A robbery at gunpoint and a smash-and-grab burglary. Cops asking for help solving them
North Miami police are looking into two store thefts, one at gunpoint, that happened less than a mile from each other.
On Wednesday, police released video footage of the thefts that happened at a Circle K, 13480 W. Dixie Hwy., and Splash Coin Laundry, 1291 NE 140th St.
At around 2 a.m. on Aug. 18, Circle K store video shows a man paying for an item at the cash register. When a gas station employee goes to put the money in the register, the man pulls out a gun and points it at her.
He then went behind the counter and stole all the money in the register, which police say was about $150. The woman was not injured.
The next day, a burglary took place at Splash Coin Laundry. Security camera footage shows a man — wearing clothes that were similar to the robber’s at the Circle K — walk through the laundromat and steal from a register. He also smashed a window in the store to get to another register, which he smashed open and found no cash.
Police say he stole about $410 from the laundromat.
The identity of the men was not released, and police did not say if the Circle K and Splash Coin Laundry thefts were connected or perpetrated by the same person.
Anyone with information on the two thefts can call call North Miami Police at 305-891-0294.
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