Clay Sheriff's Office sends out warning after rash of auto burglaries

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is sending out a warning after a rash of vehicle burglaries in Fleming Island and Middleburg.

On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office released a video from one of the burglaries in the Southlake Estates Subdivision in Middleburg.

Deputies said the incident happened on Feb. 9th at 2:20 a.m. The two suspects stole a semi-automatic handgun and military credentials from an unlocked vehicle.

Investigators said additional burglaries to unlocked vehicles have happened in that neighborhood, as well as surrounding neighborhoods, during the same timeframe.

The neighborhoods in Fleming Island that have been targeted are the Brook Stone Subdivision, Enclave at Eagle Harbor and Lakeshore Drive, according to CCSO.

If you recognize the suspects or have information about the recent vehicle burglaries, you’re asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (904) 264-6512.