Latest news with #MiamiBeachPoliceDepartment
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man accused of stealing $2M in high-end cars caught crawling into hotel valet key room: Police
The Brief Video shows a man sliding into the valet key room of a downtown Miami hotel to steal the keys of multiple luxury cars, according to police. The Miami Beach Police Department arrested Gregory Sean Yearty Jr on Monday. He was charged with multiple counts of grand theft, MBPD says. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man caught on camera crawling into a valet key room and stealing nearly $2 million in stolen high-end vehicles last summer is now behind bars, officers said. The Miami Beach Police Department said Gregory Sean Yearty Jr. was arrested on four counts of grant theft in an incident that happened back in July 2024 in the Setai Hotel parking garage in Miami Beach. Follow FOX 13 on YouTube Dig deeper Investigators said multiple vehicles were stolen from the parking garage. Surveillance footage showed the suspect low-crawling into a valet key room in the parking garage, removing several key fobs and later fleeing with four luxury cars. Detectives were able to identify Yearty through their investigation. The suspect later surrendered himself at Miami Beach police headquarters, according to the department. What they're saying "The increase in high-end vehicle thefts is a concerning trend nationwide, and Miami Beach is not immune," Miamia Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones said. "Let this, and other successful apprehensions, be a clear message: if you come to Miami Beach to victimize our residents and visitors, you will be held accountable." The Source This story was written with information provided by the Miami Beach Police Department. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
CBC
18-02-2025
- CBC
Gunman shot at 2 Israeli visitors thinking they were Palestinians, Florida police say
A Florida man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting at a vehicle with two men inside who he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, local authorities said. The website of Miami-Dade County Corrections says the suspect, 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman, was charged with two counts of attempted murder and booked on Sunday for the shooting on Saturday. A police report shared by the Miami Beach Police Department showed that Brafman, when interviewed by police, said that while he was driving his truck in Miami Beach, he saw two people he thought were Palestinian. He said that he then stopped, shot at and killed them, according to police. However, the victims survived. One was shot in the shoulder and the other had a wounded forearm. They turned out to be Israeli visitors and not Palestinians, police said. A representative or lawyer for Brafman could not be immediately identified by Reuters. Human rights advocates say there has been a rise in anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian and antisemitic hate in the United States since the start of Israel's war in Gaza following an Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
