Crime & Safety
Gunman Holds Up Travel Agency In Broad Daylight
A gunman robbed a travel agency in Miami Beach.
MIAMI BEACH, FL — Miami Beach police are asking for the public's help in finding a gun-wielding robber who held up a travel agency in broad daylight. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. on Sept. 7 at Finest Vacations, Inc., 6638 Collins Ave.
Ernesto Rodriguez of the Miami Beach Police Department said that the gunman entered the business and demanded cash.
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"He then fled the scene with a shirt over his face, sunglasses and $2,023," according to Rodriguez. "He entered a 2018/19 White GMC Acadia that was waiting in the alley nearby."
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MBPD detectives are looking for info on an armed commercial robbery that occurred at 6638 Collins Avenue. Subjects in a 2018/19 White GMC Acadia stole a tag and then robbed a woman at gunpoint. If you have info please call Crime Stoppers at https://t.co/rYWIrW8nIR. pic.twitter.com/goAgmmMnrA
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) September 19, 2018
Miami Beach police believe that a stolen license tag was placed on the vehicle's real tag to prevent police from tracing the getaway car back to its owner.
Miami Beach police say the gunman got into the passenger side of this car. Image courtesy Miami Beach Police Department.
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