:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/d1vhqlrjc8h82r.cloudfront.net/02-26-2021/t_c6704bebc87f46bcb5bc8a9086dddda9_name_image.jpg "Shameless thieves ambush a car at Pollo Tropical’s drive-thru")
SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI-DADE, Florida. – A crime captured by the camera shows two brazen thieves who ambushed a driver who was asking for food in a Pollo Tropical.
One of the thieves was seen pointing a gun at the victim at the drive-thru near Southwest 152nd Street and Southwest 116th Avenue.
The other thief can be seen in the surveillance video knocking on the passenger door with a brick.
(See the Miami-Dade Police video below.)
According to the Miami-Dade Police, the pair took off in a gray Dodge Challenger. The same car was captured by other surveillance cameras just hours before breaking into a jewelry store on Southwest 122th Avenue and 8th Street.
The men waited for the victim to leave the jewelry store, where she was followed to the cafeteria.
The suspects took a backpack from the victim on his lap, which held $ 9,000 and also a gold chain worth $ 10,000, police said.
The police are asking anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at (305) 471-8477.
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