{"id":107007,"date":"2025-10-16T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:16:35","slug":"florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007","title":{"rendered":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Police revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/masked-looters-caught-camera-trashing-florida-store-stealing-clothes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed thieves<\/a> holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple AirTag this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said the incident occurred on August 19. Suspects Luis Charles, 26, and Odardy Maldonado-Rodriguez, 32, are accused of placing an AirTag under the couple&#8217;s SUV in order to track them back to their home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Odessa, Florida.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Suspects forced the victims into their garage at gunpoint before fleeing when an alarm was triggered. Detectives later discovered an AirTag tracking device taped beneath the victim\u2019s vehicle,&#8221; police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Maldonado-Rodriguez are charged with armed burglarly, two counts of armed kidnapping, robbery with a firearm, false imprisonment and illegal installation of a tracking device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/brazen-blue-state-jewelry-store-heist-caught-camera-armed-mob-1m-merchandise-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>BRAZEN BLUE STATE JEWELRY STORE HEIST CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS ARMED MOB MAKES OFF WITH $1M IN MERCHANDISE: POLICE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be ambushed at gunpoint in the very place you should feel safest is every family\u2019s worst nightmare,&#8221; Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. &#8220;Thanks to the work of our detectives, these dangerous criminals are now behind bars where they belong, and the victims, along with our community, can rest a little easier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Footage shows the couple beginning to exit their vehicle in the driveway as the two suspects run up to each side of the SUV.<\/p>\n<p>They then force the couple inside the home, where an alarm soon triggered. Both suspects then fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/elderly-jewelry-store-owner-hospitalized-after-smash-and-grab-robbery-leaves-san-jose-shop-destroyed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>ELDERLY JEWELRY STORE OWNER HOSPITALIZED AFTER SMASH-AND-GRAB ROBBERY LEAVES SAN JOSE SHOP DESTROYED<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police apprehended Charles on Oct. 8 in Tampa, Florida. Upon booking Charles, police placed a notification to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/16\/us-news\/armed-florida-burglars-used-apple-airtag-to-track-couple-abduct-them-outside-home-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was also hit with an additional charge of sexual battery by a familial or custodial authority on a person between the ages of 12 and 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police apprehended<\/a> Maldonado-Rodriguez on Oct. 10 in Pasco County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-airtag-police-say\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-airtag-police-say <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw armed thieves holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-107007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw armed thieves holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\",\"name\":\"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR","og_description":"Police revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw armed thieves holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say","datePublished":"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007"},"wordCount":338,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007","name":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-10-16T12:16:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-thieves-ambush-couple-at-gunpoint-after-tracking-them-with-airtag-police-say-107007#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107007"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=107007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}