A man was arrested after being accused of stealing various items from retail stores in Miami-Dade, deputies said Wednesday.
Yordan Prats-Piloto, 42, is facing several charges, including third-degree grand theft and using an anti-shoplifting device.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Prats-Piloto was seen entering a Burlington, located off South Dixie Highway, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and selected a number of items, hiding them in his shorts, and promptly walking out of the store towards his car, a witness confirmed.
According to an arrest report, he then began his drive to the next store, a Ross 20 minutes away from the Burlington, where at 1:07 p.m. he employed the same strategy and drove off with the stolen loot worth $406.43…