Monday 21 May 2012

4 'pillowcase' burglary suspects caught after high-speed chase in Martin County

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Four South Florida men suspected of "pillowcase" burglaries in Melbourne took deputies on a high-speed chase on Interstate 95 before they were charged with burglary and other felony charges, according to a Martin County Sheriff's Office news release.

Deputies on Friday charged Tyrone Wright, of the 10900 block of Royal Palm Boulevard, Coral Springs, Jasen Francois, of the 1400 block of Northwest 20th Place, Fort Lauderdale, Desmond Dickson, 20, of the 700 block of Southwest 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, and Kenneth Jones, of the 1100 block of Northwest 21st Street, Fort Lauderdale, with burglary and grand theft over $300 after deputies found stolen loot near the suspects' car and in the back of a patrol car after the men had been removed.

Officials are investigating if the men are connected with a rash of burglaries that took place in the Sewall's Point and Hobe Sound areas.

About 12:35 p.m. a deputy was attempting a traffic stop on a black Ford car after noticing it had very dark tinted windows, the arrest affidavit states.

Instead of stopping, the driver, who has not been named, fled south on I-95, exited to the northbound lanes and got off on Kanner Highway. The four men bailed out of the car in the 7700 block of Southwest Lost River Road in front of a Wendy's restaurant.

Dickson and Francois were found inside Wendy's, and Jones was located inside a storage room of a Holiday Inn hotel. Wright was found in the parking lot of a nearby Cracker Barrel, the affidavit states.
After a deputy removed Francois from a patrol vehicle, he saw jewelry lying on the seat where the suspect had been sitting, the affidavit states. The jewelry, which was taken from a Melbourne home, has an estimated value of more than $300, the affidavit states. The victim of a burglary in Melbourne early Friday morning identified the jewelry as belonging to her, the affidavit states

As of Friday, Francois, 19, and Dickson, 20, were being held at the Martin County Jail on $200,000 bond each. Jones, 24, and Wright, 20, were being held without bond for violation of probation charges.

Friday's arrest comes a day after a Hobe Sound woman interrupted four men, also from South Florida, who allegedly were burglarizing her home.

The woman on Thursday chased the men and gave deputies a description, aiding in their capture.
As of Friday the men in the Thursday burglary remained held at the Martin County Jail.

Friday's arrest comes a day after a Hobe Sound woman interrupted four men, also from South Florida, who allegedly were burglarizing her home.
The woman on Thursday chased the men and gave deputies a description, aiding in their capture.
As of Friday the men in the Thursday burglary remained held at the Martin County Jail.

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