Nighttime car burglar takes clothes, CDs

OPA-LOCKA

ABOUT $60 IN CANDY AND CHIPS were stolen from a home in the 13100 block of Aswan Road sometime April 27. The intruders got in through a kitchen window.

THE LICENSE PLATE from a 1987 Nissan was stolen while it was parked at Adesa South Florida, 12700 NW 42nd Ave., between 4 and 4:40 p.m. April 24.

SOMEONE asked for a bottle of whiskey at Valentines, 1380 Superior St., at 9:15 a.m. April 25. The robber then jumped over the counter, pointed a gun at the cashier's face and demanded cash. The robber took $200 and fled.

A MAN was standing in the 300 block of Opa-locka Boulevard when a woman approached and demanded his money. He did not resist and the woman fled with $240 cash.


UNINCORPORATED
NORTH CENTRAL DADE

A BURGLAR BROKE a window of a home in the 1700 block of Northwest 59th Street between 9 p.m. May 3 and 12:16 p.m. May 5 and stole a $75 pair of Fila sneakers and $200 worth of clothes.

A BURGLAR BROKE the rear window of a home in the 2000 block of Northwest 87th Street at 1 a.m. Saturday and stole $80 and several money orders totaling $185 from a purse in the home's living room. A BURGLAR PRIED the rear door of a home in the 1300 block of Northwest 86th Street between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. May 3 and stole a $200 bicycle and a $150 chain saw.

A BURGLAR STOLE a handicapped parking permit from an unlocked 1989 Lincoln parked at a home in the 2400 block of Northwest 80th Street between 6 and 10 a.m. Sunday.

A BURGLAR STOLE a mountain bicycle from the front yard of a home in the 3200 block of Northwest 46th Street between 2 and 7 a.m. May 4. The bicycle was valued at $250.


MIAMI

THIEVES STOLE a $10,000 1993 Honda Civic parked in the 1900 block of Northwest 32nd Avenue between 10 p.m. May 4 and 11:20 a.m. May 5.

A MAN AND A WOMAN in a parked car at Northwest Third Court and Eighth Street were assaulted by a 17-year-old boy who opened their car door, reached inside and stole a bag containing $1,000. The victims were tourists from France.

A MAN STOLE a woman's purse while she was sitting in her parked car at Northwest 57th Avenue and Seventh Street at midnight April 21. The victim said the robber approached her and asked for 50 cents. As she rummaged for the change, he hit her and snatched her $30 purse, containing $214 and two identification cards. The robber then left in a gray Ford Thunderbird.

A COUPLE WAS WALKING in the 2200 block of Northwest 36th Street to a nearby restaurant at 1:45 p.m. April 26 when two men in a car approached them and demanded their money. One robber stole the victims' wallets while the other struck one of the victims on the face. Afterward, the robber left the scene in their car. They stole $100, a credit card and an identification card.

A WOMAN'S CAR was parked on the road at 1099 NW 42nd Ave. at 2:20 p.m. April 29 when it was stolen. The red 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier was valued at $13,000.

A WOMAN inside her home in the 3300 block of Northwest 11th Court heard a car door slam at 5:30 a.m. April 30. She looked out her window and saw that her $9,000 1992 Ford Escort was gone.

WHILE A MAN USED a public telephone at the corner of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 13th Street at 11 a.m. April 17, another man drove it away. The owner had left his engine running while he made his call. His white 1988 Toyota Corolla was valued at $4,000.

A MAN STOLE a woman's wallet at 11:30 a.m. April 30 while she was walking on the sidewalk in the first block of Northwest 14th Street. The man had approached her to ask for directions. As she was talking to him, she took out her wallet from inside her brassiere to put away some spare change. The man then grabbed her wallet and left.

ONE MAN STOLE another man's radio at 12:05 a.m. April 29 at the corner of Northwest Seventh Avenue and Third Street. The victim said the robber approached him and demanded his radio. When the victim refused, the man pushed him, grabbed the radio and ran away. The radio was valued at $10.


HIALEAH

SOMEONE TOOK a wallet from a car parked in the 1700 block of West 58th Street on May 5 between 1 and 9 a.m. The wallet, which was on the front seat of the car, had $280 cash and a $420 check.
A BURGLAR broke into a construction site in the 3300 block of West 80th Street between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday. The burglar entered the construction trailer with a crowbar and took $500 worth of tools, a $400 fax and two portable radios worth $100.

SOMEONE BURGLARIZED the Santa Clara convenience store, 92 E Eighth St., between 10:25 and 10:35 p.m. Wednesday. The burglar used a crowbar to smash the glass on the rear door. The suspect took four cases of lobsters, 10 cases of shrimp and five cases of fish. The food was valued at $800.

A THIEF took $2,200 cash from a car parked in the 200 block of West 57th Street at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The thief broke the driver's side window and took the victim's purse, which contained money and credit cards.


HIALEAH GARDENS

A THIEF BROKE the passenger window of a 1988 Jeep Cherokee at about 10 p.m. April 5 at a home in the 9000 block of 120th Terrace. A purse with $30 cash was taken.
SOMEONE ENTERED a home between 7 and 11 p.m. April 30 at the 9000 block of Northwest 111th Terrace. The thief stole $1,400 cash from a bedroom dresser.
A THIEF BROKE INTO a 1993 Ford F350 truck at about 5:30 p.m. April 6 that was parked in front of a home in the 7000 block of Northwest 103rd Street. A $200 Motorola cellular phone was stolen.
SOMEONE STOLE a 1989 Ford Mustang at about 11:40 p.m. April 7 from the parking lot at Grand Vista Apartments, 8851 NW 119th St.

MIAMI SPRINGS

SOMEONE BROKE the rear vent window of 1995 Chevy New Yorker at the Days Inn, 3401 NW 42nd Ave. between 10 p.m. April 6 and 4:45 a.m. April 7. Nothing was taken. Damage estimate is $200.

A THIEF STOLE a white 1988 Nissan Sentra from a home in the 600 block of South Royal Poinciana Boulevard on April 6 between 1:30 and 5 p.m.

SOMEONE STOLE a red 1990 Honda Civic from Oakwood and Sheridan drives between 7 a.m. and noon April 6.

SOMEONE BROKE the right front window of a 1993 black Lexus ES300 that was parked at the Comfort Inn, 5301 NW 36th St. The thief struck between 7 and 8 a.m. April 6 and took $10.


VIRGINIA GARDENS

A LIT CIGARETTE left on a couch started a fire at a home in the 3800 block of Northwest 65th Avenue between 6:25 and 7:27 p.m. April 28. The fire was put out before it spread throughout the house.
A $250 BIKE was stolen from a home in the 6200 block of Northwest 40th Street between 10 p.m. April 30 and 7 a.m. May 1.


MEDLEY

A BURGLAR STOLE a Huffy bicycle from the yard of a home in the 8100 block of Northwest South River Drive, between 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Monday. The bicycle was valued at $150.

A THIEF LIFTED the cab of a 1989 Isuzu truck parked at Universal Vinyl Corp., 9200 NW 102nd St. between 6 p.m. May 3 and 5:50 a.m. Monday. The thief took $2,000 worth of engine parts.

This list is a sampling of crime in unincorporated Dade County and various cities. The information is taken from official police reports and compiled by Herald reporters.