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Home My Public Portal AboutLTC 112-2022 PD Weekly Report Week 29-July 15 2022 through July 21 2022 finalBAL HARBOUR - VILLAGE - OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL NO. 112-2022 To: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manag Date: July 22, 2022 Subject: Bal Harbour Police Department Vlieekly Report for the period of July 15, 2022, through July 21, 2022 The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to transmit to you a Weekly Report from the Bal Harbour Police Department that I requested in order to enhance the flow of communication and transparency. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to call Chief Raleigh Flowers or me directly. JMG/RF/MH Primary 31 Incident 15 Felony 01 Violations 00 Citations 102 Assist Other Agency 04 Crash 06 Misdemeanor Includes Traffic 00 Warnings - Verbal and Written 02 Warnings 132 To t al 3 5 To t al 2 1 To t al 0 1 Investigations 49 Parking 54 To t al 2 8 8 Enforcement Activity Summary Friday, 7/15 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Citations Warnings Parking Enforcement Village Wide (includes North Lot) 19 00 Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue 06 00 North Lot / Frontage Road Traffic Enforcement 02 02 Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details 00 00 Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk 00 00 All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 06 19 Saturday, 7/16 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail T e Citations Warnin s Parking Enforcement Village Wide (includes North Lot) 03 00 Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue 02 03 North Lot / Fronta e Road Traffic Enforcement 02 02 Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details 00 00 Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk 00 00 All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 00 08 Sunday, 7/17 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Citations Warnings Parking Enforcement Village Wide (includes North Lot) 11 00 Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue 13 13 North Lot / Frontage Road Traffic Enforcement 02 02 Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details 00 00 Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk 00 00 All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 10 14 Monday, 7/18 Traffic Enforcement Details Location / Detail Type Citations Warnings Parking Enforcement Village Wide (includes North Lot) 05 00 Radar Enforcement on Collins Avenue 01 05 North Lot / Frontage Road Traffic Enforcement 06 01 Residential 20 MPH is Plenty AM & PM Details 00 00 Harding Avenue & 96 Street / Crosswalk 00 00 All other Collins Avenue Enforcement Results 10 15 Co d e En f o r cem e n t Code Enforcement Officers (CEOs) received a complaint of a construction site working after hours along Bal Bay Drive. CEOs met with the contractor to ensure compliance with working hours and issued the homeowner a code violation warning reminding them of the construction hour restrictions. CEOs patrolling the area of Collins Avenue discovered a construction site on the 10200 Block was not in compliance with appearance standards. CEOs issue a code violation warning directing the property owners to cut vegetation and restore the property to compliance. The Code Enforcement Unit assisted the Building Department by initiating a report related to an unsafe structure along Park Drive. The case will be handled by the Building Department. Code Officers assisted Public Works by reaching out to a contractor of a construction site on Bal Cross Drive. Workers spilled mortar on a screen protecting the storm drain; no contamination was noted. CEOs issued a verbal warning directing the contractor to ensure contaminants do not enter the storm drains. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) concluded an investigation of a theft of jewelry from a safe. The victim lived in a beachside condominium and reported she returned home to find jewelry missing. Examination of available video footage from the building did not provide additional leads. The victim claimed she was the only person with the combination and had just returned from an extended trip outside of the US. The lack of physical evidence (video, pry marks, and the like) prevented further investigation. Detectives used video footage from a retailer at the Bal Harbour Shops to develop a need-to-identify flyer of a suspect involved in a retail theft at the mall. The suspect targeted high value purses. Detectives forwarded the flyer to neighboring jurisdictions to generate investigative leads. The CID investigated a report of damaged cables at a condominium on Collins Avenue. IT personnel believed the cables could have been intentionally damaged but could offer no other information. Detective reviewed the case and determined there was no evidence of a crime. Detectives assisted a resident who fell victim to an internet phishing scheme. The victim provided personal and bank account information. The investigation revealed the incident and related tran sactions occurred outside of Bal Harbour Village jurisdiction. The victim chose not to continue with the investigation. Detectives received latent fingerprint reports from a 2021 case involving the theft of liquor bottles from a beachside condominium. The report revealed no latent prints of value. The lack of fingerprints and related videos resulted in closure of the investigation without further action at this time. The CID investigated the alleged theft of a scooter from the restaurant area at the Bal Harbour Shops. Detectives reviewed video from different ingress/egress routs to the area and found no evidence of the theft. When detectives asked the victim for additional information, the victim requested the case be closed without further action. 7/16 - Marine Patrol assisted FWC with a vessel crash into a dock at 240 Bal Bay Drive. FWC handled the vessel crash. Bal Harbour marine officers responded assisted Miami-Dade Marine Patrol regarding a disturbance call on Beer Can Island. 7/17 - Marine officers responded to Oleta Park regarding a disturbance with jet ski(s) near boats and people. Jet ski was cited for careless. MDPD requested assistance regarding a vessel taking on water with 5 people onboard near Broad causeway bridge. Bal Harbour marine officers arrived, and the captain said he was not in distress, he simply out of fuel. 07/21 - Marine officers handled a loud music complaint at the sandbar, north of Bay Harbour Islands. Contact was made with the vessel in question and the loud music was lowered. The Complainant was a Bay Harbour Island Resident. Marine Patrol conducted evening patrols on Saturday and Sunday evening. Several contacts were made with vessels anchored near Bal Harbour. Beach Safety Detail Activity: The Beach Safety Officer conducted several Beach, Jetty, and North Lot check during the weekend. No issues were reported as attendance on the beach and jetty was light. Additionally, the BSO conducted the on-boarding two-week training session for the new police officer. J u l y 1 5 , 2 0 2 2 Hazar d o u s Co n d i t i o n 9 7 0 0 Co l l i n s A v e n u e J u l y 1 6 , 2 0 2 2 Th e f t 9 7 0 0 Co l l i n s A v e n u e Neiman Marcus associates told officers a male entered the store and retrieved multiple pieces of merchandise from the display shelf. The male then concealed the items and exited the store. The incident was captured in its entirety on store surveillance cameras. This case has been forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Division for further review. J u l y 1 6 , 2 0 2 2 A r r e st 9 7 0 0 Co l l i n s A v e n u e A male suspect entered the Saks Fifth Avenue department store and retrieved several pieces of merchandise. The male concealed the merchandise and attempted to exit the store without paying. The male was detained until officers arrived on scene and placed him under arrest. J u l y 1 7 , 2 0 2 2 Lo st Pr o p e r t y 9 7 0 0 Co l l i n s A v e n u e A Bal Harbour resident told officers she spent the afternoon shopping in the Bal Harbour Shops. During her time shopping she visited several stores and one restaurant. Upon arriving at her residence, she discovered one of her earrings had fallen out and could not be located. The earring is valued over two - hundred thousand dollars. The report was requested for insurance documentation. J u l y 1 8 ,2 0 2 2 Tr af f i c I n ci d en t Co l l i n s A v e n u e Co r r i d o r The Collins Avenue corridor experienced traffic congestion on both the north and southbound lanes due to a traffic fatality crash in Sunny Isles. Officers monitored and conducted high visibility patrols until traffic flow returned to normal. J u l y 1 9 ,2 0 2 2 Su sp i ci o u s In ci d en t 9 7 0 0 Co l l i n s A v e n u e A shops employee reported that a male approached him wanting to sell a ring for gas money. The reported obtained a description of the subject’s vehicle and tag number for the police report. J u l y 2 0 ,2 0 2 2 Tr af f i c I n ci d en t 1 0 2 9 5 Co l l i n s A v e n u e A truck driver delivering towels to the Ritz-Carlton drove onto the beach area and became stuck in the sand. The driver was cited and a tow truck service removed the truck from the beach area. J u l y 2 0 ,2 0 2 2 Tr af f i c A cci d e n t Co l l i n s A v e an d H ar b o u r W ay A t raffic accident caused a traffic back up on the southbound lanes. Officers managed traffic until the vehicles were removed from the roadway by our tow rotation service. Miami-Dade Fire rescue was requested as a precaution to check on two passengers. There were no injuries associated with this accident.