Duo with stolen cash tries to get away in speeding minivan in Miami-Dade, deputies report

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives caught 2 convicted felons aft they tried to velocity distant aft a theft successful confederate Miami-Dade County, records show.

Detectives identified the felons allegedly moving unneurotic to bargain $10,000 successful currency from a parked pickup motortruck connected Tuesday arsenic Tony Robinson and Michael Francis.

Correctional deputies booked Robinson, 38, and Francis, 41, astatine astir 9 p.m., connected Tuesday astatine the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Records amusement a Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office detective followed a achromatic Chrysler Pacifica with dark-tinted windows and a Kentucky tag.

Francis, whose convictions see a 2006 attempted murder, was the driver, and Robinson, who has a past of cause dealing, was a passenger, according to the M-DCSO detectives’ apprehension report.

The detective followed the minivan astatine astir 3 p.m., from Murphy, a state presumption astatine 17700 South Dixie Highway, successful West Perrine to Banner Tire Pros, adjacent crossed the street, successful Palmetto Bay, records show.

Detectives reported Robinson got retired of the van and surveillance video shows him smashing the model of a parked Ford F-250 to bargain $10,000 successful currency that the unfortunate had withdrawn from the bank, records show.

A detective reported Robinson ran and got backmost successful the van earlier Francis sped distant southbound connected South Dixie Highway, turned astatine Hibiscus Plaza, and went northbound connected the aforesaid highway, records show.

Francis crossed a parking store “recklessly” and attempted to get distant until 2 detectives stopped him adjacent Southwest 152 Street and South Dixie Highway adjacent Palmetto Bay, records show.

Xena, a deputized dog, searched the minivan and recovered the $10,000 successful cash, successful the beforehand close doorway panel, hiding nether the window’s powerfulness power panel, according to detectives’ report.

Robinson faced charges of burglary and expansive theft. His enslaved was $2,500. Francis faced a complaint of accessory aft the fact. His enslaved was besides $2,500. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carlos Gamez is acceptable to preside implicit the case.

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