(TNS) — Cellphone towers, hotel records, GPS locations of rental cars and license plate readers helped agents from the state Attorney General’s Office nab a Florida man who they believe was involved in at least 14 vehicle break-ins spanning two counties.
Authorities charged Amahad K. Ware, 26, with numerous counts of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, forgery, identity theft, access device fraud, theft from a vehicle and criminal mischief in October. He was arraigned Monday and jailed on $500,000 bail.
Several vehicle break-ins at parking lots around the region in early February 2022 seemed to be connected, and the organized crime section of the attorney general’s office started working with local police, according to court papers. Wallets, IDs, checkbooks, cash, gift cards and credit and debit cards were reported missing by their owners and sometimes later used fraudulently to make purchases or withdrawals from bank accounts…