• MIAMI BEACH

A robber punched a woman in the face, knocking her to the ground, and took her purse containing a cellphone in the 1300 block of West Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 24. The woman told police she had left a club at Fifth Street and Lenox Avenue and was walking home when someone suddenly approached her and knocked her out. The items were valued at $250.

A thief stole a woman's BlackBerry valued at $400 and $300 cash after she set the items down on a lounge chair in the 2200 block of the beach at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 24.

A thief stole a 1998 Honda Civic in the 800 block of 10th Street between 9 p.m. Oct. 24 and 7 a.m. Oct. 25.

A thief stole a laptop computer, jeans, a GPS and two power drills together valued at $8,650 after smashing a window on a 2010 Ford F-150 in the first block of Washington Avenue between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Oct. 24.

A thief stole three CDs, a GPS and an iPod together valued at $490 after breaking a window on a 2005 Audi A4 in the 1600 block of Bay Road between

10 p.m. Oct. 26 and 8 a.m. Oct. 27.

A thief stole a GPS valued at $350 after breaking a window on a 2009 Nissan sports car in the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue between 11 p.m. Oct. 26 and 1 p.m. Oct. 27. Damage was estimated at $200.

A thief stole clothes valued at $600 after breaking a window on a 2009 Dodge Charger in the first block of Fifth Street at

2 p.m. Oct. 27.

• LITTLE HAITI

A burglar broke into a house in the 5100 block of Northwest Second Avenue after forcing open the front door on Oct. 13.

• SUNNY ISLES BEACH

A thief stole a police radio and an American Express card from a city of Miami car valet-parked at the Sands Point Condominium, 16711 Collins Ave., between 6 and 7 p.m. Oct. 23. The radio was valued at $3,000.

A vandal scratched a 2004 Nissan 350Z in the 19300 block of Collins Avenue between

1 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Damage was estimated at $5,000.

A thief stole a Florida license plate off a 2007 Toyota in the 17500 block of Collins Avenue between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22.

A thief stole a Florida license plate off a car at Ocean 3 condominiums, 18911 Collins Ave., between midnight and 11:45 p.m. Oct. 8.

• AVENTURA

Police arrested a 25-year-old man on a charge of driving without a valid license after they said they stopped him for an improper lane change and driving with a cracked front windshield in the 19100 block of Biscayne Boulevard at

4:45 a.m. Oct. 17.

A thief stole a Coach ladies wallet valued at $190 from a man's shopping bag while he was at Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., between 2:15 and

4 p.m. Oct. 24.

Police arrested a 29-year-old woman on a charge of driving with a suspended license after they said they stopped her for stopping in the middle of an intersection at Northeast 187th Street and Biscayne Boulevard at 12:15 a.m. Oct. 27. Police said a check showed her license had been suspended nine times.

• BAL HARBOUR

A woman stole bracelets from a store at the Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Ave. on Oct. 11.

A man was issued a trespass warning after police said he entered a building through a side door without addressing the front desk security at 10245 Collins Ave. at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25.

• UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE

A burglar stole a camera, a computer monitor and two televisions after prying open a utility room window of a house in the 1000 block of Northeast 211th Terrace between 10:15 and

10:30 a.m. Oct. 20. The items were valued at $4,000.

A thief tried to pry open a door at a house in the 1000 block of Northeast 211th Street at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20, waking the resident. Damage was estimated at $100.

A thief stole a wallet and identification cards from an unlocked 1996 Ford Explorer in the 1100 block of Northeast 149th Street at 8:45 a.m. Oct. 20. The items were valued at $15.

A burglar stole a laptop computer, a cellphone and jewelry after kicking in the front door of a house in the 100 block of Northeast 171st Terrace between noon and 10:45 p.m.

Oct. 20. The items were valued at $2,150. Damage was estimated at $150.

This list is a sampling of crime in Miami-Dade County. 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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