MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents at a condominium in Miami Beach are breathing a sigh of relief after a man who, police said, stole several packages was taken into custody.
According to Miami Beach Police, 20-year-old Cristian Diazmore has made a name for himself, earning a long list of prior arrests. This time around, they said, he had been making the rounds of a condo near 75th Street, taking several packages from North Beach residents’ front doors.
On Wednesday, a resident at the condo who saw Diazmore near his building called police.
The resident, who did not wish to be identified, spoke with 7News hours later.
“I noticed there was this guy crossing the street onto incoming traffic, and then, once I got to my building, I’d noticed he had gone into the building. I didn’t recognize him,” he said.
Ring camera video captured Diazmore walking up and down a staircase through the building.
“He’s pretty distinctive looking, too,” the resident said. “He’s got, like, blond curly hair, wears the same outfit.”
Some of his neighbors were already aware of packages around the building going missing in recent days.
“There was this guy that they had seen on cameras stealing packages,” the man said.
One of those victims, who did not want to be identified, said his shoes and scooter were snatched from his home on Jan. 18.
“I first realized my shoes were gone, and then my electric scooter was gone, too,” the victim said.
After taking a look at his surveillance system, he saw the perpetrator walk off with both items.
“So I look at my videos, and I start digging around. He comes to the front of the apartment, he sees my electric scooter and grabs the scooter,” the victim said.
The thief then got momentarily stuck trying to leave with the scooter and wearing the victim’s sandals since he didn’t know the gate code for the complex. He settled on turning around and heading off in the other direction, near 76th Street.
Authorities said Diazmore stole packages from at least two condo buildings and a home in the area. Among the assortment of items stolen were dog treats, medical breathing devices and a scooter.
“The cops caught him within 15 minutes after that,” the resident said. “It was impressive.”
After Diazmore was taken into custody, police said, some of the stolen items were found inside of his backpack.
Diazmore’s legal troubles include prior arrests for battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery on a law enforcement officer. Now he’s facing three counts of petty theft and burglary.
Miami Beach Police also confirmed they have connected Diazmore to a fourth package theft, Thursday afternoon.
According to the arrest report, Diazmore is listed as homeless. He remains behind bars.
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