Mail thief caught on camera stealing envelopes at West Miami-Dade apartment complex

Surveillance video captured a man riding his bicycle into a West Miami-Dade neighborhood before he cracked open the mailbox and stole the contents inside.

Neighbors in the Parkside of Fontainebleau said they have been dealing with a mail bandit for three months, prompting them to hire someone to install cameras, which captured the man in the act.

Video shows a man entering the parking lot of the apartment complex in the early morning hours of Friday. Minutes later, he tries to pry the mailbox open multiple times before finally succeeding. He grabs the envelopes one by one and dumps them into a bag.

The apartment complex called in Henry Lorie to install the cameras. He says what he sees the man do on video is an invasion of privacy to the residents.

“The insecurity of someone going through their property and violating their privacy,” he said.

At one point in the video, the man even looks over his shoulder to make sure nobody is watching him commit this crime. Once he’s done, he shuts the panel and flees the scene.

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