Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Two men on Lahania Drive phoned 911 to say that were holding a suspect inside the vehicle he was burglarizing.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old suspect for vehicle burglary after he reportedly was caught in the act by a neighbor. A man on Lahania Drive in Sarasota called 9-1-1 at around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday to say that he and another man were holding the 18-year-old suspect inside a vehicle he had been burglarizing. Deputies arrived and arrested Austin Pokornik of Bali Drive, Sarasota. The man told deputies that he was awakened by his barking dog and saw Pokornik try the door handles of different vehicles in his neighborhood and entering those that were unlocked. He told deputies that he and a neighbor contained the suspect in one of the cars he broke into until deputies could arrive. Pokornik is charged with two …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Couple followed suspects after catching them breaking into their car, and called 911.
An observant Sarasota couple caught two men attempting to break into their car Wednesday, leading to the suspects' arrests. Katie Hughes and husband Michael Wojculewski sat on their porch on Flower Drive at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday noticing two men walking down the street, as one stood by the road while the other broke into cars. It turns out, the men were breaking into the couple's car, according to Sarasota Police Department. The couple yelled at the suspects, who ran, and the couple attempted to follow them while calling 911, according to police. Officer Dodge arrived on the scene when Hughes pointed out one of the perpetrators, Jonathan Paul Schultz, 22. Officer Cantrell saw the other suspect, Michael J. Gola Jr., 21, walking near South …
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Many of the stolen wallets and items were from unlocked cars, according to the sheriff's office.
A 24-year-old Sarasota woman is facing multiple vehicle burglary and credit card charges for a rash of incidents in August and September. Kristen Mandia, of 4151 Palau Drive, faces 13 charges for incidents in the past six weeks that include grand theft, burglary, larceny and fraud, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Mandia was also listed at an absconded address at 2721 6th Ave. West in Bradenton, according to the sheriff's office, which she used for her parole from a previous burglary charge in Sarasota County, according to the affidavit. Mandia concentrated her activity in Lake Sarasota neighborhoods near Bee Ridge Road and Interstate 75, according to the sheriff's office. In all, investigators say Mandia racked up $1,…
Friday, August 3, 2012
Gene Anthony Luna Jr., of 1005 Gantt Ave., faces six vehicle burglary charges by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office for car burglaries that happened around 1 a.m. on July 17 in Vamo.
A 25-year-old Fruitville man with an extensive history of burglary charges now faces new charges for a rash of break-ins in Vamo. Gene Anthony Luna Jr., of 1005 Gantt Ave., faces six vehicle burglary charges by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office for the following car burglaries that happened around 1 a.m. on July 17: • Taking a gym bag with sports equipment and an iPod from a Chrysler 300 on the 1800 block of Joyce Street • Break-in without items stolen from a Nissan on the 1800 block of Joyce Street • Taking a purse, driver's license, credit cards and $72 from a Dodge Neon on the 1800 block of Joyce Street • Taking a Sony camera and $20 from a Toyota on the 1700 block of Livingston Street • Break-in without items stolen from a Hyundai …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Suspect that drove away from burglary told friend "thanks a lot bitch" while the two were being booked into jail, according to the sheriff's office.
Two Sarasota women are facing burglary charges after sheriff deputies spotted them breaking into a car on Mall Drive Tuesday morning, and the one suspect was none too pleased her conspirator gave deputies her info. A Sarasota County Sheriff's deputy on routine patrol saw Casey Kane, 20, of 1687 Hyde Park St., and Morgan Mento, 4845 Monte Vista Drive, break into a Dodge Neon on Mall Drive near Gulf Gate Estates around 2:40 a.m., according to the probable cause affidavit. "As I drove toward the passenger side of the vehicle, both females looked directly at me, closed the car door, and then quickly crouched down behind the car," Deputy S. R. Lutz wrote in the affidavit. The suspects stole a black Dell Laptop computer, two Florida driver’s …
gene luna
5:19 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
how can any of you judge me when im fighting to show this isnt me and ive changed my life and maybe i have some bad people in my life like everyone that i trusted and thought was a true friend i have been saved by god and in school and i have nothing in my life besides my family and girlfriend nothing else i gave it all up the last time i got in trouble and ill fight this to the end to show who … more ›