Martinez Repeat Burglar Busted For Lafayette Break-Ins – In Walnut Creek

The local landscape has been tinged by the hint of burglary lately, with high-profile cases mingling with lesser crimes – the culmination of a string of break-ins noted by Lafayette police Friday.

Police said they were able to identify a suspect in three previous residential burglaries in their city, their investigation taking them to a home in the 3800 block of Alhambra Way in Martinez on Tuesday to serve a search warrant in support of their case. Police said the object of their interest, subsequently identified as Kohlton Kumnick, 34, of Martinez, fled the scene after spotting officers.

A search of the area failed to turn up any sign of Kumnick, police reported, though property stolen in the Lafayette crimes was reportedly found in the home.

On Wednesday, Lafayette detectives and the Sheriff’s Office special enforcement unit J-Team took the suspect, who was driving a stolen vehicle, into custody in Walnut Creek.

Kumnick was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on burglary, vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm, grand theft, identity theft, resisting arrest, and narcotic charges, according to police.

He is being held in lieu of $220,000 bail.