Tampa home burglaries net over $137K in stolen property, illegal immigrants arrested: HCSO

The Brief

  • Deputies arrested three illegal immigrants connected to a pair of Tampa home burglaries that resulted in more than $137,000 in stolen property, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
  • A traffic stop on I-75 near Sun City Center led to the arrests after surveillance video of the burglaries identified the suspect vehicle, HCSO said.

TAMPA, Fla. Three illegal immigrants are facing charges after deputies linked them to a pair of home burglaries in Tampa that resulted in more than $137,000 in stolen property, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

The backstory:

HCSO says on Jan. 24, shortly after 3:30 p.m. deputies responded to a burglary at a home on West Kenyon Avenue, where homeowners reported their home had been ransacked and a sliding glass door was shattered.

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