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Man Took 4-Year-Old To Burglarize Home, Deputies Say

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By HOWARD ALTMAN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 7, 2008

Gregory Andre Belmer

When Gregory Andre Belmer went to rob a home at 3303 North Lakeview Drive deputies say he brought along something unusual.

A 4-year-old boy.

Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Belmer and two juveniles – whose names were not released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office – arrived at the North Lakeview Drive home in Belmer's Chevrolet van with the intent of burglarizing it, according to a criminal report affidavit.

This is what happened next, according to the report:

Belmer, 19, of 4803 37th St N. in Tampa, waited in the van as the two juveniles entered the residence and began removing property, worth a total of $2,950. Deputies arrived on the scene at 12:15 a.m.

Belmer and his co-defendants were arrested and deputies found a 4-year-old boy in the van. The child did not belong to Belmer or his codefendants and was taken into custody by Child Protective Services.

A sales representative for Vector Marketing according to jail records, Belmer was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, third degree grand theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child abuse.

On probation for a 2007 cocaine charge, Belmer is being held at the Orient Road Jail with no bond set.

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