{"id":279030,"date":"2026-05-21T03:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279030\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:32:19","slug":"neighbors-in-miami-dade-report-20-cars-broken-into-or-stolen-overnight-the-airbags-were-pulled-out-of-my-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279030\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors in Miami-Dade report 20 cars broken into or stolen overnight: “The airbags were pulled out of my car”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) <\/a>reported that 19 cars were broken into overnight, and one car was stolen in a northeast Miami-Dade<\/a> neighborhood. Surveillance video shows the thieves, with faces covered, walking around the complexes on Northeast 191st St by 18th Ave.<\/p>\n

Resident Jennifer Lopez discovered her car was one of the victims on Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n

“I noticed that somebody broke in my car, and when I went to get in my car, the steering wheel, horn, and airbag were pulled out of my car,” Lopez said.<\/p>\n

After driving around, she and her boyfriend found that at least a dozen more cars had been targeted.<\/p>\n

Lopez noted that the thieves appeared to have a specific goal, as they were “just the Hondas<\/a> getting broken into, and the majority of the stuff missing was just the airbag”. They notably left behind valuables, including a gun seen on a seat. Detectives informed Lopez that “this is something that they’ve been dealing with, of people stealing like the airbags out of the car, and that they’re working on it”.<\/p>\n

Gelen Barrera, a board member of Building 4, said her building is looking into extra security measures. She mentioned that the police suggested getting a security guard, and they are considering closing the street with a fence, noting, “there is a lot of money” involved. Residents also said their buildings have been targeted repeatedly.<\/p>\n

Another resident, Jesus Llerena, said he is taking matters into his own hands: “I got a gun in my house,” adding, “I see somebody in my car, he got a big problem with me, big problem”.<\/p>\n

MDSO currently has no suspects, and the Auto Theft Squad has taken over the investigation.<\/p>\n

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