Photo: File photo of Eduardo Cortes-Rodriguez | Walnut Creek PD
Written By: Jim Emerson
WALNUT CREEK — A previously convicted felon is behind bars again—for allegedly stealing a firearm during a residential burglary. Eduardo Cortes-Rodriguez, 35, of Pittsburg, arrested January 25, is being held in lieu of $363,000 bond.
Cortes-Rodriguez allegedly kicked in a door at the victim’s residence the intersection of Perada and Bayberry drives. A woman returned home on the evening of January 25, while the burglary was in progress. The suspect immediately fled taking a firearm from the residence with him.
He ran along the Ygnacio Canal Trail towards Treat Boulevard, where the victim lost sight of him. He ditched the stolen firearm as he was running along the trail.
In a prepared statement Walnut Creek police said. “Witnesses told officers he dropped the firearm on the trail, which officers were able to recover.”
Walnut Creek patrol officers and detectives searched for the suspect with assistance from Concord police. A WCPD detective detained Cortes-Rodriguez, who was found walking along Oak Grove Road in Concord. He was taken into custody at 6:25 p.m.
Cortes-Rodriguez was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility, where he awaits a court hearing on February 8. Meanwhile, Walnut Creek police are investigating other residential burglaries to determine if he committed those crimes.
Four charges have been filed against Cortes-Rodriguez:
- First degree burglary PC 459
- Grand theft of a firearm PC 487(d)(2)
- Felon in possession of a firearm PC 29800(a)(1)
- Felon in possession of ammunition PC 30305(a)(1).
