Hialeah police seek thieves who rummaged through warehouses

Cellphone, cash stolen from 1 business Wednesday night

HIALEAH, Fla. – Hialeah police are searching for two thieves who targeted at least two businesses in the area Wednesday night.

The incidents were reported the next day by the victims.

According to an incident report, an attempted burglary was reported at a business at 2579 W. 80th St.

The business owner told police that surveillance video shows two men, who got out of a white sedan, entering his business through the unlocked front door and looking around.

One of the men sees a camera at one point and turns it around.

Police said the men looked around the business, but the owner doesn't think anything was stolen.

Police said the victim told them that his business is a workshop and not generally open to the public.

Another victim reported a burglary at a business at 2571 W. 80th St.

The man told officers that he was unloading merchandise from his truck Wednesday night when noticed that his Samsung Galaxy S6 cellphone was missing when he went back to the office.

The victim said he looked everywhere for the phone, including at his home.

He said he returned to work Thursday morning and discovered that an envelope with $260 in cash that he had inside his desk drawer was missing.

Authorities said surveillance video from the business shows the same men entering through the warehouse through the front door, which was unlocked.

In a news release, Hialeah police Sgt. Carl Zogby said business owners "should be aware of this old trick, whereas the suspects go into an open business and sneak into a restricted area looking for something to steal. If they are caught or confronted, they will say they were just looking for a bathroom or some other excuse; they quickly leave the area before police are called." 

Anyone with information about the thieves' identities is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

 


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