Steven Charleston, 13, 4415 Thomasson Drive, East Naples; Vilaine Etienne, 16, 4241 Gulfstream Drive, Apt. 101, East Naples; and Meekee Charles, 17, 4619 Verity Lane, Apt. C, East Naples, were each charged with burglary and grand theft.
Reports say Matthew Audia, 28, 4540 Gulfstream Drive, he heard a noise outside his window around 9 p.m. Wednesday. He went to his window and saw Etienne going through his black Lincoln four-door car, parked next to his residence. Etienne ran away. .
Audia told deputies that he went to his car, which he had locked, and the interior light was on. He said he saw Charleston walking back and forth outside his residence after he went to check on his car.
A neighbor, David Luck, 38, told deputies that Audia told him that someone had broken into the vehicles in the driveway between their residences. Luck went to check his 1999 white Buick four-door car and found that his Motorola walkie-talkie radio and coin tray were missing. Luck said he had locked his car doors.
The Motorola radio and coin tray were recovered in a nearby Dumpster during a search of the area.
Charles was arrested after deputies learned a third person may have been involved in the burglaries.
Etienne was arrested on additional charges of burglary and grand theft in connection with a separate incident.
Reports say Etienne broke into a car belonging to Linda Hernandez at 4261 Gulfstream Drive and stole two iPods and a purple and gray backpack sometime between 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. The iPods were valued at $395 each.
Charleston, Steven
Etienne, Vilaine
Charles, Meekee
