HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hialeah resident hopes clear surveillance video will lead police to locate the package prowler who targeted her home.
The victim spoke with 7News about Thursday afternoon’s theft on the condition of anonymity.
“He kind of like slowly drove by and then circled the roundabout, came back in, I guess kind of scoped the area,” she said.
The security footage captured the subject, seen wearing a black Def Leppard T-shirt, light colored shorts and tattoos covering both arms, as he casually opened the front gate of the victim’s home, located off of East 19th Street.
The footage shows the thief as he walked up to the door and took the packages that had just been delivered.
The victim said she did not realize her package had been swiped until a day after the thief took off.
“Because my sister had said the package had come in, so we reviewed the cameras, and we found out that there’s this person, this man, and I guess his partner, driving by with a Mercedes, parked over at the neighbor’s, and then came in through the fence and took my package as well as my mom’s package,” said the victim.
The thief was seen walking back to a white Mercedes-Benz SUV that was waiting for him.
Inside one of those packages was a pair of Balenciaga sneakers gifted to the victim as a late birthday gift from her sister. The shoes are valued at $1,000.
The victim said this is not the first time this house has been hit.
“It actually happened here to our tenants before,” she said. “They were the ones that told us that they had their package stolen, and we had seen it on the Ring [camera] previously, but we were never able to find anybody.”
Now she wants to make sure this crook is caught, and she wants to make sure her neighbors are aware as well.
“It’s infuriating that these porch pirates just continue to keep getting away with thieving and, honestly, I just wanted this out there for awareness, and just for people to be vigilant and more aware of their surroundings,” she said.
If you know who this thief is or have any information on his whereabouts, please call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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