The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) reports the recent arrest of an alleged Porch Pirate and the discovery of more than a dozen stolen items – mostly smart watches and phones.
FCSO FACEBOOK POST:
“On September 3, 2024, the victim’s video camera captured the suspect, Abraham Castro Araujo, stealing an Apple iWatch that had just been delivered by FedEx. FCSO had had numerous cases of Porch Pirates in our area and our detectives were prepared to respond quickly. Video was submitted to FCSO’s Intelligence Unit that captured the suspect and the blue Ford Escape he was driving.
Detectives used law enforcement software to follow the blue Ford Escape all around Metro Atlanta. As the vehicle made its way to Athens, our detectives reached out to Athens-Clarke County Police Department and one of their detectives located the car at an apartment community in their jurisdiction and identified the driver as the suspect in the FCSO case.
Athens-Clarke County stopped the car behind an AirBnB in Athens where Castro Araujo stated he was staying on vacation. In the back seat was an opened package with an address out of Alexandria, Virginia. Athens-Clarke County Police searched the car for stolen property and located an opened FedEx box addressed to a Milton PD’s victim and the packing slip from AT&T addressed to FCSO’s victim.
Based on this information, Athens-Clarke County PD obtained a search warrant for the AirBnB. In the apartment 2 Apple iPhone 14s, 1 Apple iPhone 15, 2 Apple iPhone 15 Pros, 4 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, 2 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, 1 Samsung Galaxy A15 G and 1 Apple Watch Ultra 2 were located.
Abraham Castro Araujo was arrested and charged with Felony Theft by Receiving Stolen Property in the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office case and the Milton PD cases…”