Men accused of breaking into more than 100 storage units
HOLLYWOOD — Three Orlando men are facing 109 counts of burglary each after they broke into at least 109 units at a Hollywood storage facility, police said.
Anthony Rosario, 34, Victor Molina, 33, and Osmany Sanchez, 21, were arrested early Tuesday morning, and a fourth man is still on the loose, according to Hollywood police, who said they also found eight guns and two kilos of cocaine.
According to police, video shows two men entering the Extra Space Storage facility, at 1440 S. Dixie Highway near Wiley Street, with a crowbar and two others later entering through the same door. They were also seen carrying a ladder and tools commonly used in burglaries, authorities said.
Police said the burglars used the ladder and crowbars to access and enter the units and were stacking the stolen items near a stairway.
A man walking his dog called police around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after he noticed motion sensor lights going on and off on the building’s third floor and heard sounds that resembled items being broken.
Roughly 30 minutes later, Hollywood police, Hallandale Beach police and a Broward Sheriff ’s Office aerial unit began a search around the storage facility.
Police said three men exited the storage facility and ran, crossing railroad tracks, jumping a fence and going into Poinciana Park, at 1301 S. 21st Avenue.
The trio was caught by police not far from the storage facility. The fourth man was not with them.
According to police, the manager of the facility said the alarm company never alerted to anyone breaking in.
Police haven’t yet put a value on the items taken or the damage done to the storage facility.
Molina, who has a $219,000 bond, and Sanchez, who has a $220,000 bond, are being held at the Main Jail. Rosario, who has a $382,000 bond, is being held at the North Broward Jail. Each also faces one count of possession of burglary tools with intent to use, and resisting arrest.
Anyone with information on the remaining suspect is asked to call Hollywood police at 954-764-4357 (HELP) or email Hollywoodpdtips@hollywoodfl.org or call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 (TIPS).