MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Hialeah man was arrested Monday after deputies said they caught him stealing more than 140 avocados from a southwest Miami-Dade grove over the weekend.
According to an arrest report, a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy was conducting checks at an avocado grove operated by Brooks Tropical, located at 15101 SW 200th St., late Sunday night as part of Operation Safe Summer 2026.
The deputy said he spotted a white pickup truck parked at the end of the grove’s driveway and stopped to investigate…