Staff Reports Diamond Bar – The arraignment for a “Bank Burglary Crew”, a crew of five men, who allegedly robbed banks by entering through the rooftops, was postponed on Monday. Laurentiu Penescu, 38, Lucian Isaia, 32, Alceu Andreis, 44, Dean Andrew Muniz, 45, and Daniel Soto, 36, were scheduled to appear at Pomona Superior Court to formally hear the charges against them and enter a plea, but the arraignment for all of them was postponed to June 24. Sheriff’s Major Crimes Detectives arrested the five men in April after the suspects cut a hole in the roof of a Citibank off Diamond Bar Blvd. and Grand Ave. The crew of burglars used ladders to climb to the top of different banks where they would then cut a hole into the roof of the banks with power tools, allowing them access to the cement vault. The suspects would use walkie-talkies to stay in contact with another suspect, who acted as the team lookout. Each suspect wore identical outfits including identical shoes. They also traveled in a van with a missing license plate. The Sheriff’s Detectives started the investigation with a bank burglary in August 2011, and investigated the crew for a year. They believe they are responsible for at least three similar bank jobs in the Diamond Bar and Rowland Heights area, according to a LA County Sheriff news release. On April 5, detectives watched the burglars operate at the Citibank in Diamond Bar under the cover of darkness. When the burglars left the bank, deputies followed and arrested the crew. Evidence from the arrest were recovered, which included a portion of the banks roof, roofing material, two way radios, tools, gloves and ski masks. After the arrests, sixty Sheriff’s Deputies served search warrants at seven residences in Banning, Beaumont, Yucaipa, Fontana and Riverside, to gather additional evidence and search for the proceeds from the prior burglaries. Investigators seized 12 high end vehicles, a 24 foot power boat, seven Ducati motorcycles, several firearms, and jewelry from the locations. Detectives also recovered approximately $30,000 dollars during the search. But, the majority of the money is still missing. “We’re talking a lot of money, about 6 million dollars in total,” said Sheriff Lee Baca at a press conference on April 10 when talking about how much the suspects had stolen in total during the year. Yucaipa resident Penescu, Beaumont resident Isaia, Banning resident Andreis, Fontana resident Muniz, and Riverside resident Soto were all booked at the Walnut Sheriff’s Station. They are all being held on a bail amount of $500,000 dollars, except for Soto, who has a bail amount of $3 million dollars. The suspects were charged with several counts of burglary, conspiracy, grand theft and vandalism. “One will ask why is this crime considered a burglary and not a robbery? A robbery involves force or fear and this is a burglary because they entered the roof with an intent to steal,” said Baca after the arrest. “This is one of the most sophisticated and well organized operations that we have ever come across.” Andrew Hoover contributed to this story.