A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery that allegedly took place at the district office of Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes.
Christian Cabello-Diaz, 26, was arrested and faces charges of burglary into a vacant structure and criminal mischief, according to the arrest report.
Last Friday, an employee parked a truck outside Reyes’ office in Miami, southwest of 32nd Avenue, but when the man returned on Monday, he noticed scratches on the driver’s side window of the truck.
According to the authorities’ report, when the employee reviewed the surveillance footage, he could see a person trying to open the door to Commissioner Reyes’ office, and when he was unable to do so, he walked towards the truck, took a shovel and shoved it into the car window.
The police report indicates that the person left the scene, after being unable to get into the truck, but could not steal anything.
Detectives were able to collect fingerprints from the scene that matched the alleged perpetrator, who was recognized by an officer who had previously arrested Cabello-Diaz and recognized him from surveillance footage.
Christian Cabello-Diaz is being held on $5,000 bond, records show.
So far, no possible motive has been given for the incident, which happened just days after Reyes said his office at Miami City Hall had been broken into.
“If they were looking for something, they just had to ask. My life is an open book. I have nothing to hide,” Reyes said after the mayoral raid.