CRIME BLOTTER
Police reports from local municipalities
Posted on Wed, May. 21, 2008
• FLAGAMI PARK AREA
Thieves made off with eight pigeons from a business at 6791 SW Eighth St.
April 18.
• KINLOCH PARK AREA
A burglar forced open a rear window at a house in the 3900 block of Southwest Fifth Street April 15.
• LITTLE HAVANA
A burglar ransacked a home in the 3100 block of West Flagler Street after smashing a door glass panel between 8 a.m. and midnight April 18.
A thief ransacked a store at 2170 NW Seventh St. April 4.
A burglar broke into a home in the 600 block of Southwest 27th Avenue after prying open a door April 13.
• FLAGAMI AREA
A thief stole a purse and a cellphone after breaking a window on a 2004 GMC in the 500 block of Southwest 79th Avenue between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. May 11. The stolen items were valued at $120. Damage was estimated at $200.
A thief broke a door lock on a 2007 Cadillac Escalade in the 9800 block of Southwest Fourth Street between 10 p.m. May 11 and 10 a.m. May 12. Damage was estimated at $150.
• SCHENLEY PARK AREA
A thief stole a wallet and $20 after breaking a window on a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette in the 5800 block of Southwest 32nd Street between 3:30 and 11:30 a.m. May 11. The wallet was valued at $50. Damage was estimated at $150.
• DOWNTOWN MIAMI
Thieves made off with handrails from the side of a building in the 1600 block of North Miami Avenue after cutting the rails off the base April 4.
Thieves made off with construction equipment and copper wire valued at $4,000 from a construction site at 244 S. Biscayne Blvd.
April 14.
• SHENANDOAH
A burglar ransacked a house in the 1700 block of Southwest 19th Street after smashing a window between 6:30 and 11:15 p.m. April 13.
• COCONUT GROVE
A thief made off with an inflatable gray boat stolen from the Coconut Grove Marina, 3900 Pan American Dr., March 29.
Thieves smashed a window and ripped apart the dashboard on a car parked in the fifth level of a garage in the first block of Andalusia Avenue, making off with the radio between 8:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
May 12.
• KEY BISCAYNE
A thief stole a cellphone, a camera, a wallet and a debit card together valued at $350 from a house in the 600 block of Ridgewood Road at 1 a.m. May 11.
• SOUTH MIAMI
A thief tried to break into a 2000 BMW in the parking lot of Winn-Dixie, 5850 SW 73rd St., between 9:45 p.m. May 14 and 2 a.m. May 15. Damage was estimated at $200. The thief tried to break in through the window, but the window tints held the glass together.
• A.D. BARNES PARK AREA
A thief stole a computer and an iPod after breaking a window on a 2007 Toyota in the 6800 block of North Waterway Drive between
5 and 6 p.m. May 12. The stolen items were valued at $2,800. Damage was estimated at $90.
• WYNWOOD
A thief stole an air conditioning unit from the roof of a business at 559 NW 28th St. between 5 p.m. April 18 and 10 a.m. April 22.
A thief stole a wallet from a women's purse at a business at 2045 NW First St. April 6.
• UPPER EAST SIDE
A construction site at 212 NE 59th Ter. was burglarized April 9.
• CORAL GABLES
Someone stole a GPS unit and a cellphone from a car in the 100 block of Rosales Court between
6:30 p.m. May 10 and 1 p.m.
May 11.
• UNIVERSITY PARK AREA
A thief stole documents after breaking a window on a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder in the 10700 block of Southwest 36th Street at 1:30 p.m.
May 11. The documents were valued at $30. Damage was estimated at $250.
• WESTCHESTER
A thief searched an unlocked 2006 Ford Escape in the 2300 block of Southwest 89th Place between 10 p.m. and 1 p.m. May 11, but took nothing.
A thief stole a CD case and CDs after breaking a window on a 2004 BMW in the 9300 block of Southwest 35th Street between 11:30 p.m. May 9 and noon May 10. The stolen items were valued at $100. Damage was estimated at $100.
A thief stole a bag and gift card after breaking a window on a 2007 Honda Accord in the 3400 block of Southwest 88th Place between 10 p.m. May 9 and
10 a.m. May 10. The stolen items were valued at $90. Damage was estimated at $150.
A thief broke a window on a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt in the 8900 block of Southwest 34th Street between 10 p.m. May 9 and 3:30 a.m. May 10, but took nothing. Damage was estimated at $100.
• CUTLER BAY
A thief drove away with a 1995 Chevrolet in the 9900 block of Southwest 224th Street between 11 p.m.
April 27 and 7:45 a.m.
April 28.
• CUTLER RIDGE
A thief drove away with a 2002 Saturn in the 21400 block of Southwest 114th Court at 10 p.m. May 6.
A thief tried to steal a 1999 freight liner truck at the corner of 190th Street and Southwest 106th Avenue between 4 p.m. April 29 and
6 a.m. April 30. Damage to a window and the steering column was estimated at $600.
• PINECREST
A vandal scratched the windshield of a 2007 motorcycle in the 8600 block of Southwest 67th Avenue at 3 p.m. May 4. Damage was estimated at $300.
A thief drove away with a 1997 Honda Civic, along with 15-inch bronze rims valued at $6,500, in the 6700 block of Southwest 88th Street between 9 p.m. May 4 and 3:45 a.m. May 5.
• FAIRWAY HEIGHTS
Thieves stole four seats after damaging a steering column and glove box on a 2002 Acura in the 9800 block of Southwest 168th Street between May 6 and 7 a.m. May 7. The seats were valued at $8,000. Damage was estimated at $1,400.
A thief drove away with a 2006 Toyota Highlander, along with a camera, a briefcase and a bag, in the 15700 block of Southwest 103rd Place between 10 p.m.
April 27 and 7 a.m. April 28. The items inside the car were valued at $500.
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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