A Miami-Dade deputy accused of trying to meet a minor in Delray Beach was arrested on Friday, records showed.

Christopher Diaz was charged with battery, Palm Beach jail records showed.

According to Delray Beach Police, an officer arrived at the IPIC Theaters after receiving reports of a man who traveled to meet with a minor and engage in lascivious acts.

An arrest report said that a sergeant at the scene detained the man and took his handgun, which was on his waistline.

When the officer spoke with the victim, she said she matched with Diaz on two different dating apps, the report said. The victim then told Diaz to text her, and while they were texting, she told him she was 15 years old.

Diaz, the report said, disregarded the fact that she was a minor and continued talking with her, and their conversations became sexual. The two would also FaceTime.

On Friday, the victim, who was posing as a 15-year-old girl, agreed to meet Diaz at the theater, the report said. When they met, the victim said Diaz started touching her face and her upper chest while she said no.

The two then went outside the theater, and the victim’s group, “561 Predator Catchers,” confronted Diaz, the report said.

561 Predator Catchers will pose as minors and try to meet up with adults.

In a livestream video on the social media platform Kick, three men confronted another man who said he was a police officer in Miami-Dade.

Diaz was then taken into custody.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz released the following statement:

“Lieutenant Christopher Diaz of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office was arrested by Delray Beach Police Department as a result of a criminal investigation.”

“I am outraged by the arrest of one of my deputies on criminal charges involving alleged contact with an individual who posed as a minor.”

This behavior is unacceptable and represents a serious betrayal of the oath we swear and the trust our community places in us to protect our children.”

Upon being notified, I immediately ordered that the deputy be relieved of duty. Our agency has no tolerance for this behavior and we are fully cooperating with the criminal investigation.”

MDSO said they have started termination proceedings for Diaz, and he was relieved of duty without pay.

“After reviewing the law-enforcement information related to this case, I have directed that termination proceedings begin immediately. The deputy has been relieved of duty without pay, effective immediately.”

MIAMI — A Miami woman is facing an armed robbery charge after police said she pulled a knife on a supermarket manager who confronted her for stealing wine.

According to Miami police, the crime happened just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Milam’s Market at 3050 SW 37th Ave., next to the Douglas Road Metrorail station.

Authorities said Cherrie Ophelia Adams, 63, of Silver Bluff, walked into the store “and proceeded to the wine section.”

The store manager on duty recognized Adams from “prior incidents” of theft and she had been previously trespassed from the business, an arrest report states.

According to police, the manager saw Adams “place several items in her bag” and leave without paying.

Authorities said the manager confronted her outside of the store and “told her to return the stolen items and to not return” and tried to take the bag of items from her, prompting Adams to pull a knife from her purse and threaten to “kill him if he did not step back.”

The report states that the manager went back to the store and called police.

Authorities said Adams remained near the business and the manager pointed her out to a responding officer, who took her into custody.

Police said they found the stolen items, as well as the knife and “several crack pipes” with suspected cocaine residue.

Besides the armed robbery charge, Adams also faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

As of Friday afternoon, she was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with a bond listed in online records as “to be set.”

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