A Fort Walton Beach man who burglarized a Destin home two days ago was tracked down by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he turned on one of two stolen Apple Mac Book computers.
Joseph Michael Kriech, 24, of Hawthorne Circle in Fort Walton Beach is charged with grand theft of more than $10,000, burglary, and dealing in stolen property.
Kriech is accused of breaking into a home on Belacourt Drive in Destin May 7 and stealing a flat screen television, two Mac Book computers, a $5,000 dollar purse, and two sets of golf clubs.
The stolen property totaled nearly $13,000. Kriech used the victim’s stolen credit cards at Tom Thumb stores, Red Box video machines, Wal-Mart and other locations. He also says he sold the TV and one of the computers for money and marijuana.
The victim reported that her Mac Book had been turned on and deputies tracked it yesterday to Kriech’s home on Hawthorne Circle. Deputies have recovered most of the stolen merchandise.