FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators are continuing to look into a high-value home burglary after a safe containing gold and luxury items was stolen from a Forsyth County home, according to officials.
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According to a police report, deputies responded to a home on Jockey Way around midday in September 2024 after a burglary alarm was triggered. The homeowners told investigators they left the home around 9:50 a.m. to go to work. They said they received an alarm notification at 12:08 p.m. and immediately returned home.
When they arrived, the couple discovered that a safe had been removed from an upstairs closet.
Investigators estimate the total value of the stolen property exceeds $600,000, including $150,000 in cash, foreign currency, gold bars, luxury watches, designer handbags, and fine jewelry.
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A neighbor provided surveillance video that showed a gold-colored van pulling into the driveway around 12:05 p.m. The report states that the footage shows one suspect entering the home. Investigators later identified the vehicle as an older model gold Honda Odyssey.
More videofootage from inside the home suggests the suspects may have used a Wi-Fi jamming device, according to officials.
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Recently, Terry Cajamarca-Grijalba, 28, was identified as one of the suspects. He is facing felony first-degree burglary in the Forsyth County case.
Cajamarca, along with Joiner Jhosuet Cortes Morales and Cristian Hernan Pirajan-Rivera, all of whom are foreign nationals from Colombia, were arrested in February 2025 in connection with a burglary in Union County, North Carolina.
According to Union County officials, each suspect has a criminal history spanning multiple states and is wanted for numerous burglary-related offenses across the United States. All three are currently being held at the York County Detention Center in South Carolina under secured bonds of $300,000 each.
“Through extensive investigative efforts, authorities determined that these individuals are part of a well-organized, transnational criminal enterprise commonly referred to as the “South American Theft Group.” This group, which operates throughout the United States, is composed primarily of individuals who enter the country illegally with the intent to commit property crimes, primarily high-end residential burglaries. The group is believed to be responsible for countless burglaries nationwide, including more than ten break-ins across the southeastern United States in recent months," Sheriff Eddie Cathey said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Cajamarca is being held on an ICE detainer. The other two suspects are also being held on detainers, according to North Carolina authorities.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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