Video shows off-duty cop stopping armed Advil, Tylenol thief in Hialeah, authorities say

HIALEAH, Fla. — Newly-released surveillance and body camera video shows an off-duty state wildlife officer confronting an armed shoplifter at a Hialeah supermarket ― and the suspect’s subsequent arrest, authorities say.

Police said it happened in September at the Publix at 1585 W. 49th St., next to the Westland Mall.

According to police, the off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement officer saw Edwin Soto, 43, stuffing items into a book bag…

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