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Santa Maria thieves steal safe, go shopping in LA

July 3, 2020

Jazmin Martinez and Julio Cesar Bautista

A man and woman, both 21-year-old Santa Maria residents, received two-year state prison sentences this week for stealing an elderly person’s safe and then using the cash inside it to go shopping for luxury items in the Los Angeles area.

In late 2019, Julio Cesar Bautista and Jazmin Martinez broke into an elderly person’s home and stole a safe with a large amount of cash. Over the following days, Bautista and Martinez traveled to the Los Angeles area and used the stolen money to purchase high-end clothing, expensive hotel stays and other extravagant items, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.

On Feb. 14, detectives arrested Bautista at his Santa Maria home. Authorities arrested Martinez in Mesa, Arizona on Feb. 27.

Then on Wednesday, a judge sentenced the pair to two years in prison for first-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. The judge also ordered Bautista and Martinez to pay full restitution to the victim.

Bautista, who was released from jail on bail, is expected to begin serving his prison sentence on July 16. Martinez has remained in custody since her arrest.

Santa Maria detectives are seeking help from the public with recovering any outstanding stolen money and/or property that Bautista and Martinez purchased using the stolen cash. Anyone with information that could assist investigators is asked to call Detective Jesse Garcia at (805) 928-3781 ext. 1115.


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Really … They’ll be out in 6 months and will not pay dime back .Should have been charged with elder abuse plus grand theft plus burglary on a residence ,are they home health workers .This way too little time for what they did


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IDBOUND, You are so right! How much money was in the safe? It was probably a good part of this guy’s life savings. They had obviously stalked him or cased the place. How many others have they robbed, but not been caught? They will be out in no time. What about the traumatic hurt to this man, and his family? Will he be revictimized when they get out, but maybe this next time beaten or killed since they got caught burglarizing his place? And he will never ever see a dime of restitution. So sad. Good job, Santa Maria police, but too bad the rest of the system doesn’t back you up with a stiffer sentence for these jerks.


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From the looks of Miss Tweedle dee and Mr Tweedle dum, I did not think they would use the money to buy high interest Treasury bonds.


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30 year bonds are currently at 1.43% well below the inflation rate.


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