MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in Miami Beach and the City of Miami that targeted nightclub partygoers wearing high-end watches, police said.
Miami Beach Police said Dwight Gustave, 30, and Andria Banks, 41, were taken into custody Monday following a multi-agency investigation involving the City of Miami Police Department, Miami-Dade and Broward Sheriff’s Offices.
Detectives said the pair is linked to at least three robberies in Miami Beach and one in Miami.
According to investigators, the suspects surveilled victims leaving nightclubs and followed them to their destinations, where they robbed them at gunpoint. In one case, an Audemars Piguet Skeleton watch valued at $60,000 was stolen.
“These two individuals not only preyed on victims who were leaving nightclubs, but specifically preyed on individuals with high-end watches,” said Miami Beach Police Spokesperson Christopher Bess.
In one of their most recent robberies, police say the duo followed a couple home from a Miami club. As the victims hopped off an Uber off the Venetian Causeway in Miami Beach, they were robbed of a purse and a $250,000 watch.
Neighbors in the neighborhood were shocked to hear about the crime.
“It’s truly incredible, you know, you don’t really expect it in a neighborhood like this,” said a man.
Detectives said the pair also targeted visitors. On Monday, the suspects followed a group of men from LIV Nightclub Miami to their hotel. As the men were sitting outside the hotel, they struck.
Two men had their watches stolen and one of them was pistol-whipped.
According to police, Gustave and Banks are also tied to two other robberies earlier this month. One along the 1800 block of Collins Avenue where they took an $18,000 Rolex and the other in Miami.
“These two are repeat offenders. They are experienced in what they do and they are very precise in who they target, exactly what they want to steal and they execute it at any means possible,” said Bess.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Gustave’s home in Miami Gardens on Monday, where they recovered more than $176,000 in stolen property, including an Audemars Piguet Skeleton watch valued at $140,000, a Rolex Sky-Dweller worth $20,000, and $16,400 in cash, according to police.
Investigators also said they found clothing and a ski mask that matched items seen in surveillance footage of the robberies. They added license plate readers and their phone locations tied them to the crime scenes.
Police said Gustave had previously been arrested by Miami Beach officers in 2020 for robbery-related offenses. He was released from state prison in May.
“You were arrested for four cases and they all involve armed robbery,” said Judge Mindy S. Glazer in bond court.
Banks, according to investigators, was serving probation for high-end jewelry thefts exceeding $500,000 prior to this arrest.
Police now want the public to provide additional information on the suspects or have other victims come forward with their stories.
“We urge anyone with any information or any other victims to come forward so that we can also hold these individuals accountable for those crimes as well,” said Bess.
Both suspects remain in jail as of late Tuesday night.
Authorities urged anyone who believes they may have been victimized by the suspects to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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