People v. Mendez CA2/6

Facts The following summary of the facts is taken verbatim from our prior unpublished opinion: “On the evening of September 19, 2011, Randy . . . Telles, Christine Telles (Randy’s cousin), and Quennie Reyna ‘burglarized’ Mendez’s house in Bell Gardens. Randy waited in a U-Haul truck while Quennie and Christine removed the window air conditioner, entered Mendez’s house and took a laptop computer. A neighbor saw the women jump a fence and run to the U-Haul truck. “When Mendez returned home, a neighbor said that Quennie and Christine had ‘burglarized’ his house. [Footnote omitted.] . . . “. . . Mendez told Jorge . . . Guevera that Christine and Quennie broke into his house and stole his laptop. Mendez suspected that a U-Haul truck was used. Guevara knew where Randy and the two women lived and offered to help Mendez get the laptop back. “Mendez said that he needed Salazar’s help and picked him up several hours after the burglary. Mendez, Salazar, and Guevara drove to Quennie’s house in South Gate looking for the U-Haul truck. “Randy and Christine had just dropped Quennie off and were looking for a place to park when Mendez drove by in a Ford Expedition. Mendez recognized Randy, turned…