MIAMI \u2014 Sarah Tavano was accused of drugging men she had met at Miami bars before burglaries so many times that a detective remembered her, records show. <\/p>\n
Tavano, 39, gained the men\u2019s trust \u201cunder the pretense of consensual activity,\u201d a Miami police officer wrote, according to an arrest report. <\/p>\n
Tavano, born in Massachusetts, faced 10 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County, according to police and court records. <\/p>\n
Police officers arrested her on Sunday at Sugar, a 40th-floor rooftop bar at EAST, at 788 Brickell Plaza, and corrections booked her at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral. <\/p>\n
Tavano had a baggie with a white powder, a plastic cup with four pills, and a bottle of J\u00e4germeister with a powder, according to a police arrest report. Detectives suspected it was cocaine and MDMA, records show. <\/p>\n
\u201cPrescription medications, including but not limited to Seroquel and other sedative or psychoactive drugs, are commonly crushed and mixed into alcoholic beverages to incapacitate victims,\u201d a detective wrote, according to the arrest report. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors filed four cases against Tavano on Monday, according to court records. Three included surveillance video, a fingerprint match, and a confession, according to police incident reports. <\/p>\n
OCT. 26 CASE<\/p>\n
Police officers met a man on Oct. 26 at Latitude on the River, at 185 SW 7 St., who reported that he met a woman on Oct. 25 at Blackbird, at 729 SW 1 Ave., who may have stolen his keys, according to a police report. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe does not remember inviting her into his apartment,\u201d a police officer wrote, according to an arrest report. <\/p>\n
The man reported that when he woke up, gold and diamond jewelry, suitcases, handbags, and wallets had vanished from his condo on the 36th floor, according to a police officer who reported the items were valued at \u201cover $50,000 belonging to the victim\u2019s fianc\u00e9.\u201d <\/p>\n
A fingerprint on a brown watch case matched Tavano, who confessed that \u201cthe clothes she changed into were stolen … she stole the suitcases … filled with 20+ luxury bags,\u201d a police officer wrote, according to a report listing the designer items as Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Versace, Gucci, and Saint Laurent. <\/p>\n
DEC. 11 CASE<\/p>\n
Miami police officers met a man on Dec. 11 at the Hyatt Centric Resort Hotel at 1102 Brickell Bay Drive, who reported meeting a woman on Dec. 10 at El Patio Wynwood, at 167 NW 23 St. <\/p>\n
The man reported that more than $34,000 had been stolen through unauthorized bank and crypto transactions after his iPhone 17 and wallet vanished, according to a police report. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim reported experiencing a severe blackout, falling unconscious,\u201d a police officer wrote, according to a case report. <\/p>\n
DEC. 13 CASE<\/p>\n
Police officers met a man at the Intercontinental Hotel, at 100 Chopin Plaza, who reported that a woman approached him on Dec. 12 at Sugar, and he allowed her into his hotel room on Dec. 13, records show. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe consumed a drink … began to feel ill, experiencing sudden nausea, weakness, and dizziness, before losing consciousness,\u201d a police officer wrote in an arrest report. \u201cThe victim reported blacking out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man reported that when he woke up, the woman had vanished with his Rolex watch, valued at about $38,000, and $1,500 in cash, according to police. <\/p>\n
The man, who later suspected the woman had drugged him, \u201cdescribed prolonged symptoms of nausea, extreme weakness, dizziness, and vomiting that persisted for approximately one week,\u201d a Miami police officer wrote in an arrest report. <\/p>\n
After watching a surveillance video, the detective wrote, \u201cI immediately recognized [Tavano], whom I suspected from two prior investigations.\u201d <\/p>\n
THE 10 CHARGES<\/p>\n
Two charges: For the Oct. 26 case, Tavano faced charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and second-degree grand theft. Her bond was $12,500. <\/p>\n
Two charges: For the Dec. 11 case, Tavano faced charges of organized fraud and third-degree grand theft. Her bond was $12,500. <\/p>\n
Three charges: For the Dec. 13 case, Tavano faced charges of strong-armed robbery, organized fraud, and second-degree grand theft. Her bond was $25,000. <\/p>\n
Three charges: For the Jan. 18 case, Tavano faced charges of food or water poisoning, cocaine possession, and possession of a controlled substance. Her bond was $5,000. <\/p>\n
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michelle Delancy is set to preside over the four cases. Her total bond was $55,000. <\/p>\n
Records show the court required her to prove that the funds used for her bail were not from the proceeds of criminal activity. <\/p>\n
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