Anthony Koelenbeek, 20, and Gina Samaripa, 19, were booked on charges of burglary after police found some of the missing items in their San Jose apartment on Oct. 23. A sword, watch, two guitars and some gift cards were among the missing items that police retrieved from the apartment. None of the roughly 20 cellphones reported stolen were recovered.

Sgt. Mike Barbieri of the Los Gatos­Monte Sereno Police Department said the two suspects might have made calls on the missing cellphones. That, along with leads provided through interviews with people, led police to the suspects, Barbieri said.

"This guy's name kept coming up with people we were talking to," he said.

When asked if either Koelenbeek or Samaripa admitted to any wrongdoing, Barbieri said "they did admit to some involvement," but would not elaborate further.

The Saratoga High marching band was performing at Los Gatos High during a football game between the Falcons and Mountain View Spartans on Sept. 20 when someone entered the music room and took off with cellphones, at least $1,000 in cash, two guitars and articles of clothing. It appears the room was unlocked, Barbieri said.

According to previous reports, 37 Saratoga students and three Los Gatos students had items stolen.

"We're certainly going to be a lot more vigilant," Saratoga High Principal Kevin Skelly said after learning of the arrests, adding that the school had never experienced problems in Los Gatos previously.

Los Gatos High Principal Trudy McCulloch said the school has asked its night maintenance crew to be more careful in making sure things are secure when activities are going on at night.

The school has also asked the Saratoga marching band members to change into their uniforms at their own school before arriving in Los Gatos, McCulloch said. Saratoga comes to Los Gatos for its home games because its own football field has no lights.

Mike Boitz, director of instrumental music at Saratoga High, said it's an ordeal to have band members change at a different site from where they will perform, then load up all the instruments and travel across town.

"It's unfortunate that rather than the administration trying to help us and secure a room for us to change in, they brush the kids aside," Boitz said. With the recent change in procedures, it now takes an extra two to three hours to transport the 160-member band to and from Los Gatos, Boitz said. This equates to a total seven or eight hours out of a band member's evening, following a regular school day, he said.

"It's a massively long day, and it's unfair to the kids," Boitz said.

Roger Tsai, drum major of the Saratoga marching band, agreed it's more of a hassle to change at home, but said band members now have greater peace of mind that their personal belongings are safe. He noted that the band also used to change at home until a couple years ago when Saratoga High acquired a trailer large enough to transport both the uniforms and instruments to Los Gatos.

As the music director, Boitz said he must decide whether it makes sense to continue having the band perform at games. The band is scheduled to perform once more this season on Nov. 7, but Boitz said he has not made up his mind whether this will happen.

It's fairly important that the Saratoga band is present at home games, Tsai said.

"The football team, the parents--they like it when we're there. It makes the crowd more rowdy," he said.

The best solution, Tsai said, is for Saratoga High to equip its own field with lights so that the football team and marching band can perform at home.

Anyone with more information about the burglary is asked to contact Det. Glenn Young at 408.354.6825.