Four Tampa Men Arrested, Held in Hernando on Commercial Burglary Charges

Four men listed as residents of Tampa were arrested on Feb. 19, 2026, and booked into the Hernando detention center on commercial burglary charges, records show. Authorities identified the suspects as Yosbel Campber Gonzalez, 44; Fidel Acosta‑Zamora, 43; Edel Llano Broche, 40; and Ricardo Pereira‑Gamez, 31.

The original arrest report alleges the group crossed county lines in connection with the alleged crimes, using the incomplete wording “alleging they traveled across county lines to commit thefts at construct,” a fragment provided in the booking summary that does not identify specific targets, dates, or counties. The booking entry lists only the charge of commercial burglary and the Feb. 19 arrest date; it does not enumerate the number of alleged incidents or list seized property.

A local publication excerpt records a partial denial by two of the arrestees: “Both Yosbel and Fidel denied any involvement in the burglary and refused to acknowledge the fact that the vehicles they were traveling in had a” — the sentence trails off in the available excerpt and the full statement was not included in the material provided with the arrest notice.

The Hernando arrest record supplied no further investigative detail such as surveillance evidence, search warrants, recovered property, or law enforcement statements identifying construction sites or commercial addresses. Charging affidavits, Hernando detention center booking logs and the full arrest complaint would be needed to confirm which businesses, dates and counties are implicated and whether additional charges or interstate allegations will follow.

The Feb. 19 arrests come amid a string of separate Tampa-area burglary investigations documented over the last two years. In Tampa, police linked a burglary at a Hibbett Sports store on Oct. 10, 2024, to follow-up surveillance and an Oct. 17, 2024 search warrant that led to arrests at a residence. Tampa Police named Dalanish Weaver, 24; Deontae Hill, 32; and Cheryl Hill, 61, among those arrested and said officers recovered a significant amount of stolen merchandise including clothing, shoes and empty shoe boxes; that case was logged under report number 24‑617375 and Tampa Police provided a tip line at 813.231.6130. Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw commented in that investigation: “This case demonstrates the dedication and hard work of our officers in ensuring that those who take advantage of vulnerable situations, such as natural disasters, are held accountable. We are committed to protecting our community and holding those who would commit crime accountable.”

Separately, Martin County investigators and the Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek described a multi-county rooftop sneaker theft ring tied to four other men identified as Herbert L. Davis III, Michael McCray, Jimmel Raiford and Tyrone Howard. Budensiek estimated the Martin County break‑in involved 400 to 500 pairs of high‑end shoes and said detectives arrested suspects outside a Volusia County mall after the suspects had cut a hole in the roof and were “starting to move shoes up when they were taken into custody.” Budensiek added investigators believe losses tied to the ring approach $1 million across incidents and that surveillance linked burglaries across Florida and into Georgia.

The names linked to the Feb. 19 Hernando bookings — Gonzalez, Acosta‑Zamora, Llano Broche and Pereira‑Gamez — do not match the suspects named in the Tampa Hibbett Sports arrests or the Martin County sneaker‑heist arrests, and the available records do not connect the Hernando arrests to those earlier investigations. Officials have not released additional public statements tying the Feb. 19 arrests to the multi‑county sneaker thefts or the Oct. 2024 Hibbett Sports case.