The Stuff We Find In Cars! - Florida
An Orlando repo man helped Lake County detectives solve a theft at a construction site. It happened at a new development off Hartwood Marsh Road.
When the trunk of the repossessed car was opened, thousands of dollars in stolen goods were found and now investigators say the owner of the car has a lot of explaining to do.
"Once we opened that trunk, that's when we struck gold," said repo man Tony Volta.
Not gold, but brass actually, a trunk stuffed with stolen goods and apparently the tools needed to commit the burglary.
"There was actually a whole bunch of fitting valves, plastic piping, there was a cordless drill, saw and bolt cutters," said Sgt. John Herrell, Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The equipment was taken from the Sandy Lake County construction site. The brass filled valves are lucrative at recycle shops and can bring in quick cash for criminals, just like copper.
"Anything that can be recycled is a hot commodity at this point. It's considered a target. I'm not surprised," Herrell said.
Maybe the only one surprised was Volta. Working on a tip, the repo man found the car up to its tires deep in sand. The car's owner is the only one missing now.
Lake County detectives said Jeffery Van Vorst is a person of interest in the theft. He's the owner of the car and, while he has not been arrested for the, Van Vorst has an extensive criminal history involving drugs, grand theft and trafficking stolen property. Volta calls the crime almost perfect.
"The car was loaded, they were ready to go, but the car at some point got struck in the sand dune and that was it," Volta said.
Representatives from the construction company would not talk on camera but said they do have problems with thefts in Orlando. Detectives said they did make contact with Van Vorst and he claims he let his girlfriend drive the car. She maintains she was out of town when the burglary occurred.
When the trunk of the repossessed car was opened, thousands of dollars in stolen goods were found and now investigators say the owner of the car has a lot of explaining to do.
"Once we opened that trunk, that's when we struck gold," said repo man Tony Volta.
Not gold, but brass actually, a trunk stuffed with stolen goods and apparently the tools needed to commit the burglary.
"There was actually a whole bunch of fitting valves, plastic piping, there was a cordless drill, saw and bolt cutters," said Sgt. John Herrell, Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The equipment was taken from the Sandy Lake County construction site. The brass filled valves are lucrative at recycle shops and can bring in quick cash for criminals, just like copper.
"Anything that can be recycled is a hot commodity at this point. It's considered a target. I'm not surprised," Herrell said.
Maybe the only one surprised was Volta. Working on a tip, the repo man found the car up to its tires deep in sand. The car's owner is the only one missing now.
Lake County detectives said Jeffery Van Vorst is a person of interest in the theft. He's the owner of the car and, while he has not been arrested for the, Van Vorst has an extensive criminal history involving drugs, grand theft and trafficking stolen property. Volta calls the crime almost perfect.
"The car was loaded, they were ready to go, but the car at some point got struck in the sand dune and that was it," Volta said.
Representatives from the construction company would not talk on camera but said they do have problems with thefts in Orlando. Detectives said they did make contact with Van Vorst and he claims he let his girlfriend drive the car. She maintains she was out of town when the burglary occurred.
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