MIAMI (WSVN) - Police are searching for a man and his accomplice who, they said, invaded a Miami home while a teenager, his girlfriend and his younger siblings were inside.
Surveillance video captured a man seen wearing a camouflage ski mask, jeans and Jordan-brand sneakers jumping the fence of a home in the area of Northwest 18th Terrace and 20th Avenue on Dec. 8.
Video also showed the crook’s accomplice waiting outside of the home in a silver Mercedes-Benz.
After jumping the fence, the man entered the home.
Aaron Martinez, who was home at the time with his little brother, described what happened when the man came inside the home.
“Then, out of nowhere, my little brother comes in the room, and there’s a man behind him wearing a mask,” Martinez said. “He didn’t hurt no one, obviously. He was just asking, ‘Where was my dad’s money? Where’s your dad’s money? Where’s the money?’ And I obviously took him to the room because if I didn’t listen, he would’ve hurt somebody. That’s it. That’s all he was asking.”
Martinez added that he believed the house was being watched because the intruders entered after his mother had left and the children went inside.
The intruder took off empty-handed and caught up with his accomplice a block away from the home.
“After all that happened, he just left through the door, jumped the gate and left,” Martinez said. “I hope they actually catch this guy because you can’t be breaking into people’s houses for money — like oh, my God.”
The commotion caused Boogie, the family’s dog, to bark.
The dog’s barking caused a neighbor to run to the front and spot the Mercedes-Benz with a man inside pointing a gun.
No injuries were reported.
If you have any information on this home invasion, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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