A Miami man was arrested after he allegedly put a tracking device on his ex-girlfriend’s car, police said.
Alfredo Javier Cedeno, 35, was arrested Monday on charges of installing a tracking device without consent and stalking/domestic violence, Miami-Dade jail records showed.
Miami-Dade Corrections
Miami-Dade Corrections
Alfredo Javier Cedeno
According to an arrest report, Cedeno and the victim were in a relationship for two and a half years but don’t have any children in common.
On July 20, the victim reported she had seen Cedeno in several places she had visited and found this behavior concerning, the report said.
She said she checked her vehicle and found a GPS tracker.
Investigators found Cedeno had used a tracking service to monitor her movements and ascertain her location, the report said.
Cedeno was booked into jail and appeared in bond court Tuesday, where a judge ordered him to stay away from the alleged victim and gran $2,500 bond.
A Florida law that went into effect last year increased the penalty for placing tracking devices without consent, bringing it from a misdemeanor to a felony with a possible sentence of up to five years in prison.
Another law that went into effect Oct. 1 cracks down on using tracking devices to commit a serious crime such as murder, kidnapping, rape or robbery, with a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.