By Staff Reports
Police arrested and charged three teens – who allegedly broke into two homes and tried unsuccessfully to burglarize another – thanks to an alert resident who suspected something wasn’t right and called.
Authorities charged Iorrany Mendes, Calvin Isom and William Vassor with loitering and prowling, possession of stolen property, burglary to an occupied residence, two counts of burglary to a residence, grand theft, and two counts of attempted burglary. They also charged Vassor with violation of probation and possession of burglary tools. Vassor was on probation for a previous burglary to an occupied home.
The homeowner on SW 17th Street told police that someone knocked on her door and when she answered, he seemed shaken and said he had the wrong house.
While searching the area, an officer found a house on SW 20th Avenue with a screen removed from a window, police said. Another officer saw three teens matching the description walking down SW 18th Street. While keeping the teens under surveillance, officers received calls from three more neighbors, saying three males knocked on their door asking for someone who didn’t live there.
Police stopped the teens and questioned them separately. Mendes, of Boca Raton, said they came to play football, but he couldn’t say what neighborhood he was in, according to a police report. Isom, of Deerfield Beach, said they were just walking around and denied going into any neighborhoods, police said. Isom, who had an iPad on him, told police he found it. Vassor, of Boca Raton, also had an iPad in his possession and told officers he also found it. He was in possession of a large screw driver, police said.
One of the victims came to the scene and positively identified all three suspects. Police also found a Raiders ring, necklace, $190, two iPads, an iPhone (with the SIM cards removed) and burglary tools on the teens. One victim, who said he was in the shower when his house was broken into, positively identified one of the iPads, police said.
Caption: Calvin Isom