Deputies in Volusia County have arrested a man who they say brought a 4-year-old girl along as he burglarized boats and homes. James Giambra, 35, was arrested Thursday and charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, two counts of burglary of a conveyance, grand theft, petit theft, two counts of child neglect, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. Officials with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the 100 block of Charles Street around 8 a.m. Thursday after somebody saw a person on a neighbor's property. The caller also said somebody had been on his boat and messed with some electrical wires in an apparent attempt to start the boat. The caller also said the man had a young girl with him. Just before noon, another report came in about a man and a little girl walking through yards and peering into utility sheds. While a deputy was speaking to a woman standing on the second-story deck of her house, he heard a man’s voice coming from downstairs. The woman said no one else should be in the home. Giambra was arrested without incident a short time later. The girl was turned over to a person deputies described as a “responsible family member.”

Deputies in Volusia County have arrested a man who they say brought a 4-year-old girl along as he burglarized boats and homes.

James Giambra, 35, was arrested Thursday and charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, two counts of burglary of a conveyance, grand theft, petit theft, two counts of child neglect, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.


Officials with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the 100 block of Charles Street around 8 a.m. Thursday after somebody saw a person on a neighbor's property.

The caller also said somebody had been on his boat and messed with some electrical wires in an apparent attempt to start the boat. The caller also said the man had a young girl with him.

Just before noon, another report came in about a man and a little girl walking through yards and peering into utility sheds.

While a deputy was speaking to a woman standing on the second-story deck of her house, he heard a man’s voice coming from downstairs. The woman said no one else should be in the home.

Giambra was arrested without incident a short time later.

The girl was turned over to a person deputies described as a “responsible family member.”