INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Authorities nabbed four Ft. Pierce males, ages 15 to 20, around 3 a.m. Thursday while investigating a string of auto burglaries throughout Indian River County, according to the arrest affidavits.
Authorities were called to the Paradise Park neighborhood near the 800 block of 43rd Avenue in response to multiple vehicular break-ins. While on scene, an officer observed a black pickup truck with four males inside leaving the area.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on the truck after the driver allegedly ran a blinking red light.
All four males in the truck were questioned, and at least two told police the group had been involved in several auto burglaries across the county that night, the report shows.
During a search police found marijuana in all seating areas of the truck.
A search of the males yielded loose change and a small bag reported stolen from two different vehicles.
Cameron Davis, 18, of Fort Pierce, now faces charges including two counts felony auto burglary and one misdemeanor possession of marijuana under 20 grams. He is being held without bond.
Daniel Baruch, 20, of Fort Pierce, now faces charges including two counts felony auto burglary and one misdemeanor possession of marijuana under 20 grams. He is being held without bond.
Two minors, ages 15 and 17, both of Fort Pierce, each face two felony auto burglary charges. Their bonds were not listed in the arrest reports.