The Brief
- Enjerbet Rojas Silva and Luciano Silva Cifuentes of Florida are charged in a series of Mequon, Wisconsin, residential burglaries.
- Prosecutors say the duo ransacked high-end homes near wooded areas, stealing over $25,000 in jewelry, cash, and luxury goods while using pillowcases to carry the loot.
- Investigators used cellphone and license plate data to link the suspects—identified as Chilean nationals.
MEQUON, Wis. – Two men with addresses in Florida are now charged in Ozaukee County in connection with a series of burglaries in Mequon in 2025. Those men are 19-year-old Enjerbet Rojas Silva and 24-year-old Luciano Silva Cifuentes, previously identified as Chilean nationals. They are on the run, but face the following criminal counts:
- Burglary of a building or dwelling (Silva Cifuentes)
- Theft-movable property-$10,000 to $100,000 (Silva Cifuentes)
- Criminal damage to property-multiple counts (Silva Cifeuntes, Rojas Silva)
- Burglary of a building or dwelling-multiple counts (Silva Cifeuntes, Rojas Silva)
- Theft-movable property-$5,000 to $10,000 (Silva Cifuentes, Rojas Silva)
Birch Creek Road burglary
According to the criminal complaint, Mequon police were dispatched on the evening of May 24, 2025, to a residential burglary alarm. When officers arrived at the residence on Birch Creek Road, they noted a patio door on the home was shattered. The complaint says a police K-9 “tracked a scent from the residence…to a line of trees north of the property.” A drone was used in the search, but no suspects were located.
Investigators walked through the Mequon residence. It “appeared thieves rummaged through the den, which had various drawers opened,” the complaint says. But there were electronics, money, and sterling silver in the dining room which were not taken. A small office in the basement of the home and a bedroom was ransacked, the court filing indicates.
The homeowners provided a list of stolen items, “which included over $20,000 in jewelry” and a decorative pillow case, the complaint says.
Hunt Club Court burglary
On the evening of Oct. 16, 2025, Mequon police were dispatched to a home on Hunt Club Court to investigate a burglary. The homeowner told police when he got home he “noticed muddy shoe prints on the carpeted stairs going from the first floor to the second,” the complaint says. The homeowner also said rooms were rummaged through and ransacked. He also saw shattered glass from the back door.…