DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Two of the four burglars accused of breaking into a fish market in Deerfield Beach and leaving the store empty handed have been arrested, deputies say.
The incident happened at Pop's Fish Market at 131 W. Hillsboro Blvd. on Dec. 14.
The four burglars arrived in a dark-colored Volkswagen Touareg SUV about 6 p.m. They used a rock to break through the glass front door, then rummaged through the market.
After realizing the register was empty, they left. The mess the burglars left behind cost $800 to clean.
Detectives followed the trail of the Touareg seen on the surveillance video and said they ended up at the doorstep of 16-year-old Rashard Wiggins.
Deputies said that during an interview, Wiggins admitted that he and accomplice Rodney Brown, 17, participated in the crime. Wiggins told deputies he was the getaway driver.
The pair also told deputies they burglarized the Subs, Subs, Subs in Pompano Beach on Dec. 20, and a third business in the Lighthouse Point, deputies said.
Wiggins and Brown were taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center facing three counts of burglary, according to BSO.
Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to call BSO at 954-480-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.