Crime & Safety

West Miami Police Release Video Of Suspected Serial Porch Pirate

West Miami Police are asking for help finding a woman who they believe is a serial porch pirate and they say she has been caught on video.

(CBS Miami)

January 18, 2024

MIAMI - West Miami Police are asking for help finding a woman who they believe is a serial porch pirate and they say she has been caught on video.

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CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench has obtained exclusive surveillance tape and Ring cam video from West Miami Police they say shows the woman walking down Sylvania Boulevard near S.W. 10th St. around 3 pm last Thursday, stopping at the home and looking at passing vehicles while smoking a cigarette and then approaching the home and stealing a package with jewelry in it and then walking away.

West Miami Police Detective Richard Menor says she may have victimized three other homeowners at nighttime but this was the first time she has been seen in the daylight. Menor says police are eager to find her before she strikes again. He also believes she lives in the area.

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