- October 10, 2024
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A suspect in a rash of car break-ins in Deltona was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 3, after bragging on social media about his new Mercedes Benz. The car had been reported stolen in Ormond Beach.
Detectives used video surveillance images and license plate reader data to identify and track down suspect Nicholas Coffey, a Palm Coast 23-year-old, according to a press release from the Volusia Sheriff's Office.
Coffey was riding in the stolen Benz with a second suspect when he committed car break-ins on Delaware Road, Illinois Avenue, Loblolly Street, Redbud Court, and Nickerbean Street, according to VSO. Both suspects were caught on residential security cameras but were wearing face coverings and gloves.
Coffey was also caught on video around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, when he arrived at a gas station in Deltona to make a purchase in the stolen Mercedes. A VSO detective recognized Coffey, who already had a warrant out for his arrest for a separate case.
Coffey also posted about "having a new Mercedez Benz" on a social media account, VSO reported.
He was charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to commit burglary of a conveyance and one count of conspiracy to commit attempted burglary of a conveyance, for a total bond of $57,500. He has no bond on an additional charge of violation of probation for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and a $15,000 bond for fraudulent use of a credit card.
The second suspect has not yet been identified, and the investigation is ongoing, according to VSO.
