Collier deputies track down 3 men suspected of stealing semi-cab, shipping container

Collier County Sheriff's deputies apprehended three men Tuesday morning in connection with a semi-cab and trailer reported stolen out of the Miami area.

Yoelvis Hernandez, 41, Luis Urra-Montero, 22, and Marcos Morejon, 26, face charges of grand theft and third-degree grand theft auto after deputies tracked down the semi-cab and trailer to a residential lot on the 1700 block of Everglades Boulevard.

The Sheriff's Office responded to the scene after a man reported the theft of a truck, which was equipped with GPS that allowed them to locate the vehicle.

Deputies observed the three men walking around the trailer with flashlights before leaving in the semi-cab and a pickup.

After making a U-turn and traveling farther down Everglades Boulevard, the suspects were met by deputies and then attempted to flee by foot into the woods.

Air and K-9 units were called to the scene and after the suspects refused to surrender, a K-9 was released and bit Urra-Montero, according to the arrest report.

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Reports from the Sunrise Police Department indicated the semi-cab was stolen first and then driven a short distance to where the trailer had been locked up.

The same vehicles were linked to a theft from another shipping container, which contained $130,000 worth of lighting and DJ equipment.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office has also identified Hernandez in a similar case in which a semi-cab loaded with $750,000 in laptops was stolen three weeks ago.

The stolen semi-cab was found abandoned in Lee County while its empty cargo trailer was dumped in Collier County.

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Detectives involved in that case found the stolen semi-cab and Hernandez's truck passed through a toll booth at the same time after researching SunPass records. 

Hernandez also has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics equipment after a search of his truck yielded a small bag of crystal meth.

Urra-Montero also faces possession of cocaine charges after drugs were found in his wallet.

All three men were booked into the Naples Jail Center, where they are currently in custody. No bond has been set.

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