MIAMI — A 22-year-old man is facing a felony charge after Miami police said he stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of designer clothes from a store in the city’s Wynwood neighborhood “over an extended period of time.”
Investigators with the Miami Police Department said Dhir Patel would visit the store, located at 78 NW 37th St., “to sell items” in exchange for money.
The store’s name isn’t listed, but Savonches, a retailer that, according to its website, sells “rare luxury clothing, bags, accessories, jewelry, watches and more,” appears to be the only clothing retailer at that location, based on public listings.
An MPD arrest report states that Patel, of Boynton Beach, “would walk throughout the store selecting merchandise” during his visits and detectives said “CCTV footage reportedly shows the subject concealing clothing items inside a bag he brought with him.”
Police said the thefts happened during a period from March 30 to last Monday. All told, investigators said he stole about $41,550 worth of designer goods.
MPD officers said they arrested Patel on a grand theft charge on Saturday after he came back to the store to sell more items. Authorities said he made a confession, which was redacted from the publicly-released report.
Court records show Patel posted a $5,000 bond and was released from jail.
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