Fallbrook detectives fish for crooks - Undercover operation nets information and subsequent arrests for rave crew

SAN DIEGO- The recent conviction of Jovan Peter Araujo, 21, for two counts of burglary was not without hours of somewhat tedious yet creative detective work. Araujo was arrested for hosting rave parties at several vacant and foreclosed North San Diego County homes, including some in Fallbrook. The parties caused damage to the homes and were publicized over the Internet.

In August of this year, Detectives Jeff Lauhon and Dan Laibach from the Sheriff’s Fallbrook Substation, received information that party crew members were going to hold a meeting under the Oceanside Pier. The meeting was schedul...