POLICE OFFICER
KHAYA BRESKIN 

Khaya Breskin was born in Orange County.  She began her law enforcement career with Tustin Police in 1999.  She is currently assigned to the north area patrol division. 

Officer Khaya Breskin responded to a residential burglary and discovered property was stolen from unlocked cars in the garage.  Entry was made through an unlocked outer door of the garage.  One of the items stolen was a Target credit card that was subsequently used at our local Target store.  Khaya went to the Target store and met with the Asset Protection Officer.  The suspect had used the stolen Target Credit card to purchase an X-Box game system.  The store had pictures and video of the suspect, and his vehicle license plate number.  Khaya ran the license plate number and located the registered owner’s name.  She matched the driver’s license photo with the picture she had from the Target Store.  Khaya put together a photo lineup.  The Asset Protection Officer and store clerk positively identified the suspect as the person who made the X-Box purchase. 

Khaya authored and successfully obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s residence in hopes of recovering the stolen property from this case.  With the help of the General Investigations and Gang Unit, the suspect was apprehended and a cache of stolen property was located in the residence.  As a result of the search warrant and subsequent seizure of the stolen property, five additional residential burglaries were solved and more may be solved in the future.  This case does not stop here.  During a masterful interview, Khaya was able to gain information from the suspect about another acquaintance of his who was doing burglaries in the same area.  She gave this information to the Special Enforcement Detail (SED) team and a probation search was conducted at his residence.  The second suspect was found to have drugs, a gun and stolen property in his room.  He was taken into custody without incident. 

Khaya’s extraordinary efforts and investigative skills led to the apprehension of a serial burglary criminal.  Her persistence yielded additional information which led to the arrest of a second suspect also committing burglaries in the same area.  This is an excellent example of proactive problem solving and determination to help reduce crime and the fear of crime. 

Therefore, in recognition of Police Officer Khaya Breskin for her tireless efforts and commitment to apprehend two serial burglary criminals in order to create a sense of safety and security, it is with great pleasure we honor her as the Chamber of Commerce “Officer of the Month” for February 2008.