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Man Wanted For Alleged Role in SW Miami-Dade Home Invasion Arrested in Central Florida

Police in the Tampa Bay area arrested a man allegedly involved in a Southwest Miami-Dade home invasion earlier this month.

NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reported that 29-year-old Usmael Carvajal was found hiding in the attic of a home in Pinellas Park on Wednesday. Police in that city got information that Carvajal was likely there, serving a search warrant before a standoff began – eventually, they found him hiding and he was arrested early Thursday morning.

Police in Miami-Dade County say that Carvahal and another man posed as officers and kicked in the door of a home, tying up a couple inside and making off with money. Three kids inside the home at the time were not hurt and the couple was eventually freed.

Carvajal will eventually be sent back to South Florida after he appears in a Pinellas County court.

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