grand theft

Two suspects, Derick Coca and Damian De Los Santos, have been arrested on charges of grand theft for allegedly stealing a bronze statue in Miami Lakes. The statue, which honors a boy who died from cancer, was reported missing but was successfully recovered by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on August 12.

Two people have been arrested for allegedly stealing a bronze statue that honors a boy who died from cancer. The sculpture was first reported missing from Jakey Duque Park in Miami Lakes, but detectives recovered it on Aug. 12. Both suspects face grand theft charges, and the memorial statue is valued at approximately $8,000.

Two suspects, Derick Coca and Damian De Los Santos, were arrested in Miami Lakes after allegedly stealing a bronze statue honoring Jakey Duque. The sculpture was reported missing on August 8 but was successfully recovered by detectives from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on August 12. Both suspects now face charges of grand theft.

Two men, David Williams and Alexander Oscar, were arrested for allegedly stealing over $27,000 worth of luggage from Miami International Airport baggage carousels in April. Surveillance video showed them removing luggage from multiple carousels and leaving with it in waiting vehicles. Williams has a prior arrest for armed robbery, and both are currently held at a correctional center with set bond amounts.

A 35-year-old man with nearly 20 arrests in Miami-Dade County was arrested for burglary after allegedly admitting to breaking into a Cuban restaurant. He was taken into custody following a police video showing him committing the crime and faces charges including armed burglary and grand theft.

A Home Depot employee in North Miami, Marvin Colin, 28, is charged with grand theft and organized fraud after allegedly processing unauthorized refunds totaling $5,133.52 between June 6 and July 16. He is being held on a $5,000 bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Andre Wiley, 19, was arrested within 24 hours of his release from jail for allegedly committing the same jewelry store theft he was previously charged with. He was taken into custody with two 18-year-olds after stealing jewelry from a local store, with surveillance video capturing the incident.

Three men broke into a home where a 14-year-old boy was alone, stealing over $359,000 in cash. The suspects used a screwdriver to force entry through a rear door, ransacked the master bedroom, and fled in a silver SUV. All three were arrested without incident and face burglary and theft charges.

A Trump International Beach Resort employee was arrested for stealing $6,500 from a guest's room. Surveillance and keycard logs showed the employee accessed the room when the guest was away, and she was charged with grand theft.

Veronika Nikolaevna Mitina faces 12 felony charges for stealing high-value FedEx and UPS packages on behalf of an online fraud group. She intercepted deliveries using a fake ID in a Lexus SUV as part of a Telegram group chat, targeting items worth over $87,000. Another Russian national, Vladimir Kudyakov, was previously arrested for similar crimes.

Two men, Santiago Sabino Duron and Orlando Julio Torres, are accused of stealing a shopper's wallet at Aventura Mall by distracting her in an elevator, then using her stolen credit cards to make over $4,000 in fraudulent purchases. They were arrested after police tracked Torres' vehicle into the mall and are charged with grand theft, credit card fraud, and other related offenses.

Two former FedEx Freight employees are accused of stealing Apple products worth tens of thousands of dollars in Miami-Dade County. Michael Turro-Cabrera was arrested on grand theft and fraud charges, while co-defendant Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez remains at large. FedEx reported the theft after Apple confirmed shortages, leading to Turro-Cabrera's termination.

Detectives arrested Rashad Sattar and Shon Filsaime for using master keys to steal mail from hundreds of mailboxes in Davie. The pair were found at a gas station with stolen items including credit cards, checks, and identification, and faced charges of burglary, grand theft, and fraudulent use of ID.

Marsha Schultz and Stacey Leestema were charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing nearly $44,000 of items from a Dollar General store in Ohio, which they sold on Facebook Marketplace. Police reported the store manager observed them pretending to scan items and hiding products in bins during the theft.

A receptionist at the Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach faces four felony charges after allegedly altering guest cash payments to card transactions linked to himself, causing over $3,100 in credit card fees. Police began investigating on June 10 after hotel management reported payment irregularities.

A Miami woman, already out on bond for prior theft charges, is accused of enlisting her teenage son to steal a purse from a jewelry store. Police arrested Linda Maria Palacio on three new charges, including burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after surveillance video showed her and her son stealing items from an employee's purse.

Hialeah police arrested Janet Edwards for exploiting her disabled mother's finances, including selling her home and making unauthorized withdrawals. Edwards faces charges of elderly exploitation, grand theft, and identity theft after draining over $250,000 from her mother's accounts.

A Miami Gardens pastor, Eric Readon, had his community control sentence modified to probation after a judge approved his attorney's request, citing difficulties in fulfilling pastoral duties under strict supervision. Readon was convicted of two counts of first-degree grand theft in a real estate scheme involving a property in Davie, Florida, and must pay $150,000 in restitution.

A bookkeeper at Presidente Supermarket in Miramar was arrested for an alleged $3 million theft scheme involving cash withholding, false documents, and altered bank statements. The fraud spanned several years, with stolen cash concealed through falsified vendor invoices and instructions to cashiers to avoid depositing certain amounts.

Nahum Reynaldo Castro, a Miami IT worker, was arrested for stealing $1.9 million in Bitcoin from his former employer, a theft that went undetected for years. The stolen funds were traced using the wallet's seed phrase and bank records, revealing Castro's financial transactions linked to the disappearance of the cryptocurrency.

Jarrelle Augustine, a 28-year-old man from Paramount, California, is accused of stealing LEGO sets from Target, removing valuable minifigures, and replacing them with dried pasta in a $34,000 scheme. Irvine police linked him to 70 thefts nationwide and arrested him on grand theft charges.