HIALEAH, Fla. — A man is accused of first trying to rob a Hialeah smoke shop before returning about 45 minutes later with a semiautomatic rifle and stealing roughly $1,600 worth of pills, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
Jail records show Rafael Issac Rodriguez, 27, was arrested Monday by the Hialeah Police Department and is facing one count of armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon and one count of attempted armed robbery with a firearm and mask.
The first incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. Friday at Palm Smoke, located at 907 Palm Ave., according to investigators…