It'll cost $1000 to replace her mother's bike. I just hope she doesn't have to spend that much, or more, for therapy.
On Wendnesday, seven-year-old Nayaraq Alvarez was returning home with her father, Carlos--and her new bicycle. It was a prize for a poster she made as part of an anti-bullying campaign sponsored by the Miami Beach Police Department.
When they arrived, they saw a suspicious-looking man running from their apartment building. They then discovered that thieves had broken in and stolen her mother's Cannondale Quick 4 bicycle. "It's a shame because we have lots of good memories with it," Carlos said. Though he plans to help her "look for a new one", he hopes "someone can find it for us."
Surveillance footage provided clear footage of a man with a backpack entering and leaving the building several times. During one of those trips, he is seen wheeling the bike out.
That Cannondale, like the bikes of many other residents in that building, had been in a storage room. Since then, other residents have moved their bikes into their apartments. Not surprisingly, Nayaraq's new bike is in her family's living quarters.
Several other Miami Beach residents have reported their bikes stolen during the past couple of weeks. Although the thief who took Nayraq's mother's bike may have been involved in one or more of those thefts, no one is saying that it's definitely the case. But Mr. Alvarez is not only concerned with bike theft. "He's carrying a big backpack, so what else does he have in there?" he wondered. "[I]t could be a potentially dangerous situation for everybody," he says.
Hopefully, young Nayaraq won't have nearly as much baggage from the incident.
On Wendnesday, seven-year-old Nayaraq Alvarez was returning home with her father, Carlos--and her new bicycle. It was a prize for a poster she made as part of an anti-bullying campaign sponsored by the Miami Beach Police Department.
When they arrived, they saw a suspicious-looking man running from their apartment building. They then discovered that thieves had broken in and stolen her mother's Cannondale Quick 4 bicycle. "It's a shame because we have lots of good memories with it," Carlos said. Though he plans to help her "look for a new one", he hopes "someone can find it for us."
Surveillance footage provided clear footage of a man with a backpack entering and leaving the building several times. During one of those trips, he is seen wheeling the bike out.
That Cannondale, like the bikes of many other residents in that building, had been in a storage room. Since then, other residents have moved their bikes into their apartments. Not surprisingly, Nayaraq's new bike is in her family's living quarters.
Several other Miami Beach residents have reported their bikes stolen during the past couple of weeks. Although the thief who took Nayraq's mother's bike may have been involved in one or more of those thefts, no one is saying that it's definitely the case. But Mr. Alvarez is not only concerned with bike theft. "He's carrying a big backpack, so what else does he have in there?" he wondered. "[I]t could be a potentially dangerous situation for everybody," he says.
Hopefully, young Nayaraq won't have nearly as much baggage from the incident.
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