U.S. Marshals arrested one of many suspected members of a “South American Theft Group” who stole greater than $100,000 value of valuables from a Brookline house final yr.
A Brookline Police investigation following the March 2024 theft recognized 4 suspects and issued warrants for his or her arrests.
“The suspects were suspected to be part of a highly organized group of thieves that targeted high-end properties and have been active in Brookline and other communities around the state and around the country,” stated Brookline Police Sgt. Robert Disario, who goes by “Sergeant Rob” on BPD social media channels.
Disario introduced that U.S. Marshals discovered one of many suspects and arrested him in Miami, Florida this previous week.
“BPD detectives traveled to Florida and, I’m pleased to report, Sergio Ignacio Cardiz is in BPD custody and will face criminal charges related to the breaking and entering into a Brookline home,” Disario stated.
The South American Theft Group shouldn’t be a single prison squad however various crews that share traits, in keeping with the FBI, which has been monitoring such SATGs for a while.
The crews are every made up “of foreign nationals of South American descent who enter the U.S. illegally or overstay their visas, and who commit crimes, including commercial and residential burglaries,” in keeping with the FBI.
They particularly goal massive and costly houses they believe of holding many precious small objects like jewellery and designer equipment, whereas leaving different costly however bigger objects behind. The crews have a tendency to love such houses that abut open areas like golf programs or parks, which makes it simpler to sneak into.
Such a gaggle made nationwide headlines in December 2024 when, in keeping with the FBI, thieves took virtually $300,000 value of products from the house of a Cincinnati Bengals participant when his house was vacant as a consequence of an away recreation.
