A commercial burglary led San Jose police to an underground shelter in a homeless encampment containing thousands of dollars in stolen items. “The investigation led them to a homeless encampment,” the San Jose Police Department said on Twitter Tuesday, adding that they located an “underground shelter” containing “approximately $100,000 worth of stolen goods.” Photos included in the post show a shelter built on the side of a creek, with recovered items including dozens of power tools, construction equipment and three shotguns accompanied by boxes of ammunition. Police say the shelter was elaborate and equipped with electricity, which they believed was “connected to someone else’s source.” NYPD PERSON OF INTEREST IN CITIBIKE SERIAL STABBING OF SLEEPING HOMELESS AFTER 1 DEAD, 2 INJURED Entrance to an underground shelter under a homeless encampment in San Jose. (San Jose Police Department) Six people were arrested for the case on “various charges”, while the items “will be returned to the victims, including the local business”. The discovery has alarmed local residents, who have expressed fears that more such shelters could spread across the city and that their homes and businesses could be targeted for theft. Power tools were discovered at a homeless encampment that contained an underground shelter in San Jose. (San Jose Police Department) “I imagine there’s probably a lot of other places like this around town with how often certain tools are taken from construction sites,” resident Ashley King, whose family owns a construction company, told ABC7 News. King, a teacher at a nearby school, also raised concerns about weapons found amid a recent spate of mass shootings. Room containing loot in an underground shelter of a homeless encampment in San Jose.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “To see guns like that, rifles, things that could do damage, serious damage,” he said. “Weapons that could harm anyone, especially children, from a distance, with precision… This is incredibly disturbing.” Stolen guns in basement shelter of homeless camp in San Jose. (San Jose Police Department) San Jose police did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee