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Two Cubans were arrested on charges of multiple luxury car thefts after stealing a Ferrari and a Rolls Royce from an exclusive condominium in Miami Beach last week, authorities reported.
The detained individuals have been identified by the police as Roberto Macaya González, 36 years old, and Maykel Álvarez, 46, both residents of Hialeah. They are facing charges related to a series of high-end vehicle thefts in Miami-Dade County, in southeastern Florida.
Macaya was arrested on Friday and Álvarez on Saturday, on serious charges that include grand theft, burglary of an occupied structure, grand theft of a vehicle, attempted grand theft of a vehicle, criminal damage, and trafficking in stolen property, according to the police records.
These accusations also include fleeing and evading a police officer, in the case of Macaya, and knowingly driving with a suspended license, in the case of Álvarez.
According to the arrest report, after 1 a.m. on January 1st, police officers responded to 100 South Pointe Drive in Miami Beach following reports of stolen vehicles.
The building's surveillance cameras recorded the suspects as they arrived in a blue Hyundai and entered the property. One man was left next to a white Ferrari and another near a black Rolls Royce Phantom; both cars had been stolen from the condominium.
On the morning of January 2, an officer discovered the Ferrari in the 6300 block of Northwest 31st Court in Miami and saw an individual get out of a white transit van and get into the stolen car. The officer drew his weapon in an attempt to stop him, but the man fled in the Ferrari.
The car was later found abandoned in the area of Northwest 36th Avenue and Northwest 50th Street.
The detectives also located the blue Hyundai in Hialeah and arrested its occupants. According to the report, one of the individuals stated that a relative had asked them to pick up Macaya at the place where the Ferrari was left. The man had been hiding in a portable bathroom while waiting to be rescued.
In front of Macaya's house, the investigators found the stolen Rolls Royce parked. They also found the transit van, which had been driven by Álvarez and had a theft report.
Police documents indicate that on January 2, Macaya also attempted to steal a Range Rover and got into a Cadillac Escalade in the garage of the same apartment complex in Miami Beach, but was unsuccessful.
Authorities reported an attempted motorcycle theft by three men at a building located in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in the early hours of January 1. A security camera captured one suspect attempting to load the motorcycle into a white pickup truck, the same one driven by Álvarez, but he was unsuccessful.
The Hialeah Police revealed that Macaya is also facing charges for the theft of a white luxury Genesis GV70 SUV. On December 17, an officer spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver fled. According to the incident report, the car was later found damaged and abandoned at 591 East 30th Street.
The extensive record of the Cuban also includes 15 suspensions of their driver's license and the revocation of their permit since April 30th.
Authorities indicated that Macaya is on parole until 2030 for drug offenses and has a detention order for his deportation from the United States.
It has not been revealed whether other individuals will also face charges in connection with these luxury car thefts.
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