Miami cops hunt vaping watch thief who ‘stole timepieces worth $200K from luxury apartment’ belonging to man she’d met at Miami nightclub just hours earlier
- A woman, who claimed her name was Cynthia, reportedly stole $200,000 in watches from an unidentified man, 35
- The pair reportedly met at a Miami nightclub before coming back to the man’s luxury One Paraiso condo about 1.30amon April 23 to ‘hang out and drink’
- Cynthia was seen in surveillance footage leaving the residence at about 5am and being driven in a rideshare off the property
- The man woke up about 10.30am to find his watches missing but police do not believe he was drugged
A woman who allegedly stole $200,000 in watches from a man she met at a Miami nightclub has been captured on surveillance cameras leaving his luxury apartment building.
The woman, who reportedly introduced herself as Cynthia, was seen in the elevator waving her arms around while smoking a vape as she left the One Paraiso condos at about 5am on April 23.
The 35-year-old man reportedly brought her back to his 36th floor apartment for the night for ‘more drinks and to hang out’ after meeting at a nightclub police reported.
He is yet to be identified by police.
‘What we do know is the victim met this suspect at a nightclub,’ Miami Police Officer Kiera Delva told CBS Miami. ‘She was a complete stranger to him.’
The woman (pictured) introduced herself as Cynthia before going back to the man’s 36th floor condo at One Paraiso in Miami, Florida on April 22
Cynthia allegedly stole several watches, worth $200,000, from the unidentified 35-year-old she met at a Miami nightclub
Additional surveillance footage, which was not released by police, showed the pair entering the elevator about 1.30am.
Police said the man ‘fell asleep’ at some point during the night and woke up about 10.30am to find his watches – worth more than $200,000 – missing.
Authorities have noted that they do not think the man was drugged during the time of the heist.
The woman reportedly left the high-end residence in a rideshare car, which police believe may have been a Toyota Camry.
Law enforcement is unsure if Cynthia is the woman’s legal name and are ‘checking databases’ as part of their investigation.
The woman has been described as white with a medium build and long brown hair and was last seen wearing a brown tie-dye top, shorts and black sandals and had a brown, medium-sized purse.
Authorities are certain the ‘brazen’ thief will strike again, but had not previously been ‘on our radar’.
‘There’s no doubt she’ll strike again,’ Delva told CBS Miami.
The woman waved her arms about as she smoked a vape while in the lift of the One Paraiso condos on April 23
After getting off the elevator, she reportedly got into a rideshare car and police are worried she will strike again
The alleged crime took place at the One Paraiso luxury condos in Miami, Florida
Police reminded citizens to be wary about taking home ‘strangers’ after a night out.
‘When you get to know someone or meet them for the first time, they are still considered to be a stranger, so we do not recommend you invite them up to your place or residence,’ Delva told CBS Miami.
‘Normally places have a lounge area where people can sit around or talk and that is what is recommended.’
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