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Miami, FL - A Miami woman is in custody after allegedly breaking into her former partner's apartment with a teenage accomplice, believed to be her child, to steal cash and other valuables.
According to the Miami Police Department, the suspect, 39, was arrested and charged with burglary, grand theft, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after the November 13th, 2024, incident near the 1000 block of Northwest Second Street in Little Havana.
The victim, who had been in an on-and-off relationship with the woman for a decade, told authorities that he kept a jar containing $1,300 in cash in plain view at his apartment, where the two had met previously for sexual encounters.
On the day of the burglary, the apartment's front door was forced open, and the jar of cash, along with a $200 carton of cigarettes, was reported missing.
Surveillance footage played a critical role in the investigation, police said.
A Ring camera outside the apartment captured a masked woman, later identified as the suspect, and a younger accomplice, estimated to be between 13 and 15 years old, approaching the door and covering the camera.
Inside the apartment, another camera recorded the teenager forcing the door open and allowing the woman to enter.
The footage reportedly shows the suspect pointing to the cash jar, which the teenager, partially disguised with a towel, removed from the apartment.
Police identified the woman after the victim provided her phone number and a photograph.
Investigators later determined that the suspect has four children enrolled in Miami-Dade County schools, and at least one of them matched the age and appearance of the teenager seen in the footage.
The woman and her child were taken into custody on Tuesday.
While the arrest report does not name the teenager as a co-defendant, authorities confirmed that the minor provided a statement during the investigation.
However, details of that statement were redacted in the publicly released report.
When confronted with video evidence during questioning, the suspect allegedly became loud and uncooperative, police said.
The woman now faces charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling, third-degree grand theft, and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
As of Wednesday, she remains held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with her bond listed as "to be set."
