CBS News Miami Exclusive: Video shows thieves who have hit more than 20 stores, police say

SOUTH MIAMI – South Miami Police inform CBS Information Miami that new surveillance video reveals 4 thieves who’ve victimized greater than 20 shops in Miami-Dade up to now six months.

Now there’s a break within the case. Two males have been arrested and two others are nonetheless at massive.

The brand new surveillance tape obtained solely by CBS Information Miami’s Peter D’Oench reveals the thieves carrying face masks and transferring swiftly inside a CVS retailer on Nov. tenth of 2022 and stealing $4,459 price of perfumes. That retailer is situated at 5748 S.W. fortieth Avenue.

South Miami Police Sergeant Fernando Bosch says, “They’re taking perfumes, make-up, something they’ll get their arms on at these shops and promote them at a later date. They go in there and so they take no matter they’ll take and so they take off. They transfer so quick and we’ve to comply with up with surveillance tape to verify them.”

Police say the thieves have struck shops, together with Walgreens, Walmart and CVS.

Bosch stated his division has been a part of a activity drive together with Hialeah and Miami-Dade Police. He stated at the least one retailer in Lee County has been victimized as nicely.

He stated the 2 males arrested are 19-year-old Jonnie Taylor and 18-year-old Ahmad Brown.

Bosch is frightened that two different suspects are nonetheless at massive.

“These people who do that, we name them skilled thieves that go to CVS and different tales and we’re involved at one level they may harm any person. This may flip violent at any level if one of many staff tries to cease them and issues can occur.”

In case you might help South Miami Police, name them at (305) 663-6301 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).