Florida man arrested in $1.8 million Hermès handbag heist at Miami Beach hotel, police say

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A man is facing charges after police said he and another man stole around $1.8 million worth of designer handbags from a shop at a Miami Beach hotel.

Eduardo Travieso Garcia, 45, was arrested Tuesday on charges of grand theft, masked burglary, and unlawful use of a communications device, an arrest report said

According to the report, officers responded to a burglary call just after 3 a.m. Tuesday at the Maison Wrist Aficionado store at the Setai Hotel at 2001 Collins Avenue.Officers found the front door of the store propped open, its door lock punched out, and the business ransacked, the report said. Another man approached the business from the same van with a large gray garbage bin before the first man returned with a second garbage bin.Both men were seen running away with the garbage bins filled to the brim with purses and handbags, the report said.

The Setai's security manager told police the pair stole over 60 Hermès Birkin handbags with a value over $1.8 million. The handbags generally sell for anywhere between $20,000 to $35,000 a piece.

 

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