Boneheaded Bay Area burglar busted after snapping selfies during $100K heist
Two men were arrested after taking selfies during a burglary that netted roughly $100,000 in stolen tools, copper wire, and vehicles. Police identified the suspects through the photos and coordinated arrests across multiple Bay Area law‑enforcement agencies. Both suspects were booked into Napa County jails, with one released on bail and the other remaining in custody.
- ▪The burglary targeted a business in American Canyon and involved the theft of tools, copper wire, and two vehicles worth about $100,000.
- ▪Selfies taken by the suspects at the crime scene were used by the American Canyon Police Department to identify and locate the burglars.
- ▪Daniel Lemas, 53, was arrested after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office stopped his stolen vehicle, and Dennis Tylij, 49, was later apprehended by the Hayward Police Department.
- ▪Lemas posted a $25,000 bail and was released, while Tylij remains detained as of the latest report.
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Metro Boneheaded Bay Area burglar busted after snapping selfies during $100K heist By Sheetal Banchariya Published July 10, 2026, 7:19 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Caught-in-the-act! Selfies clicked by two Hayward men during a burglary led to their arrests for allegedly stealing $100,000 worth of items from an American Canyon business.
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