MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A man was arrested Sunday after police caught him burglarizing a car in Miami Beach, according to a police report.
Miami Beach police said Ronnie Hill, 37, was pacing through a city parking lot along Ocean Drive, acting as if he was on his cellphone while looking around for any potential witnesses.
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According to the report, after about five minutes, Hill broke the front passenger window of a Chevrolet Sonic with an unknown tool, reached inside and grabbed a purse from the front passenger seat.
Hill then got into a black Hyundai Sonata and began to drive away, police said.
Officers followed the car and attempted a traffic stop on Alton Road.
During a search of the vehicle, officers found the stolen purse and two watches worth more than $15,000 in the front center console, police said. A window punch was also found in Hill's pocket.
Hill faces charges of burglary to an unoccupied vehicle, criminal mischief, petit theft and possession of burglary tools.