ROSEMONT, Fla. – Two people were arrested early Tuesday in Rosemont after a stolen vehicle led to an all-night search, Orange County sheriff’s deputies said.
Orlando police and deputies, along with a sheriff’s helicopter, swarmed Lake Breeze Drive and searched for two people they say stole a car before bailing in the Rosemont area.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, a caller said a white Dodge Journey and a white and tan Ford F250 were stolen from the Lee Vista Club Apartments complex, where about 20 vehicles were burglarized.
The stolen vehicles were later spotted in the Rosemont-Pine Hills area by deputies and Orlando police officers, authorities said.
The Ford F-250 stopped and four suspects ran from the truck at Forest Grove and Beechmont boulevards, deputies said. Three of the four suspects were located and arrested, sheriff’s officials said.
The Dodge Journey stopped and five suspects ran at Lake Breeze Drive and North Lake Orlando Parkway, according to officials. Two of the five suspects were located and arrested, deputies said. Two firearms were also recovered, according to deputies.
Deputies recovered both stolen vehicles.
The culprits face several charges. Their names and ages have not been released.