Suspected car thief Franklin Sanders has had a busy couple of days. According to a February 25, 2024 press release from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO), detectives in Lauderdale Lakes arrested Sanders on Friday, February 16, 2024 for grand theft of a Mercedes Maybach.
On Monday February 19, 2024, detectives say Sanders was released on bond from BSO’s Joseph V. Conte Jail Facility. On Wednesday, February 21, BSO’s Burglary Apprehension Team (BAT) worked alongside law enforcement partners in Broward and across several Florida counties to arrest Sanders for the grand theft of a 2020 BMW Sedan.
According to detectives, Sanders has been involved in previous incidents of high-end auto theft. In Friday’s incident, BSO detectives received information about a possible stolen Mercedes. At the scene, detectives observed three subjects attempting to disconnect the vehicle’s GPS.
The three subjects then drove to a location in Sunrise where BSO detectives and Sunrise Police worked together to safely stop the vehicle and arrest the subjects, including Sanders. The investigation revealed that the car was stolen out of Miami. In this case, BSO arrested Sanders on charges of grand theft auto, possession of burglary tools, and criminal mischief, among several other charges.