CRIME BLOTTER
Police reports from local municipalities
Posted on Sun, Aug. 03, 2008
• GOULDS
A thief stole a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban in the 12200 block of Southwest 218th Street between 10 p.m. July 22 and 7:30 a.m. July 23.
• GOULDS PARK AREA
A thief drove off with a 1995 Acura Integra from the 11200 block of Southwest 230th Terrace between midnight and 7:15 a.m. July 22.
• EAST REDLAND
A burglar grabbed a television after prying open a door at a house in the 20700 block of Southwest 132nd Avenue between 8 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. July 23. The television was valued at $2,000. Damage was estimated at $200.
• PRINCETON
A burglar collected a laptop computer, a camera and jewelry after breaking a sliding glass door at a house in the 23400 block of Southwest 112th Place between 1 p.m. July 22 and 2:30 a.m. July 23. The stolen items were valued at $3,150. Damage was estimated at $100.
A burglar stole a television and papers after breaking a window at a house in the 26000 block of Southwest 134th Place between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 24. The stolen items were valued at $1,810.
A burglar took property valued at $6,000 after prying open a window at a house in the 10800 block of Southwest 243rd Lane between 5 p.m. July 16 and 1:30 p.m. July 24.
• LEISURE CITY
A burglar stole jewelry and a television after breaking a bathroom window at a house in the 29800 block of Southwest 154th Court between 1:15 and 2 p.m. July 23. The stolen items were valued at $7,000. Damage was estimated at $100.
A burglar stole a television and camera after removing a master bedroom window at a house in the 14700 block of Lincoln Drive between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. July 23. The stolen items were valued at $2,100.
A burglar collected a computer, three knives, $1,000 and jewelry after removing a door from its hinges at a house in the 14700 block of Southwest 296th Street between 11 and 11:45 a.m. July 24. The stolen items were valued at $5,000. Damage was estimated at $300.
• FLORIDA CITY AREA
A thief lifted a GPS, a chart plotter and four fishing rods from a 2003 Chevrolet pickup and yard in front of a house in the 35800 block of Southwest 189th Avenue between 9 p.m. July 21 and 8 a.m. July 22. The stolen items were valued at $1,500.
A burglar stole two rings, earrings, a necklace, a Nintendo, a Wii and 30 computer games after crawling through an unlocked kitchen window at a house in the 35600 block of Southwest 189th Avenue between 9 a.m. July 22 and 8:43 a.m. July 23. The stolen items were valued at $4,200.
• FAIRWAY HEIGHTS
A burglar carried away jewelry from an unlocked house in the 15700 block of Southwest 106th Avenue between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 24. The jewelry was valued at $1,200.
• WEST PERRINE
A burglar stole a laptop computer after kicking in a front door at a house in the 10000 block of West Indigo Street between noon and 3 p.m. July 23. The laptop was valued at $495. Damage was estimated at $150.
A burglar hauled away two televisions after prying open a window at a house in the 17000 block of Southwest 109th Place between 7 p.m. July 22 and 8:30 a.m. July 23. The televisions were valued at $2,500. Damage was estimated at $300.
A burglar collected a television, a DVD player, clothes, shoes, frozen meat, two purses and DVDs after breaking a bedroom window at a house in the 17300 block of Southwest 99th Court between 9 p.m. July 23 and 2 p.m. July 24. The stolen items were valued at $4,125. Damage was estimated at $100.
• CUTLER RIDGE
A burglar stole a weed eater after breaking a window at a vacant duplex in the 10200 block of Southwest 184th Street between 6 p.m. July 21 and 2:40 p.m. July 24. The weed eater was valued at $100. Damage was estimated at $50.
• TAMIAMI PARK AREA
A thief stole a 1994 Ford F-150 in the 1200 block of Southwest 104th Court between 5 p.m. July 25 and 8:30 a.m. July 26.
• UNIVERSITY PARK AREA
A thief drove off with a 1998 Hyundai Sonata in the 2800 block of Southwest 108th Avenue between 9:30 p.m. July 23 and 7:30 a.m. July 24.
A thief stole a 1994 Toyota pickup in the 2400 block of Southwest 112th Avenue at midnight July 24.
• WESTCHESTER
A thief tooke a 2008 motorcycle in the 8700 block of Southwest 32nd Street between 6 and 7 p.m. July 27.
A thief stole a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado in the 3200 block of Southwest 92nd Court between 9 p.m. July 23 and 8 a.m. July 24.
• FLAGAMI AREA
A thief drive off with a 2007 Nissan Murano in the 7900 block of Northwest Eighth Street between 10 p.m. July 26 and 7 a.m. July 27.
• CORAL GABLES
A thief lifted a helmet from a motorcycle in the first floor of a parking garage in the 4400 block of Ponce De Leon Boulevard between 7:45 a.m. and 11 p.m. July 16.
Somebody grabbed a purse from an unlocked car in the 900 block of Genoa Street between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. July 18.
Burglars broke into an office in the 2100 block of Ponce De Leon Boulevard and made off with two laptop computers, an iPod and iWork software between 7:30 p.m. July 14 and 6:30 a.m. July 15.
A thief stole a car in the driveway of a home in the 1900 block of Red Road between 9 p.m. July 12 and 9 a.m. July 13.
Thieves collected at least four GPS devices, an iPod and other items after smashing windows and breaking into seven cars outside the Holiday Inn, 1350 South Dixie Hwy., between 9:30 p.m. July 21 and 6 a.m. July 22 .
• CORAL GABLES AREA
A thief stole a 1996 Nissan Sentra in the 2200 block of Southwest 59th Avenue between 7 p.m. July 17 and noon July 19.
This list is a sampling of crime 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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