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4 men busted breaking into car accused in string of vehicle burglaries, Ocala police say

Car burglaries investigated in at least 3 Florida counties

Police: Three men arrested after car burglaries in multiple Florida counties (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

OCALA, Fla. – Four men face charges after breaking into cars in at least three counties and making off with more than $100,000, according to Ocala police.

Officers arrested three of the men as they were breaking into a vehicle in Ocala, according to a Facebook from the department.

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Investigators said the men have broken into cars in other Florida counties. The accused crooks would watch people leaving banks with cash, then follow them to a second location and break into their car after the victim walked into a store, according to the post.

Money stolen during car burglaries in multiple counties (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Juan Carlos Usman Bahamon, 39, is facing a burglary conveyance charge and a resisting without violence charge.

Carlos Alberto Patino, 25, is facing a burglary conveyance charge and a resisting without violence charge.

Andrews F Pena Lopez, 33, is facing a burglary conveyance charge, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer charge, grand theft charge and resisting with violence charge.

Jose Julian Saaverda Urrea, 44, is facing a burglary conveyance charge and a resisting without violence charge.

Police said deputies with the Marion County, Osceola County and Hillsborough County Sheriffs’ Offices have been investigating these crimes.


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Thomas Mates is a Streaming Executive Producer for News 6 and ClickOrlando.com. He also produces the podcast Florida Foodie. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism in 2010.

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