COPS INVESTIGATE RASH OF RELATED LOCAL BURGLARIES

Suspects at the Papa John's burglary in Mount Dora on July 18.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is working with the Mount Dora and Tavares Police Departments to identify suspects who burglarized several businesses in the Golden Triangle area over recent days.  

The burglaries occurred in Mount Dora, Tavares and Eustis and are believed to be related.

The Sheriff's Office responded to reports of burglaries Tuesday morning to the Domino's Pizza and the Laptop Repair Service Center, both located in the strip plaza at 17855 US Highway 441 in Eustis. Deputies found that multiple suspects forced entry into the Domino's Pizza, but were not able to steal anything of value. The same subjects also made entry into the computer repair store next door and stole a laptop computer valued at $1,000.

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Tavares Police Department also responded Tuesday morning to a burglary to the Firehouse Subs located at 2712 East Burleigh Boulevard. During this incident, security video showed three suspects entered the business just after 3 a.m. and attempted to remove cash from the registers.  They were unsuccessful.

Mount Dora officers responded to a burglary Tuesday morning at the Papa John's Pizza located at 16894 US Highway 441. During this incident, entry was also made by smashing the front door and cash was taken
The Mount Dora Police Department is also working two previous burglaries to the Jersey Mike's Subs, located at 17256 US Highway 441. The first incident occurred during the early morning hours of July 1, during which several subjects forced their way through the front of the store and took an undisclosed amount of cash. The second incident occurred during the early hours of July 15, during which two suspects forced their way into the store and again removed an undisclosed amount of cash.

Detectives say these burglaries are related and they are seeking the public's help at identifying and locating those responsible. Anyone with information concerning any of these incidents should call Central Florida CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS, where they could possibly be eligible for a cash reward.

One of the involved vehicles is described as a four-door, dark-colored sedan.

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