Doctor's Office Burglary Caught On Camera
MIAMI (CBS4) - A break in at Coral Gables doctor's office was caught on camera. Now police are looking for the thief who made off with a quarter of a million dollars worth of medical equipment.
The burglary happened Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. at the Coral Gables Podiatry Center.
Surveillance video shows a man peeking in the doctor's office window. Once he enters, he puts on a ball cap along with his khakis and polo shirt so you can't see his face. Later in the video it looks like he's also wearing pink gloves. The video shows him taking a number of machines out of the office including lasers and an ultrasound machine.
"He knew the place very well and he knew we weren't there on Sundays and he took advantage of it," Office manager J.P. Hernandez said.
Doctor Gary Small said his office has lost some of its most valuable cutting edge technology. Staff had to bring in one machine from Tampa so the doctor could continue seeing patients
"My business stopped. I'm trying to borrow machines and trying get my business going again," said Dr. Small.
Small said he's angry that someone would do this, not just to a doctor, but a police officer. Small is a reserve officer for Miami-Dade Police.
"I go out there and I support and protect the public," he said, "It's unbelievable that someone can take someone's livelihood and not care at all about, just steal from someone like that is pathetic."
Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.
