Miami Criminal Lawyer Blog Reports: Robbery At Northwest Miami-Dade House
According to Miami-Dade Police, five men barged into a Northwest Miami-Dade house on Thursday afternoon and committed a violent home invasion robbery. Although no one was seriously injured, the criminals terrorized the occupants of the house and stole an unspecified selection of belongings.
This home invasion robbery was particularly brazen for a couple of reasons. First, the crime took place in broad daylight at about 2pm on the 8800 block of Northwest 180th Terrace. In addition, the robbers dressed themselves in black and falsely identified themselves as police officers as they were storming into the house. According to Miami-Dade Police Detective Roy Rutland, the criminals tied up a man in the house, herded a woman and child into a small room, and then ransacked the house before driving away. Police have not released a detailed description of the robbers and have no description of the getaway vehicle.
As any experienced Miami-Dade criminal defense attorney can tell you, the criminals in this case could be facing a number of very serious charges including home invasion robbery and falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer. According to Florida law, a home invasion robbery is a 1st degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in Florida state prison. However, if a firearm is used during a home invasion robbery, the crime is enhanced to a 1st degree felony punishable by life in prison. In addition, falsely assuming or pretending to be a law enforcement officer is generally a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 5 years in Florida state prison. However, in the instant case, the crime of falsely impersonating a law enforcement officer would likely be charged as a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, because in this case the false impersonation was done during the commission of a felony.
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