MIAMI — A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police said he stole a marked Miami Police Department patrol vehicle belonging to a sergeant while the sergeant was inside a convenience store.
According to an arrest report, the suspect, identified as Rodne Joseph, of Miami, was taken into custody in North Miami after officers located the stolen patrol vehicle, which had a police-issued rifle and vest inside.
Police said the incident began around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, near Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast 55th Terrace near the city’s Little Haiti neighborhood…