Two suspects allegedly involved in the Nov. 18, 2015 computer burglary were arrested by investigators from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Dec. 29.

Burglars broke into technology teacher Tony Peluce’s computer lab, C-3, and took 17, 21.5-inch Apple iMacs worth $36,000 at around 2 a.m. Nov. 18.

“Just after winter break, I talked to the detectives and they told me that they made two arrests,” Principal Kevin Buchanan said.

One of the suspects was identified as Steven Rabb, a resident of Victorville — a valley in southwestern San Bernardino County.

Detectives from the East County Investigations Bureau, a part of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, obtained a search warrant to search Rabb’s residence Dec. 29 and found evidence linking Rabb to the burglary. He was then arrested and taken to the Ventura County Jail.

Detectives acquired additional search warrants to search a computer repair shop, owned by suspect, Lawrence Fon Jan. 4. During the search, the detectives located some of the missing computers. Fon was arrested and taken to San Bernardino County jail for possession of stolen property with a pending court date.

According to Buchanan, security footage from Nov. 18 revealed that the burglars carried the computers near the basketball cages to load them into a car. One of the burglars drove up the ramp closest to the track and took off with the computers.

“I think the fact that we had a high-resolution camera on the entrance helped us identify the vehicle,” Buchanan said. “Some of the infrared shots gave us some good images.”

According to the security footage, as the driver was driving up the ramp to pick up the computers, one of the burglars ran down to meet the car about half way. The car stopped and this allowed the cameras to take a clearer picture.

“I think we still would’ve gotten it even if the driver didn’t stop, but it was definitely helpful,” Buchanan said.

The entire heist took a total of 10 to 15 minutes and was recorded by the surveillance system.

“I don’t think they [the burglars] were able to take advantage of the blind spots that existed at the time,” Buchanan said. “We managed to get surveillance footage of the whole operation. Even the license plate of the car.”

The technology department notified Apple of the stolen computers; because the computers are school property, their IP addresses are traceable.

The detectives were able to recover some of the stolen computers during their search of the computer repair shop.

“Whether or not we get the computers back is still undetermined. We think that they only recovered two,” Buchanan said. “One of them, the screen was broken.”

The school ordered new computers immediately after the burglary to minimize class disruption. Peluce’s classes were temporarily moved to a different location.

“Some of these were AP classes so we needed kids to get back to work,” Buchanan said. “Our new computers arrived in time for them to be set up for the beginning of the second semester and the classes got back to normal.”

Since the burglary, the school added more infrared cameras and additional lighting which will minimize the blind spots around campus. The school also added license plate cameras on all entrances.

“If anyone comes on campus at any time, we will be able to identify their license plate,” Buchanan said.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office was not available for a comment at the time.