SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after a group of thieves broke into a Southwest Miami-Dade T-Mobile store.
Surveillance video shows the burglars using a white pickup truck to crash into the front of the store near U.S. 1 and 211th Street, at around 3 a.m., Wednesday.
“He just backed the truck, hit the place, took the safe and leave,” said witness Edmund Castillo.
Three men wearing hoodies were seen walking through the store with the safe before loading it up and driving away.
“They took the safe pretty quickly. Everything happened in three minutes,” said Castillo. “They just backed the truck, hit the place, took the safe and [left].”
Castillo works as a security guard at a business nearby and called 911.
“I’m a security guard, so this is part of my job, you know? Observe and report, so that’s what, basically, I did,” he said.
Police are searching for three subjects. In the meantime, the owner and employees are now working to clean up and fix the damage.
“Now it’s gonna be a mess for the owner of the place,” said Castillo. “They have to invest money all over again.”
It is unclear how much money or what kind of merchandise was in the safe.
“It’s not fair for the people who honestly work everyday,” Castillo said. “I hope they get the guys.”
If you have any information on this theft, 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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