DORAL, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Police Department has arrested a man accused of burglarizing seven businesses in and around the Kendall area.
Manuel Garcia Ramirez, 41, is accused of entering the businesses, some of which were not open to the public, and taking valuables belonging to employees who were inside at the time.
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According to the arrest reports, the incidents took place from November 2013 to January 2015. Three of the burglaries occurred at doctor's offices.
In each case, Garcia Ramirez is accused of taking numerous personal belongings including laptops, purses, cash and other valuables.
Police said the employees were distracted when Garcia Ramirez would steal the items, sometimes on their lunch breaks.
Detectives obtained surveillance video in each of the incidents.
Police said Garcia Ramirez confessed to each of the burglaries and claimed he sold the stolen items on the street.
Garcia Ramirez was arrested Friday on seven counts of theft, five counts of an occupied commercial burglary and one count of an unoccupied commercial burglary.
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