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, resulting in the filing of six felony burglary charges and four vandalism charges against the suspect.

The investigation remains ongoing, and detectives are committed to pursuing all leads.

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About the Glendale Police Department

Established in 1906, the Glendale Police Department is a full-service police department with approximately 250 sworn officers, and nearly 400 total employees. The Glendale Police Department is committed to providing the highest level of public safety services through proactive policing, professionalism, and community partnerships.

Assignments include Patrol, Traffic, Investigations Bureau, Narcotics, SWAT, Motorcycles, K-9, School Resource Officer, Custody, Dispatch, and Air Support. Police Department responsibilities include 9-1-1 emergency response, proactive law enforcement, traffic enforcement and collision investigation, crime investigation and case preparation, community and school policing, and administration of the city jail facility.

For more information, visit GlendaleCA.gov/Police or follow @GlendalePoliceDept on Instagram and @GlendalePD on Facebook and X.

Media Contact:  Sgt. Jackson | Office: 818-937-8888 | Email: GPDPIO@GlendaleCA.gov