People v. Salinas CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the dark early morning hours of August 28, 2023, Salinas was seen entering a commercial building; nothing was taken from the building. In a separate incident approximately six weeks later, a witness saw a man in the parking lot of a mall in Anaheim concealing a knife under the sleeve of his sweater. The witness could see the tip of the blade protruding from under the sleeve of the man’s sweatshirt. The man was using the knife to try to break into a vehicle. He was riding around the parking lot on a scooter and appeared to be trying to open the doors of other vehicles by pulling on the door handles. The witness could not see the man’s face and could not identify Salinas. In response to a call regarding a man with a knife in the parking lot, however, police found Salinas inside the mall talking to an employee from one of the businesses. Salinas had a 12-inch butcher knife concealed under

2 the sleeve of his sweatshirt and had a scooter with him. Police also found a 1 methamphetamine pipe in Salinas’s possession. In an amended information, the People charged Salinas with one 2 count of second degree burglary, a felony (Pen. Code, § 459…