Miami Beach Macy's Burglary Suspects Caught In The Act
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Police tracked down two men and a woman they believe are responsible for recent burglaries at a Miami Beach Macy's store.
Two of the suspects, 30-year-old Travis Holmes and 25-year-old Caudrey Mack were seen by loss prevention officer Jason Wolf in the store early Thursday morning while reviewing security cameras.
According to police, Holmes previously worked at the store and used codes to get into the building.
When Holmes and Mack allegedly broke into the store Thursday morning, they saw employees inside the store and fled.
A loss prevention officer spotted the two and attempted to stop them as they left the store. Security footage showed one of the men throw the loss prevention officer to the ground.
The guard managed to see the two running from the store and also saw a white Nissan Maxima with a temporary tag rushing away from the area near 17th Street and Jefferson Street, police said.
Police were dispatched and tracked down the suspects running. One of the men was found in a resident's yard.
A woman, 25-year-old Anterika Simmons, was located in the Nissan and taken into custody. Police said the car's temporary tag was expired and Simmons had an expired license. She also had a brand new Michael Kors bag in her possession.
Officers said that Mack told them Simmons is his girlfriend and also said Simmons helped with the recent burglaries.
According to officers, the men confessed to the crime and also confessed to recent break-ins at Macy's.
Miami Beach Police Det. Vivian Thayer said a majority of the items are long gone.
"A lot of the merchandise will not be recovered because it was sold by these individuals who confessed that to us earlier today," Thayer said.
However, she said this is a good lesson for other businesses.
"If you have a disgruntled employee, an employee that you fired or an employee that has separated for whatever reason, make sure to deactivate that access code." Thayer said. "You don't know what that employee is thinking or what their motive is."
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