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One Hollywood resident posted a picture that shows a man in an unmarked cherry-picker truck removing coconuts. The caption says: \u2018Coconut thief going around taking every good coconut off every tree.\u2019<\/p>\n
Nextdoor via CBS News Miami | Feb. 2026<\/p>\n
Some Hollywood residents say a thief is taking coconuts off palm trees without permission from homeowners.<\/p>\n
One resident posted on Nextdoor a picture that shows a man in an unmarked cherry-picker truck removing coconuts with the caption: \u201cCoconut thief going around taking every good coconut off every tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t realize it, and my son will say the rack\u2019s not there. We feel disrespected and violated. They are stealing from you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Of course, not everyone minds coconuts being taken.<\/p>\n
One poster on Nextdoor shared a picture of his palm tree overloaded with coconuts, inviting the man in the truck to remove them.<\/p>\n
Hollywood police say no one has made an official report of someone stealing coconuts, but residents should report it if they see it happening.<\/p>\n