MEDLEY, Fla. — A second man has been arrested in connection with a scheme to steal more than $31,000 worth of Apple products from a FedEx freight truck, according to Medley police.
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Police said Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez, 39, voluntarily surrendered to authorities.
The investigation began after FedEx reported missing shipments in November.
Detectives said surveillance video showed a FedEx truck making an unauthorized stop in Pinecrest, where a Dodge pickup driven by Aguiar-Gonzalez pulled up behind it for what investigators described as a back-to-back cargo transfer.
“During the investigation, detectives reviewed GPS data, surveillance footage and telephone records. According to the investigation, surveillance footage captured a FedEx driver in a FedEx truck — they were meeting with a Dodge pickup in a Pinecrest location,” Medley police spokesperson Andres Oviedo said.
Authorities said phone records also showed contact between the FedEx driver and Aguiar-Gonzalez at the time of the stop.
Last month, police arrested the FedEx driver, Michael Turro-Cabrera.
After learning about that arrest, Aguiar-Gonzalez decided to turn himself in, according to his attorney.
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“The minute that my client found out that they were looking for him, we immediately called the detective. We set up a time and a place to surrender him, and he came in voluntarily on his own free will to surrender,” defense attorney Salvedo Jauregui said.
Investigators have not said whether the stolen Apple products have been recovered.
Police said they hope the arrests send a clear message.
“We want to let everyone know that if you’re going to do cargo theft, don’t do it in Medley,” Oviedo said.
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