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 accordance with TMZ.
The theft reportedly occurred round 4 a.m. at a Miami Gardens telephone restore store, TMZ experiences.
Thief Nabbed In Miami Regardless of Carrying Field Over Head To Conceal Id
Surveillance footage obtained by NBC 6 South Florida exhibits 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 advised NBC 6.
Nonetheless, CCTV video did seize him briefly lifting the field to see what he was grabbing. His face was revealed, ultimately resulting in his arrest hours later.
Instantly after the theft, Berzanga stated 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 shop proprietor then started looking for the suspect within the purchasing heart. He advised authorities that he warned different companies to watch out for the thief, who was then nonetheless on the free.
Miami Gardens PD ultimately situated and arrested the suspect, who was consuming 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 Area Day With Field-Headed Bandit: “Added To The World’s Dumbest Prison Record”
In the meantime, social media customers had a area day with the story.
“The field head bandit ????” one individual commented on NBC 6’s Instagram publish. “Seems like that field made no distinction,” one other wrote.
“Added to the world’s dumbest prison checklist,” one other famous.
“When your Pooh Shiesty masks was in wash. However you continue to must get the job performed,” a 3rd individual added.
“Hey it was working until it fell,” one other consumer wrote.
A brief police bodycam clip seems to point out Griffin’s arrest. His mugshot, additionally obtained by NBC 6, exhibits Griffin sporting a big golfball-sized welt on his face.
