No way out for pair of South Florida booze bandits, cops say

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – Sunny Isles Seaside police say they caught a pair of booze bandits final Friday.

Images taken by the division’s officers present stacks and stacks of alcoholic drinks, value about $1,500, from shops in Sunny Isles Seaside and North Miami Seaside inside an SUV pushed by Glenese Dingle, 40, of Miami.

Based on a police report, Dingle and John Henry McDougle, 54, of Fort Lauderdale first stole from a Whole Wine retailer and an ABC Wine & Spirits retailer in North Miami Seaside.

Then, police stated the 2 went to Sunny Isles Seaside, the place they stole eight bottles of Cîroc vodka from a Navarro’s Pharmacy at 18500 Collins Ave.

Police say the 2 used distraction as their MO.

“They went into the shop and (Dingle) was asking nonsensical questions and when she was doing that, (McDougle) crammed a plastic bin with wheels with as a lot alcohol as he may and he stated ‘let’s go,’” Sunny Isles Seaside police Sgt. Brian Schnell stated.

Police put out a be-on-the-lookout discover and an officer caught as much as their car, in accordance with the report.

Based on police, the pair tried to elude officers, however their hopes of getting off scot-free had been dashed by bumper-to-bumper afternoon Collins Avenue site visitors and an ill-fated flip that led them to a lifeless finish.

After that, officers had been capable of cease the pair alongside Bay Highway.

“We’re a one-way-in, one-way-out city,” Schnell stated. “Likelihood is, we going to catch you and that’s what occurred right here.”

Police returned the stolen liquor to the shops.