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| TWO ARRESTED IN RASH OF GPS THEFTS |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES GOT THE BREAK THEY NEEDED IN THE RECENT RASH OF GPS THEFTS FROM BOATS THAT HAVE OCCURRED FROM PUNTA GORDA TO VENICE. DEPUTIES SAY THE OWNER OF A GPS UNIT FOUND HIS FOR SALE ON E-BAY BACK IN FEBRUARY, AND DETECTIVES TRACED THE SELLER’S EMAIL TO 19 YEAR OLD DAVID McCARREN OF PORT CHARLOTTE. DETECTIVES MET WITH McCARREN, WHO TOLD THEM THAT SOMEONE PAID HIM TO GO ON-LINE AND SELL THE ITEMS ON E-BAY, BUT HE ONLY KNEW HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, McCARREN TOOK DETECTIVES TO A PUNTA GORDA RESTAURANT MONDAY, WHERE SEVERAL ITEMS WERE RECOVERED FROM A CAR. HE WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. TUESDAY INVESTIGATORS FOUND A SECOND PERSON, 19 YEAR OLD JASON ADAMO OF PORT CHARLOTTE, AND HE TOO WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. BOTH MEN ARE IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL, AND DETECTIVES SAY THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE SUSPECTS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AROUND DIFFERENT BOAT DOCKS FROM PUNTA GORDA TO VENICE, STEALING EVERYTHING FROM GPS UNITS TO FISH FINDERS TO SATELLITE RADIOS. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING, DEPUTIES ONCE AGAIN URGE YOU TO REGISTER ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER SO IN CASES LIKE THESE, THEY CAN RETURN IT TO YOU. "
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 05:41am.
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