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Suspects in Kendale burglaries arrested

Two suspected cat burglars and a self-confessed plant thief who have been plaguing South Dade neighborhoods have been apprehended. According to Detective Joseph Ruffo of the Metro West District substation, one cat burglar suspect, who has allegedly been creeping into the homes in the Kendale Lakes area for the past year, was arrested this week. Twenty-year-old Joseph Maskevich, who lives at 8659 SW 137th Ave., has been charged with a rash of house burglaries. "He is charged with committing 28 burglaries in his own neighborhood, and it has taken us a year to get the suspect," said Det. Ruffo. "It was only through citizen cooperation in the Kendale Lakes area that we were able to catch up with him." Tuesday, Aug. 10, police arrested a second young man, also suspected of neighborhood cat burglaries. Ruffo said Clarence Banks, 23, of northwest Dade, has been charged with five counts of burglary and two counts of grand larceny. Banks had allegedly been sneaking into homes in the South Miami area and making off with goods while families were sleeping, the detective said. "Banks is charged with stealing from homes in the Red Road and Sunset Drive area for the past three weeks," said Det. Ruffo. The plant thief suspect, who seems to have a preference for staghorn ferns, is charged with stealing expensive plants from homes in the west end of the county during much of 1975, according to police. Clarence Gray, 22, who lives at 8777 SW 72nd St., is suspected of at least 11 plant thefts in the neighborhood, said the detective. "Gray admitted the thefts, and cooperated fully with us, but since he had sold the ferns at flea markets around town, we have no physical evidence," said Det. Ruffo. "He told us he worked the area from the Palmetto Expressway west of SW 92nd Avenue for an entire year before he was caught. "I have no idea why he admitted the crimes, but he did." The detective said Gray was charged with loitering and prowling, because none of the stolen plants have been tracked down for use as evidence against him.

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