Authorities say a automobile assigned to Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony was damaged into early Sunday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
The incident occurred round 2:40 a.m. when a number of objects, together with firearm magazines, a handcuff key, and private belongings, have been stolen from the unoccupied sheriff’s automobile. No firearms have been taken throughout the break-in.
A “Be On the Lookout” (BOLO) alert was issued for the suspect, and later that day, 41-year-old Andre Demetric Perry was arrested by Fort Lauderdale cops on unrelated fees. Following his arrest, Perry was linked to the housebreaking and charged with housebreaking of an unoccupied conveyance and grand theft.
A number of the stolen objects, together with the handcuff key, have been recovered after Perry’s arrest, in accordance with Broward Sheriff’s Workplace (BSO) spokesman Carey Codd.
Perry, whose authorized identify is Anthony Perry, appeared in court docket on Monday, the place it was revealed that he had a prolonged felony historical past, together with prior fees for housebreaking, cocaine possession, home battery by strangulation, and grand theft. It was additionally disclosed that Perry was on probation on the time of the housebreaking and is at present homeless. A public defender knowledgeable the court docket that Perry is just not employed.
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Perry stays in custody on the Broward Most important Jail, with a decide ordering that he put on a GPS monitor if he posts bond and avoid the world the place the housebreaking occurred.
BSO is urging anybody with details about the incident to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
