Three kids arrested, accused of burglary, stealing cars in Lehigh Acres

Three kids have been arrested by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and are accused of several burglaries and stealing two cars.

Deputies say the kids, ages 16, 15, and 12 stole the cars and broke into several homes in the Mirror Lakes community on Monday. WINK News is not naming or showing the kids’ faces due to their age.

According to deputies, they were able to identify the 15-year-old as a suspect because they had an ankle monitor that showed as being at the locations of all the reported burglaries and vehicle thefts.

Deputies searched the teen’s home and found a gun, ammunition, and personal items from the recent burglaries in his bedroom.

Further investigation into the crimes led to the arrests of the 12 and 16-year-old kids.

Deputies say all three kids are facing two charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle and three charges of burglary.

The 15 and 16-year-old kids are facing additional charges of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm, grand theft, possession of a firearm by a person under 18, two counts of petit theft, and burglary.