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Vandals with a possible political motive struck an unsuspected vehicle between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m., Nov. 3. Christopher Harrell, 38, called local police to 200 Miracle Mile after he discovered that someone had slashed the top of his 1997 Jeep Wrangler. Harrell told the officers that while he did not see any suspicious person or activity near his vehicle, he suspected that the political signs on his vehicle may have triggered the violent crime. Harrell was given a case card and sent on his way.
An intoxicated and reckless driver with a wonton disregard for traffic signals was enough to draw local police attention at 10:19 p.m., Nov. 3. A Gables officer patrolling the 2500 block of Ponce De Leon Blvd. first noticed the silver Lexus SUV after it ran the intersection’s red light and struck the median in the 2600 block of Ponce De Leon Blvd. After the officer was able to pull the vehicle over a short distance later, he noticed a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the driver. When asked if he had been drinking, the man responded that, “he had a lot of beer.” Failing to keep his focus, the roadside sobriety test as well as his balance, the man was arrested for DUI and taken to jail.
Lowlife(s) unknown pilfered the valuable electronics of a local man’s vehicle between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Nov. 4. Danni Carmona, 31, summoned the Gables’ finest to 100 Avila Ct. after he discovered that his 1996 Honda Civic had been broken into and relieved of over $1000 worth of high fidelity equipment. Carmona told officers that someone had broken the passenger side window. Once inside, the lowlife(s) unkown opened the vehicle’s trunk using the trunk release.
A brazen thief stole $10,000 of Antonio Solis’ personal property between 1:30 and 11:42 p.m., Nov. 4. Solis, 55, raised the alarm at his residence located at 832 Salzedo St. after he returned from work and discovered his home had been ransacked by hoodlum(s) unknown. Solis told police that he tried to open his front door but the door chain was preventing the door from opening. Solis was able to peer through the door frame and noticed that his clothes were scattered all over the floor and several personal items were missing. Using bolt cutters, several officers and a K9 unit entered the residence but were unable to locate any suspects. A neighbor told police that he had spotted a young Hispanic male knocking on the home’s front door earlier that day, but did not think that the individual’s presence was cause for alarm. Police searched the area but unfortunately found no suspect(s).
A suspicious shutter bug canvassing a local home was enough to raise police suspicion at 3:22 p.m., Nov. 4. Coral Gables police were summoned to the 1600 block of Madrid St. after receiving word that a black Range Rover was seen repeatedly roaming the area. The officers spotted the vehicle’s driver, Sonia Sosa, 47, a short time later on photo armed with a camera. Officers recounted that Sosa took pictures of the parked patrol units. It was also discovered that Sosa had been previously arrested by Coral Gables police for an unrelated incident.
A dastardly fence hopper stole the personal property of a local resident between 6 p.m., Nov. 4 and 7:50 a.m., Nov. 5. Bibiana Mojena, 38, summoned police to her residence located at 2022 North Greenway Dr. after she discovered that unknown subject(s) had climbed over her home’s metal gate and broke into her 2007 Mercedes Benz. Once inside her vehicle, the thief stole a $300 pair of sunglasses from the driver side door. Mojena also noted to investigators that her ashtray and glove box were opened during the break-in. Mojena also admitted to officers that her vehicle was left unlocked overnight.
A University of Miami student was the victim of a violent snatch and grab at 10:15 p.m., Nov. 5. James Fay, 20, reported to the University of Miami police station after he was robbed by a lowlife unknown on the 1200 block of Mariposa Ct. Fay told police that he was walking down the street when a black male jumped out of the bushes and stole his black nylon satchel. Fay told police that an Apple laptop, I-pod, and Omega watch were inside the satchel at the time of the robbery. The lowlife was last seen running eastbound on the 1100-block of Madruga Ave. with Fay’s bag in hand. Fay also said he did not resist the robbery, but was twirled around during the snatching.
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Scoundrel(s) unknown swindled a local parking company out of thousands of dollars between 12:30 and 8:30 a.m., Oct. 27. Coral Gables’ finest were hailed to the Village of Merrick Park’s parking garage located at 4400 Ponce de Leon Blvd. by an employee of Standard Parking after she discovered that the company had been robbed. The employee told responding officers that the thieves unknown took about $20,000 from the Standard Parking office and from their automatic pay parking machines located throughout the Village of Merrick Park’s parking garage. Police learned that the cash was taken from several safes. Police determined that there were no signs of forced entry. The employee arelayed to officers that a set of keys used to unlock the external doors of the automatic pay machines have been missing for about two weeks.
Car part lowlife(s) unknown were on the prowl again in the Gables at 3:10 a.m., Oct. 27. Alejandro Gravier, 38, summoned police to his location at 700 Mendoza after he heard a smashing sound, outside his home and discovered that someone had broken into his 2008 Cadillac Escalade. Gravier was able to spot the thieves as they made their getaway in a dark SUV but was unable to pursue the lowlife(s) unknown. Upon further investigation, police discovered that during the incursion, the vehicle’s passenger side window, dashboard and driver side door had been damaged by an unknown means. The thieves successfully made off with Garvier’s $2000 in dash radio.
Pointe View Advisors were the victim of a dastardly electrical prankster at 3 p.m., Oct. 27. Police were hailed to 1500 San Remo Ave. by the building’s engineer after he discovered that someone had broken into the building’s electrical room and had wreaked havoc. The engineer explained to police that the prankster had wedged a rock in the door jamb, and once in the meter room removed the cover to the electric breaker box and pulled out the electrical wires - causing a power outage to parts of the third and fourth floor. Police determined that there was no evidence of a forced entry.
Someone stole Ogla Hasbun’s 1999 Lexus RX300 between 7 p.m., Oct 27 and 10:30 a.m., Oct. 28. Police were hailed to the 1400 block of Salzedo St. by Hasbun after she discovered that her vehicle was not where she had left in the previous night. Hasbun advised the responding officer that the vehicle was locked and that no one else had permission to drive it. Hasbun was given a case number.
A brazen bandit with fresh meat on his mind struck a local supermarket at 11:10 a.m., Oct. 28. Publix security staff summoned local police to 1500 Douglas Rd. after they witnessed a white male in his 50s exit the store with $50 worth of meat without paying. While the staffer attempted to stop the man, he was last seen hightailing eastbound away from the store with meat in hand. The store employee was able to turn over video surveillance of the crime and the ensuing getaway to police for further investigation and follow up.
A Coral Gables resident thwarted two lowlife robbers from their misdeeds at 11:18 a.m., Oct. 29. Caridad Baez, 68, raised the alarm at her residence located at 1811 Columbus Blvd. after she discovered two men breaking into her home. Baez told police that she and her husband drove up to their residence and parked in the driveway. After opening the garage door, Baez noticed the side gate to the backyard had been left open. Baez stated that she heard a crashing noise coming from the backyard and looked through the rear door of the garage and saw one of the lowlifes standing at her gate. Startled and now screaming, Baez was able to flush another lowlife from the rear of the residence. A good Samaritan walking her dog nearby attempted to grab one of the fleeing lowlife(s) but decided to back away after seeing the second lowlife nearby. Both lowlifes then entered a black Chevrolet Suburban or Tahoe SUV and fled north bound on Columbus Blvd. Police discovered that the glass of one of the rear doors of the residence was damaged, but no entry was made into the residence.
Local police with a strong sense of smell on routine patrol found a bag full of contraband at 10 p.m., Oct. 29. An officer walking around the Phillip’s Park located at 90 Menores Ave. was first tipped off to the fact that something was not right after he smelled burning cannabis in the air. Upon further and closer investigation, the officer located a black backpack near a group of local teens that contained 21.8 grams of marijuana, two white ankle socks with glass containers inside and two plugs for a Nokia cellular phone. Inside the two socks were: a 3" glass jar containing 0.9 grams of marijuana, another empty 3" glass jar, and a glass tube for smoking. A small plastic bag containing 2.0 grams of marijuana was also located on the ground within a few feet of the picnic table behind an electric box. The drugs and paraphernalia were confiscated and impounded.
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