SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) — Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies arrested two men Tuesday night for stealing copper piping and wires from a home under construction on Casey Key Road.
According to the sheriff’s office, a caller alerted authorities after seeing two men enter the property and use wire cutters to remove copper piping. Deputies responded quickly and discovered copper piping and wires in the suspects’ truck, along with additional materials behind the residence. They also found the wire cutters described by the witness.
The homeowner confirmed that no one should have been at the property and agreed to pursue criminal charges.
Both Alberto Vasquez Rodriguez and Roberto Hernandez were arrested and charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. They were taken to the Sarasota County Correctional Facility.
