WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Homestead man is facing multiple felony charges after Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives accused him of participating in a burglary ring that stole infotainment systems from Dodge Ram trucks at a Kendall dealership, causing thousands of dollars in losses and damage.
Josmanny Alexis Valdez, 25, was arrested Monday and charged with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, grand theft with others exceeding $3,000 and criminal mischief causing more than $1,000 in damage, according to an arrest affidavit.
Investigators said the thefts occurred at Kendall Dodge, located at 13355 SW 137th Ave., where Valdez and co-defendant Celestino Ayala Jr. allegedly cut through a chain-link fence to access a secured used-car lot containing customers’ vehicles awaiting service.
According to detectives, the pair targeted 2019 through 2026 Dodge Ram pickup trucks, removing the vehicles’ infotainment systems while cutting wiring harnesses, leaving the trucks permanently damaged.
