Temecula Man Accused In Electronic Thefts From Murrieta Super Target

A former employee of a Super Target in Murrieta and a Temecula man both accused of stealing $1,200 worth of electronics from the mega store were freed early Saturday on $5,000 bail.

Devin Touradge Bassir, 24, and Arturo Alonso, 25, of Murrieta were arrested about 10 p.m. Friday near the Super Target at 27818 Clinton Keith Road in Murrieta, according to Sgt. Phil Gomez of the Murrieta Police Department.

They were released this morning from the Southwest Detention Center.

According to detectives, the men admitted to planning and following through with the burglaries.

A security guard at the Target spotted Bassir talking on a phone in the store on surveillance footage and identified him as a suspect from a theft of over $1200 of electronics that occurred last week, Gomez said.

The guard also noticed Alonso talking on a phone in the parking lot, allegedly acting as a look out, the sergeant said.

The store’s security called 911 and a responding officer reviewed the tape. He determined that the men were working together to commit a burglary, Gomez said.

Bassir and Alonso were taken into custody.

A search of their vehicle revealed nearly all of the stolen electronics taken in the previous burglary, the sergeant said.

The other stolen items were found at the suspects’ homes