Transient parolee Edgar Alvin Haines is facing several charges — including possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of parole — after his arrest in Sugarloaf. (File Photo)
By G. T. Houts
Sugarloaf, CA – A transient parolee is in custody at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga after being arrested in Sugarloaf by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station’s Multi-Enforcement Taskforce.
Edgar Alvin Haines, 40, made contact with MET officers at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, March 20. Deputies conducted a pedestrian check on Haines at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Laurel Lane. Because Haines is a parolee, he was subject to search as a condition of his parole, according to a press release issued by the Big Bear Station.
During the search, deputies determined Haines was in violation of his parole because they found him to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, the release indicated.
THE ARREST
Haines was arrested at 8:48 a.m., according to booking documents.
During the investigation, deputies felt Haines matched the description of a suspect wanted in connection with a March 18 burglary in the same neighborhood.
After searching the location where Haines was staying, officers determined the suspect was in possession of stolen property from the burglary.
ONGOING INVESTIGATION
The case remains under investigation and MET officers have forwarded the case to the District Attorney’s office for review and filing of a criminal complaint.
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