MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man is in custody after "hundreds of thousands" worth of property was stolen from a Martin County home last month, deputies said.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that the suspect, Darel Monza Guerra, 35, was arrested Thursday.
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Investigators said the burglary occurred in the Cobblestone/Stuart West community in January.
Guerra was arrested at his Lee County home in Lehigh Acres.
The sheriff's office Facebook post said the theft was targeted and planned, allowing the suspect to escape "almost without a trace."
Investigators said Guerra was dropped off near the guarded community, gained access to the community through a fence and walked directly to the targeted home.
"Detectives believe the suspect was monitoring the victim's social media account and knew the family's whereabouts," the sheriff's office said. "Once Guerra reached the home, he cut the power and disabled the security cameras, allowing him to spend hours inside the residence undetected."
The sheriff's office said they also recovered a drone in their investigation and believe Guerra might have used it for surveillance.
"These thieves did their homework," Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said. "They knew what they were going after."
The items stolen from the home were valued at about $450,000, which included handbags, high-end shoes, clothing, a Supreme bag and cash.
Guerra is also accused of stealing the victim's Mercedes, later leaving it abandoned nearby.
"We're dealing with professional criminals," Budensiek said.
Detectives said they believe that Guerra possibly was coming back to retrieve the vehicle, but before that could happen, a concerned resident noticed it and contacted the sheriff's office.
The sheriff's office said the owner of the home, Domenic Iacovone, was notified and requested that the deputies check his home.
Iacovone told WPTV reporter Tyler Hatfield that he feels violated.
"I mean, that's the toughest part, right? You know, someone was in my bedroom, someone was in my living room," Iacovone said.
Investigators said they believe Guerra took Iacovone's car to transfer the stolen items to another vehicle before taking off.
Detectives said they "conducted weeks of solid police work" to identify Guerra in the heist.
When a search warrant was executed early Thursday, the sheriff's office said they located evidence related to the burglary.
Iacovone said he will now be careful about what he posts on social media.
"Now it's just knowing not to post if I'm gone until I'm back, and just the way that I post just needs to be different," Iacovone said. "Lesson learned on my part."
He said Iacovone is thankful his family wasn't home at the time of the break-in.
"All I really cared about was my wife and my son being safe," Iacovone said.
Guerra is being held at the Martin County jail. His bond was set at $1.25 million.
