A 72-year-old Cuban man is accused of robbing several pharmacies in Miami, including a Walgreens, where he took more than $200 worth of products in May.
Orlando Hernández Acosta was arrested on Wednesday after the manager of the Walgreens pharmacy, located at 1201 SW First Street, saw him near the store stealing items valued at 236 dollars and called the police.
The manager points out that there is the man; when the officer approaches him, he stops him, and he had stolen more than $200 worth of merchandise just a month ago, and in March, he had also stolen from another Walgreens," Mike Vega, spokesman for the Miami Police, told América TeVe.
When the officer checked the old man's pockets, he saw that he had several prescription pills that did not belong to him.
Now the suspect is in prison accused of numerous charges including possession of a controlled substance and having a prescription medication without a prescription.
Hernández Acosta appeared in court, where the judge imposed a bond of $5,500 and a condition of probation. She also ordered him to stay away from the pharmacy he robbed last month, and from another Walgreens store located at 2700 West Flagler.
"You have to stay away from those places, do you understand?" the judge emphasized.
The Cuban, who currently lives on the streets, has had a criminal record since 1992, when he killed a person while driving under the influence and was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
In the appearance, his lawyer argued that he is a 72-year-old man who needs a walker to walk and that he should have access to a program to help him stay off the streets.
On the other hand, the Prosecutor's Office emphasized that it also has a record in Hillsborough and Osceola counties.
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