A man was arrested after being accused of stealing various items from retail stores in Miami-Dade, deputies said Wednesday.
Yordan Prats-Piloto, 42, is facing several charges, including third-degree grand theft and using an anti-shoplifting device.
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WATCH HEREAccording to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, Prats-Piloto was seen entering a Burlington, located off South Dixie Highway, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and selected a number of items, hiding them in his shorts, and promptly walking out of the store towards his car, a witness confirmed.
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According to an arrest report, he then began his drive to the next store, a Ross 20 minutes away from the Burlington, where at 1:07 p.m. he employed the same strategy and drove off with the stolen loot worth $406.43.
Prats-Piloto, the report said, then found himself at another Burlington, located at 8881 SW 107th Ave., where he selected and stole five items, a witness told deputies.
As Prats-Piloto made his way back to his car, he was taken into custody in the parking lot of the third store while inside his vehicle, the report said.
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His vehicle was investigated thoroughly, and deputies found a metal magnet device, which got rid of anti-theft tags placed on store merchandise.
Along with that, a trash bag containing Burlington items verified to have been stolen at a different time and date totaling $1,333.40 was found, the arrest report said.
Prats-Piloto was charged accordingly and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without further incident.
