Coconut Creek Police Arrest Car Burglar Who Stole Credit Cards

by Kevin Deutsch July 2, 2025

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Coconut Creek Police have arrested an alleged car burglar they say stole and used a victim’s credit cards, authorities said.

The police department’s Special Enforcement Team detectives arrested Arthur Jenkins III, 20, of Pompano Beach on June 30 on charges of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen credit cards, and using stolen credit cards.

Jenkins allegedly committed a car burglary in the Winston Park area on April 9 and took two credit cards out of the victim’s unlocked car, then used both cards to make purchases, police said.

Jenkins was booked into the Broward County Jail and later released on a $15,000 bond, according to court records.

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Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.