Man snatches cash register through drive-thru window at Miami Burger King

Employees were inside restaurant at the time, police say

MIAMI – Miami police are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video stealing a cash register from a Burger King.

The burglary was reported at about 7 a.m. Aug. 5 at the Burger King at 3601 NW 27th Ave.

Police said a man approached the restaurant's drive-thru window and tried to open it.

Realizing that the window was locked, the man then pried the lock open with an unknown object, authorities said.

Surveillance video shows the thief reaching inside the window, taking the cash register and driving away.

Police said employees were inside the restaurant at the time of the incident.

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

 


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