Donna Barber and Johnny Lee Mahoney were arrested and booked as the result of an investigation into a series of thefts in southern Lake County, Calif., on Wednesday, March 15, 2011. Lake County Jail photos.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A recent string of thefts from vehicles and homes in Middletown and the Hidden Valley Lake areas has led to the service of a search warrant by the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit, resulting in two felony arrests and the recovery of stolen property associated with those burglaries.

For the past two months, sheriff’s deputies and detectives from the Major Crimes Unit have been investigating burglaries of homes and businesses in Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake, according to a report from Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

More recently, multiple thefts from unlocked vehicles and homes have been reported in the community of Hidden Valley Lake, Bauman said.

As a result of investigative leads developed by the Major Crimes Unit, a search warrant was secured for a residence on Mountain Meadow South in Hidden Valley Lake. Bauman said the search warrant was served on the morning of Wednesday, March 15.

Donna Angelina Barber, 32, and 20-year-old Johnny Lee Mahoney were both detained without incident, Bauman said.

Bauman explained that, during a search of the Hidden Valley Lake home, detectives located several items of stolen property from burglaries committed in the Middletown Hidden Valley Lake area.

Barber was arrested for burglary, receiving stolen property and forgery. Mahoney was arrested for receiving stolen property. Bauman said both suspects were booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility.

Bail for Barber and Mahoney was set at $10,000 each. Both remained in custody on Thursday night, according to jail records.

Detectives investigating the string of Middletown area burglaries and thefts have identified additional suspects and more arrests are anticipated, Bauman said.

Anyone with information that can assist the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit with closing these cases is encouraged to call Det. Sgt. John Gregore at 707-262-4200.

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