Overview
- Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek announced four arrests connected to the Treasure Coast Mall rooftop burglary, with the probe continuing and additional arrests anticipated.
- Detectives apprehended three suspects during a Nov. 17 burglary at Volusia Mall in Daytona Beach and arrested a fourth later in Tampa, with all four to be transferred to Martin County.
- Authorities estimate overall losses at $700,000 to $1 million involving hundreds of high-end sneakers, and investigators say the stolen shoes have not been recovered.
- The crew’s tactics included cutting into a roof above a Champs Sports during a seven-hour break-in, using a U-Haul and a follow car, stopping at a Wawa, and renting tools such as a circular saw and an extension ladder from a Tampa Home Depot.
- Investigators identified the suspects as Michael McCray, Jimmel Raiford, Herbert Davis III and Tyrone Howard, and labeled McCray the primary target with a prior 2018 burglary conviction.