MEDLEY, Fla. — A South Florida man was arrested in Miami Beach accused of dealing in stolen Nike shoes.
The arrest of Reinier Sanchez Hurtado, 46, was captured by Miami Beach Police Department drone footage.
“This is new technology that most police agencies are using now,” said Medley Police Department Sgt. Luis Rivera.
Hurtado’s arrest was the result of Medley police detectives launching an extensive criminal investigation into the theft of Nike shoes.
“The main charge is dealing in stolen property,” said Rivera. “We’re talking about possibly $36,000 of merchandise that was taken.”
The case starts at a medley distribution facility where FedEx security says it tracked a vexing pattern of thefts dating back to 2024.
According to officials, some high-end Nike footwear that was destined for Miami-area retail stores ended up at the Miami home of Sanchez Hurtado, who authorities learned was employed by a FedEx ground contractor “responsible for supervising drivers assigned to the affected delivery routes,” per his arrest form.
Police said they used GPS tracking devices in some of the packages to track where the stolen goods were taken.
FedEx told police the shoes were being sold through the black market.
“There appeared to be a scheme of fraud,” said Rivera.
FedEx contacted Medley police, who moved swiftly, issuing a probable cause arrest alert for Sanchez Hurtado.
Detectives learned soon after that he had just been released from a routine traffic stop in Miami Beach.
Medley detectives then coordinated with MBPD’s Real Time Intelligence Center and the Miami Police Department’s Tactical Robbery Unit to track Sanchez Hurtado down near the intersection of 14th Street and Drexel Avenue.
“That is the beautiful thing about Miami-Dade County,” said Rivera. “All agencies work together to bring subjects into custody and the charges that they earn.”
The investigation into Sanchez Hurtado and the stolen shoes remains active and ongoing, he said.
A statement from FedEx can be read below:
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