It turned out not to be a good day at the beach in Martin County for a Fort Pierce man on Saturday.As beachgoers were enjoying the sun along county beaches, Martin County Sheriff’s Office detectives were focused on a different kind of activity.The agency’s Criminal Investigations Division, working with St. Lucie County detectives, targeted a suspect believed to be preying on vehicles at local beaches.He was caught on surveillance moving between Martin and St. Lucie County shorelines, cruising parking lots in search of opportunities.Detectives identified 32-year-old Joseph Zeman as he checked multiple vehicles and attempted to gain entry into several, some of which were left unsecured.Detectives took him into custody, and he was booked into the Martin County Jail at 12:15 p.m. Zeman faces five charges: three counts of vehicle burglary unoccupied and two counts of petit theft of more than $750 for vehicle burglaries — attempted and confirmed.”The real Beach Boys sang it best, sort of … He had Fun Fun Fun until daddy took the jail-bird away,” MCSO posted on Facebook titled: “Beach boy busted.”The Beach Boys song was released in 1964.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. —
It turned out not to be a good day at the beach in Martin County for a Fort Pierce man on Saturday.
As beachgoers were enjoying the sun along county beaches, Martin County Sheriff’s Office detectives were focused on a different kind of activity.
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The agency’s Criminal Investigations Division, working with St. Lucie County detectives, targeted a suspect believed to be preying on vehicles at local beaches.
He was caught on surveillance moving between Martin and St. Lucie County shorelines, cruising parking lots in search of opportunities.
Detectives identified 32-year-old Joseph Zeman as he checked multiple vehicles and attempted to gain entry into several, some of which were left unsecured.
Detectives took him into custody, and he was booked into the Martin County Jail at 12:15 p.m.
Zeman faces five charges: three counts of vehicle burglary unoccupied and two counts of petit theft of more than $750 for vehicle burglaries — attempted and confirmed.
“The real Beach Boys sang it best, sort of … He had Fun Fun Fun until daddy took the jail-bird away,” MCSO posted on Facebook titled: “Beach boy busted.”
The Beach Boys song was released in 1964.
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