CRIME BLOTTER
Police reports from local municipalities
Posted on Wed, Jul. 02, 2008
• FONTAINEBLEAU
A thief stole a 2004 Ford Expedition in the 9500 block of Fontainebleau Boulevard between 3:30 and 10:30 p.m. June 13.
A 2008 Yamaha motorcycle was stolen in the 8800 block of Fontainebleau Boulevard between 4 and
5 a.m. June 16.
Someone stole a 2005 Dodge Ram in the 9300 block of Fontainebleau Boulevard between 5 p.m. June 21 and 7:30 a.m. June 22.
• WESTCHESTER
Police questioned two women, ages 31 and 47, after the store clerk of the Marquise Jewelry Store, 8561 SW 24th St., said he saw the women stuffing merchandise down their shirts and pants at 5:30 p.m. June 14. The clerk said when he demanded the items back and threatened to call police, the women returned jewelry valued at $1,000 to the counter.
• FLAGAMI AREA
Someone stole a 2004 Mitsubishi in the 8000 block of Southwest 13th Street between midnight June 11 and noon June 12.
• CORAL GABLES
Burglars broke into a room at the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., and made off with cellphones from guests' luggage between 5 and 6:30 p.m. When the victim noticed the cellphone was missing, several calls had been made to Haiti totaling $1,800.
• SOUTH MIAMI
Someone smashed a window on a 2006 Ford Escape in the 5800 block of Southwest 76th Street and made off with a suitcase, clothes and a radio together valued at $1,790 between
6 p.m. June 21 and 6 p.m.
June 22.
A thief shoplifted jeans and shirts together valued at $325 from the store Hollister at the Shops at Sunset Place, 5701 SW 72nd St., at
6:30 p.m. June 19.
• SILVER BLUFF ESTATES AREA
A vacant house was ransacked in the 3100 block of Southwest 23rd Terrace on May 22.
Thieves made off with 4,100 feet of copper wire from a construction site at 3301 SW 22nd St. on May 22.
• COCONUT GROVE
A burglar pried open the front door and ransacked a residence in the 3200 block of Virginia Street between noon and 1 p.m. May 21.
A thief stole a wall-mounted air conditioning unit from a vacant house in the 3000 block of Elizabeth Street between 9 p.m.
May 20 and 8 a.m. May 21.
THE ROADS
An intruder broke into a house in the 700 block of Southwest 21st Road while a family was inside sleeping on May 17.
• KEY BISCAYNE
Someone took a stainless steel Omega watch valued at $3,000 from a 2004 Honda in the 400 block of North Mashta Drive at 2 p.m.
June 13.
• PINECREST
A thief stole a cellphone valued at $340 from the donation box at an AT&T store, 8821 S. Dixie Hwy., at
10:30 a.m. June 12.
Someone took a GPS device valued at $267 from a 2006 Ford in the 11200 block of Southwest 73rd Court between 6 p.m. June 19 and
8 a.m. June 10.
• WEST PERRINE
Thieves made off with a small fishing boat and two Yamaha motors after cutting into a fence in the 17800 block of South Dixie Highway between 8 p.m. June 20 and 5:30 a.m. June 21. The motors were valued at $3,247.
A thief stole a 2007 Honda CBR motorcycle in the 17600 block of Southwest 107th Avenue between
11 p.m. June 18 and 6 a.m.
June 19.
• SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS
Someone grabbed a radio and other items from a 2007 Nissan Altima in the 21300 block of Southwest 124th Place between
9:30 p.m. June 15 and
10:50 a.m. June 20. The stolen items were valued at $700.
A thief stole the registration documents from a 2008 Mercedes-Benz in the 12700 block of Southwest 209th Lane after breaking a window at 3:45 a.m. June 19. The documents were valued at $10. Damage was estimated
at $50.
• EAST REDLAND
A laptop computer and a GPS were taken after someone broke a window on a 2008 Toyota Tacoma in the 12900 block of Southwest 215th Terrace between
3 p.m. June 18 and 6 a.m.
June 19. The stolen items were valued at $800. Damage was estimated at $500.
A thief stole two magazines, three boxes of ammunition and car parts after prying open a door on a 2008 Ford F-350 in the 13100 block of Southwest 214th Terrace between 7 p.m. June 18 and
9 a.m. June 19. The stolen items were valued at $1,650. Damage was estimated at $200.
• NARANJA
Someone pried open a window and damaged a dresser at a house in the 13600 block of Southwest 254th Street between 4 and 10 p.m. June 21, but took nothing. Damage to the dresser was estimated at $500.
• PRINCETONIAN PARK AREA
A burglar stole an engine starter after breaking a window at a house in the 25800 block of Southwest 128th Court between 12:45 and
1 a.m. June 20. The starter was valued at $400. Damage was estimated at $300.
• HOMESTEAD
A thief stole an air conditioner valued at $9,000 outside St. John's Church, 145 NE 10th St., between 4 p.m. June 17 and 4 p.m. June 19.
A burglar smashed the sliding glass door of a house in the 400 block of Southeast 15th Avenue and made off with a gold watch and bracelet together valued at $500 at 10 a.m. June 19.
• PRINCETON
Someone stole a watch after prying apart security bars, breaking a window and damaging an alarm at a house in the 12800 block of Southwest 259th Street between 12:45 and 1:30 p.m. June 20. The watch was valued at $2,000. Damage was estimated at $300.
A burglar stole two watches, a ring, two laptop computers, $5,000, a floor safe and other items after smashing a sliding glass door at a house in the 25800 block of Southwest 128th Court between 8 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. June 20. The stolen items were valued at $38,900. Damage was estimated at $300.
A thief took a camera and a laptop computer after breaking a window on a 2005 Ford Expedition in the 23800 block of Southwest 107th Place between 8 and 10 p.m. June 19. The stolen items were valued at $1,520. Damage was estimated at $150.
• LEISURE CITY
A purse, a camera and other items were taken from a 2002 Ford Expedition in the 30200 block of Southwest 152nd Avenue between
8 p.m. June 19 and 5:30 a.m. June 20. The stolen items were valued at $390.
A thief made off with a purse, two passport applications and a credit card from a 2007 BMW in the 13300 block of Southwest 288th Street between 5 and
5:15 p.m. June 19. The stolen items were valued at $410.
Burglars stole a refrigerator, an air handler and cables after cutting the telephone lines at a house in the 30400 block of Southwest 163rd Avenue between noon
May 30 and noon June 9. The stolen items were valued at $1,100.
An intruder smashed a sliding glass door and searched a master bedroom at a house in the 28400 block of Southwest 130th Place between 5:30 and 10:15 p.m. June 18, but took nothing. Damage was estimated at $500.
A 2006 Acura was stolen from the corner of Southwest 147th Avenue and 312th Street between 3 p.m. June 7 and 3:45 p.m. June 19.
This list is a sampling of crime in Miami-Dade County. The information is taken from official police reports, which may not contain statements from all parties involved.
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