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A thief broke into a van belonging to Cherokee Enterprises and took a trailer containing a $700 generator, two industrial drill motors valued at $200, hoisting straps also valued at $200, and other items from the 14400 block of Commerce Way between 8 a.m. Jan. 27 and noon Jan. 31. The stolen property was valued at $2,545.

MIAMI LAKES

A burglar smashed the window of a Nissan Frontier, fished through the belongings but did not take anything while the car was parked in the 6400 block of Northwest 162nd Street between 6:15 and 8 p.m. Feb. 2. Damage was estimated at $150.

A thief smashed the rear passenger doors of a Nissan Altima and took $700 in cash and a wallet from the 16400 block of Bridge End Road between 1 and 4:30 a.m. Feb. 5. Damage was estimated at $600.

A thief broke into a 2004 Land Rover through the unlocked trunk and took a designer wallet valued at $700 and cigars valued at $200 from the 16400 block of Bridge End Road between noon Feb. 1 and 9 a.m. Feb. 2.

MIAMI GARDENS

A thief stole a Florida tag off a white 2000 Ford Super Duty pick up truck parked in front of Purple Rose Inc. in the 15400 block of Northwest 34th Avenue between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 8. The victim said he saw three men stealing scrap metal in the parking lot and after asking them to leave he discovered the missing tag. The stolen item is valued at $1.

Police recovered a stolen 2004 red Chrysler Pacifica in the 5000 block of Northwest 214th Street between 12:15 and 12:45 p.m. Feb. 8. The vehicle is valued at $5,000.

A man attempted to steal two bottles of lotion and Axe Body Wash from a CVS pharmacy in the 3700 block of Northwest 199th Street between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8. While being chased out by an employee, the thief dropped the stolen products. The items were valued at $19.65.

HIALEAH

A thief stole a CD player system, a PSP Nintendo game console and car accessory parts from a car in parking lot in the 1000 block of West 77th Street about 7 p.m. Feb. 7. The stolen property was valued at $650.

A thief stole a Nikon camera with accessories and a laptop computer from a car in a parking lot in the 400 block of East 15th Street about 3 p.m. Feb. 2. The stolen property was valued at $5,000.

COUNTRY CLUB OF MIAMI AREA

A thief broke into a Dodge Durango and took a temporary tag and a Fla. Driver’s license valued at a total of $70 from the 18100 block of Northwest 68th Avenue between 6 p.m. Feb. 6 and 8 a.m. Feb. 7. Damage was estimated at $100.

A thief pried open the sliding glass door of a residence in the 7200 block of North Augusta Drive between 4 and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and took $300,000 worth of jewelry. Damage was estimated at $350.

ACADIA PARK AREA

A thief broke into a Toyota Scion and stole an Apple laptop computer valued at $200, an Apple iPod $150, a portable hard drive $150, and a wallet valued at $60 from the 5100 block of Northwest 194th Avenue between 2 pm. Feb. 6. And 2 p.m. Feb. 7.

PALM SPRINGS NORTH AREA

A thief stole a silver Dodge Stratus from a Publix parking lot in the 8600 block of Northwest 186th Street between 6:45 and 7 p.m. Feb 3.

A thief broke into a Infiniti X35 and took an Apple iTouch valued at $300, an iPod valued at $350, and an iPad valued at $800, and other items from the 7600 block of Northwest 167th Street between 11:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and 8 a.m. Feb. 1.

COUNTRY LAKE PARK AREA

A thief stole a green 1995 Saturn SLI from the 18700 block of Northwest 84th Place between 1 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5.

This list is a sampling of crimes reported in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and various cities. The information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
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