Crime & Safety

Well-Heeled Bandit Uses Mercedes For Getaway Car

A gun-wielding bandit fled a Coral Gables home invasion in a Mercedes and police are asking for the public's help in finding him.

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CORAL GABLES, FL — A gun-wielding bandit fled a Coral Gables home invasion in a Mercedes and police are asking for the public's help in finding the well-heeled thief. Police released a surveillance image of the thief on Thursday in connection with the July 20 armed robbery. The robbery occurred at about 8:45 p.m. in a home in the 800 block of Navarre Avenue.

"Detectives believe the victims were followed from a local restaurant," explained Officer Kelly Denham of the Coral Gables Police Department on Thursday. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Coral Gables-Coconut Grove Patch.)


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Coral Gables police believe the thief fled in a car like this Mercedes. Photo courtesy Coral Gables Police Department.
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"The subject displayed a small, black, semi-auto handgun and demanded the two victims; jewelry before fleeing the home in a 2015-2017 white, four-door Mercedes Benz C300, with dark tinted windows," she added. "We are asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject in the video."

The bandit is described as a white, Hispanic male about 35 to 45 years of age, who only spoke Spanish to the victims. He is approximately 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 160-170 pounds with short brown hair and a medium complexion with a muscular build.

He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, dark jeans and dark T-shirt.

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Surveillance image of the suspect courtesy of Coral Gables Police Department

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