Port St Lucie Police arrest man after his getaway car becomes stuck in the mud
On February 17th, 2021 Port St Lucie Police Officers responded to a suspicious vehicle on NW Greenbank Circle. Officers noticed tire tracks along side a residence on NW Lynch Lane. Officers discovered a 2014 Silver Chevrolet truck stuck in the mud behind the residence. Officers located what appeared to be a new refrigerator on the back patio.
Port St Lucie Police Detectives responded and located a total of three vacant homes that were opened, two of which had appliances missing. Video surveillance obtained from a neighbor shows the silver Chevrolet truck slowly driving down the road at 5:30am (this camera footage ends). At approximately 6:57am a black truck is observed on video surveillance backing up towards the rear of the residence where Officers located the silver Chevrolet, presumably to try and help remove the stuck vehicle.
Detectives towed the vehicle from the residence back to the police station where they obtained a search warrant. Several pawn slips were located with the name Arturo Bello (the registered owner of the truck). Our Crime Scene Investigators were able to lift a fingerprint on the refrigerator found on the back of the residence and match it to Arturo Bello (10/20/1977). During this time Bello attempted to report his truck stolen, however when police arrived Bello was not found, nor did he return any phone calls.
Detectives were able to link Bello to reported vacant home burglaries reported on February 8th, February 11th, and two on February 17th. Bello was charged with four counts of Burglary, three counts of Grand Theft, and 10 counts of Petit Theft.
It is possible that Bello could be responsible for more burglaries to homes under construction in our City. If you have any information related to these cases or others, please contact Detective Tim Herring 772-344-4124.
Aerial photos courtesy of our PSLPD Drone Pilot.
