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flag Juan Carlos Montiel, 44, was arrested Oct. 8 in Huntington Beach for a series of Southern California church burglaries, linked by surveillance and evidence, including prior burglary convictions.

flag Juan Carlos Montiel, 44, was arrested in Huntington Beach on October 8, 2025, in connection with a series of church burglaries across Southern California, including incidents in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, and Los Angeles County. flag He was apprehended after a church employee confronted him on August 17 at First Christian Church, where he claimed to be an electrician responding to a non-existent power outage. flag Surveillance footage and physical evidence linked him to the break-ins. flag Montiel has a prior criminal history involving burglary, grand theft, fraud, and possession of burglary tools, including previous convictions for church burglaries in 2021 and a 2008 conviction. flag He was out on bail in an identity theft case when he failed to appear in court in September, leading to a warrant. flag Authorities are continuing their investigation.

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