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Recovered Stolen Property

March 27, 2008

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Recovered Stolen Property 
 
DATE AND TIME OCCURRED: March 21, 2008 
 
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 10800 Woodside Avenue #185, Santee 
 
BUSINESS NAME: NA 
 
SUSPECT: James Keith Beckwith, DOB – 4/20/83 
 
SUSPECT DESCRIPTION:  
 
RESUME OF INCIDENT:  
 
The El Cajon Police Department and the San Diego County 
Sheriff’s Department have been working together on an 
investigation involving a burglary series throughout the 
County. On March 21, 2008, detectives conducted a search 
at the residence of James Keith Beckwith located at 10800 
Woodside Avenue #185, in Santee. Detectives found a large 
amount of stolen property at this address and ultimately 
arrested Beckwith on charges including Possession of Stolen 
Property, Possession of Counterfeit Money, Possession of 
Burglary Tools, as well as narcotics and firearms related 
charges. 
 
In an attempt to identify the owners of the property 
recovered during the search, photographs of the property 
have been placed on the El Cajon Police Department’s web 
site. If victims of thefts observe property on the web 
site that they believe belongs to them, they should contact 
the law enforcement agency to which they reported their 
theft. Victims who reported crimes to ECPD should contact 
Det. Robert Wining at rwining@ci.el-cajon.ca.us. Victims 
who reported crimes to the Sheriff’s Department should 
contact Det. Gary Williams at gary.williams2@sdsheriff.org. 
 
 
To view photos of the recovered property, go to 
www.elcajonpolice.org and click on the “Recovered Stolen 
Property” Link.  
 
PREPARED BY: Lt. Tim Henton  
 
DIVISION: Investigations 
 
DATE AND TIME: 3/27/08, 1120 Hours  
 
REVIEWED BY: Sgt. W. Miller 
 
Clifford Diamond, Chief Of Police