Boat Burglary Suspect Sought In Belleair Beach: Pinellas Sheriff

BELLEAIR BLUFFS, FL — Detectives are asking for public assistance in identifying the suspect in a boat burglary in Belleair Bluffs last month, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.

The victim reported the burglary on Aug. 13.

A Garmin GPS and stereo equipment were stolen from the boat, which was out of the water and on a lift in the backyard of the home, the sheriff’s office said.

Surveillance video showed three men on a Gheenoe boat fishing in the area just before the burglary.

Shortly after, a man wearing all black clothing and a mesh-type mask covering his face was seen walking on the victim’s boat dock, PCSO said.

Detectives have linked four separate boat burglaries of a similar nature that were reported along the intracoastal waterway between Belleair Beach and Madeira Beach.

Anyone with information on the suspect, his identity or this case is asked to contact Detective Jim Holden at 727-582-6906.