Thief Burglarizes Miami Store Wearing Box Over His Head

A thief in Florida was arrested regardless of making an attempt to cover his face with a big cardboard field as he burglarized a Miami retailer Saturday (June 3), in response to TMZ.

The theft reportedly befell round 4 a.m. at a Miami Gardens cellphone restore store, TMZ experiences.

Thief Nabbed In Miami Despite Wearing Box Over Head To Conceal Identity

Surveillance footage obtained by NBC 6 South Florida reveals the person with a field over his head smashing a glass show case with an unknown object.

The box-wearing bandit made off with 19 iPhones and upwards of $8,000 in money, proprietor of Irepair Tech Jeremias Berganza informed NBC 6.

However, CCTV video did seize him briefly lifting the field to see what he was grabbing. His face was revealed, finally resulting in his arrest hours later.

Immediately after the theft, Berzanga mentioned he watched the surveillance video and paused when the thief lifted the field from his face, inflicting the field to fall off and expose his face.

The retailer proprietor then started trying to find the suspect within the buying heart. He informed authorities that he warned different companies to watch out for the thief, who was then nonetheless on the free.

Miami Gardens PD finally situated and arrested the suspect, who was ingesting alcohol at a close-by liquor store.

NBC 6 later recognized the person within the cardboard field as 33-year-old Claude Vincent Griffin.

Police charged Griffin with grand theft, housebreaking, prison mischief, and cocaine possession. He was additionally charged with resisting an officer with out violence, the outlet experiences.

Social Media Has Field Day With Box-Headed Bandit: “Added To The World’s Dumbest Criminal List”

Meanwhile, social media customers had a area day with the story.

“The box head bandit 😂” one individual commented on NBC 6’s Instagram put up. “Looks like that box made no difference,” one other wrote.

 

“Added to the world’s dumbest criminal list,” one other famous.

“When your Pooh Shiesty mask was in wash. But you still need to get the job done,” a 3rd individual added.

“Hey it was working till it fell,” one other person wrote.

A brief police bodycam clip seems to point out Griffin’s arrest. His mugshot, additionally obtained by NBC 6, reveals Griffin sporting a big golfball-sized welt on his face.