Crime

A luxury car, art worth more than $150,000 stolen in Miami. Cops looking for the thief

A Range Rover with art worth over $100,000 was stolen from a Miami neighborhood on Thursday, police said.

At around 9 a.m., Miami police were called to a home in the area of Belle Meade Boulevard and 74th Street after learning that a man had stolen a white 2019 Range Rover.

The victim parked the car in their driveway when a man managed to get inside the car and drive off, police said. The unknown man didn’t just steal the car, but also paintings inside.

Police said the paintings are worth between $150,000 to $250,00. Two of the paintings depicted the Monopoly Man and another was a homage to Caribbean artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Stolen artwork
Stolen artwork Miami Police Department

Anyone with information is urged to call the Miami Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit at (305) 603-6055. Those with information that wish to remain anonymous can call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477), visit www.crimestoppersmiami.com.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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