SAN JOSE — San Jose State police have arrested a campus employee accused of stealing costly equipment ordered for a major campus technology upgrade.

University police, who have been investigating the missing equipment since March, on Wednesday arrested 39-year-old Jose Javier Farias on suspicion of burglary and embezzlement of university property, according to a campuswide message Thursday.

Farias, a network analyst in the IT department, was put on paid administrative leave.

He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail, posted bail and was released.

The investigation is continuing.

“UPD investigators deserve our thanks for their outstanding, meticulous work,” said campus President Mo Qayoumi in the message.

Qayoumi said the university is trying to recover the equipment, which includes hundreds of small wireless access devices — each costing about $1,000 — for expanded Internet service.

The news release didn’t give an estimated value, but campus officials have previously confirmed the loss was $700,000 to $800,000.

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