A thief who posed as an Amazon delivery man to steal a package from a Deerfield Beach home was caught red-handed, authorities said.
The incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon as detectives with the Broward Sheriff's Office Burglary Apprehension Team spotted a car that was suspected in a recent residential burglary in Parkland, officials said.
The detectives watched as the suspect pulled up to a home, got out of the car and approached the front door dressed as an Amazon delivery person and carrying a box and phone.
Instead of making a delivery, the suspect grabbed a box containing an iPhone 15 Pro and went back to his car, officials said. The incident was captured on the home's Ring camera.
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Detectives quickly swooped in and arrest the suspect, catching him with the stolen merchandise.
The suspect, 26-year-old Stanly Sabino Pimentel, of Miami, was arrested on several charges, including occupied residential burglary, grand theft, possession of a firearm during the commission of a second-degree felony and tag obstruction.
Pimentel is being investigated for other similar crimes in Broward, officials said.
