Fallbrook man arrested today in connection with Carlsbad break-in

CARLSBAD - A second man suspected of involvement in a violent Carlsbad break-in last month was arrested today in Fallbrook, police said.

Jose Ramirez, 19, was taken into custody just before 7 a.m. in the 1000 block of Vanita Street, said Carlsbad police Sgt. Mickey Williams.

On July 24, Ramirez and Robert Aldrete, 21, allegedly broke into a house belonging to Aldrete's neighbor in the 3400 block of Clear Cliff Court and battered the resident, Williams said.

Aldrete, who was stabbed during the altercation, was arrested at a hospital that night, but Ramirez escaped, the sergeant said.

Williams s...