KISSIMMEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two masked men who were caught pulling on car door handles early Tuesday morning have been connected to nearly two dozen previously reported burglaries, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
The suspects, Joshua Mahase, 18, and Julian Cortez, 19, along with a third unidentified suspect, were spotted by someone in the area of Pickerel Court in Kissimmee, who reported the suspicious activity to deputies.
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Home surveillance video showed the suspects wearing dark clothing, ski masks, and gloves as they tried to open the door handles of a black Chevrolet truck, the sheriff’s office said. One of the suspects also appeared to be carrying a red tool bag.
They left the area in a white Nissan Maxima, which Polk County deputies later found making a right turn off Lake Marion Creek Road onto Marigold Avenue…