SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. — A 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery reported earlier this month near South Miami Market, police said.

The robbery occurred on Jan. 15 just after 10:30 a.m. near the 6700 block of Southwest 61st Street

Officers with the South Miami Police Department identified the suspect in an arrest report as Bobby Lathan Turner.

They said a woman reported she had just been robbed while taking out her garbage at an apartment complex near Southwest 66th Terrace and Southwest 59th Place.

The victim told officers she was walking back to her vehicle when an unknown man, who police identified as Turner, followed her from the dumpster area and demanded her purse while pointing an unknown object concealed in his pocket, causing her to fear he was armed.

Authorities said the victim attempted to call for help, but Turner forcibly took her cellphone to prevent a 911 call before grabbing her Louis Vuitton purse and fleeing on foot.

Using tracking data from the stolen phone, officers traced its location to a nearby residence.

Police said Turner was seen fleeing the home on foot while holding a bag and ignoring commands to stop. A K-9 search and aerial support were unable to locate him at the time.

Further investigation, including surveillance video from the apartment complex, showed Turner lingering in the area and hiding inside the dumpster enclosure before following the victim into a darkened area, according to the report.

Authorities said Turner was eventually taken into custody with the help of video evidence, tracking data, prior cases and officer identification.

They said Turner turned himself in to SMPD headquarters on Tuesday, was advised of his Miranda rights, and declined to answer questions.

Jail records show he is facing one count each of attempted armed robbery while wearing a mask, resisting an officer with violence, and misuse of 911 or emergency communications. He is also expected to face a probation violation warrant.

As of Wednesday, he was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

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Miami Beach Police arrested an employee at the iconic Fontainebleau hotel, alleging that he stole a Miami Hurricanes championship ring from the lobby.

Police said the theft happened Sunday at the same hotel where the UM team was staying for the championship game on Monday.

According to an arrest report, surveillance video showed a man – later identified as Jean Dor – picking up a ring from the hotel lobby, placing it into his pocket and then walking away with it.

The ring belonged to Cari-Anne Constant, who was wearing a larger male version of the University of Miami championship ring that had belonged to her former husband. She received the ring as the co-captain of Sunsations dance team.

Constant took it to a party at the LIV nightclub inside the hotel, a celebration for the championship game between the Hurricanes and the Hoosiers, which she attended with her boyfriend, Joe Mullins.

“That ring was very special to her,” Mullins said.

He said Constant took it off momentarily and put it on the table. As she walked out of the hotel, she realized it was missing.

Investigators said surveillance video shows Dor leaving the property, examining the ring outside, then re-entering the hotel with it still in his possession.

Dor never turned the ring into lost and found or notified hotel staff, police said.

“She was pretty shocked. It was very disturbing to her that the ring was stolen,” Mullins said. “It’s worth about $3,500 is what they paid for it.”

Dor told police he intended to turn the ring in but claimed he forgot it on a bathroom counter while cleaning a restroom.

Officers said he was read his Miranda rights in Creole and signed a written statement acknowledging he found the ring and failed to return it.

Dor was suspended from his job, trespassed from the Fontainebleau property, and taken into custody.

“It’s more sentimental,” Mullins said. “It means more to her. I hope he does the right thing and returning it.”

NBC6 reached out to both the hotel and police for the surveillance footage and a comment on the man accused of stealing the ring, but we have not heard back yet.