Two Hialeah men are facing charges in connection with multiple vehicle thefts after a Ferrari and Rolls Royce were stolen from a Miami Beach condominium building, police said.
Roberto Macaya-Gonzalez, 36, was arrested Friday on charges including grand theft, burglary of an occupied structure, grand theft of a vehicle, attempted grand theft of a vehicle, fleeing and eluding a police officer, dealing in stolen property, and criminal mischief, records showed.
Maykel Alvarez, 46, was arrested Saturday on charges including grand theft, burglary of an occupied structure, grand theft of a vehicle, attempted grand theft of a vehicle, criminal mischief, dealing in stolen property and knowingly driving with a suspended license, records showed.
Miami-Dade Corrections
Miami-Dade Corrections
Roberto Macaya-Gonzalez and Maykel Alvarez
According to arrest reports, shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, officers responded to 100 South Pointe Drive in Miami Beach regarding multiple stolen vehicles.
Surveillance video showed suspects arriving in blue Hyundai and entering the property through a gate, and the Hyundai was seen dropping off a male next to a white Ferrari that was stolen.
The Hyundai had also been seen dropping off a subject next to a black Rolls Royce Phantom that was also stolen from the property.
On the morning of Jan. 2, a detective found the stolen Ferrari in the 6300 block of Northwest 31st Court in Miami, and the detective watched as a white transit van pulled up and a man got out and got into the Ferrari, the reports said.
The detective stopped the Ferrari and approached with his weapon drawn but the Ferrari fled.
A “be on the lookout” issued and the Ferrari was later found dumped in the area of Northwest 36th Avenue and Northwest 50th Street.
The blue Hyundai was also found in Hialeah and the occupants were detained.
A person later told detectives a family member told him to pick up Macaya-Gonzalez from the area where the Ferrari was dumped, the reports said.
The reports said Macaya-Gonzalez had been concealing himself in a portable bathroom while waiting to be picked up.
Across from Macaya-Gonzalez’s home, detectives found the stolen Rolls Royce, the reports said.
Detectives also found the transit van being driven by Alvarez and discovered the van had been reported stolen, the reports said.
Investigators also said that on Jan. 2 at 100 South Pointe Drive, Macaya-Gonzalez tried to drive a Range Rover out of the garage, then got out and got into a Cadillac Escalade, the reports said.
Both vehicles were found in random parking spaces in the garage.
In addition, three males had tried to steal a motorcycle from a building in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue early on Jan. 1, cutting the motorcycle’s chain and damaging its handlebars and ignition switch.
Surveillance video showed the suspect trying to load the motorcycle into a white van but abandoning it when they were unsuccessful.
The van was the same one that Alvarez was driving, the reports said.
Macaya-Gonzalez is also facing charges in connection with the theft of a white Genesis GV70, the reports said.
Authorities said Hialeah Police spotted the vehicle early on Dec. 17 and an officer tried to stop it but the driver fled.
The officer disengaged and later found the vehicle crashed and abandoned at 591 East 30th Street.
According to the reports, officer identified the driver as Macaya-Gonzalez, who has 15 license suspensions and had his license revoked on April 30.
Mayaca-Gonzalez is also on drug offender probation until 2030 and on a detainer to be removed from the U.S., the reports said.
Both men were booked into jail. It’s unknown whether more suspects could face charges.