BOCA RATON — It didn’t take long for Boca Raton Police to figure out that multiple home burglaries and attempted home burglaries were allegedly being carried out by the same person.
After an investigation, police arrested Kyle Rosenberg and charged him with two counts of attempted burglary to an occupied dwelling, two counts of burglary, criminal attempt and two counts of grand theft.
Police said the spree started on Valentine’s Day in the New Floresta Community. Two incidents took place within the same timeframe. The first was at a home at 610 SW 16th Street. That’s when the residents were awakened shortly after 9 pm when they heard a knock on the front door. Not expecting anyone, the couple did not answer, and heard the knock again a few moments later.
While calling the Boca Raton Police, one of the residents heard the screen door open on the back patio. Looking around the kitchen wall from the inside, the resident could see a male standing on the patio. The suspect left the area and got into a dark sedan and drove away. A Crime Scene Technician (CST) from the Boca Raton Police Services Department was able to lift latent prints off the back entry gate of the residence.
The next day, officers responded to 1500 SW 6th Court. That’s where the resident said someone broke into her house the night before and stole jewelry and other items. It was the same timeframe as the previous burglary attempt. Again, a CST from the Boca Raton Police Services Department was able to find several fingerprints in the house.
On February 19th, just after 3 am, a resident called and said someone was in her backyard at 2741 NW 27th Terrace with a flashlight. The resident stayed on the phone with Boca Raton Police dispatch when the suspect got in his car and started to drive away.
Responding officers were able to find the vehicle and pull it over. The driver, Kyle Rosenberg, told officers he was looking for a friend and was in the wrong neighborhood. However, moments later, Rosenberg admitted that he was looking for a house to burglarize. After being arrested, Rosenberg was identified through fingerprints as the person responsible for the two previous house burglaries as well.
Police also charged Rosenberg with a break-in that occurred at a New Floresta home where the occupant died last July. The break was discovered Feb. 25