Yesterday, at around 9 PM, a villa that sits behind 122nd Ave had its rear sliding glass window broken by a group of vandals. The homeowner was at home having dinner at the time with her family. At first the vandals threw a 2x2 1 foot block of wood at the sliding glass door. The owner of the unit, upon hearing the impact went to investigate and found the tossed piece of wood in her back yard, but did not see anyone over her privacy wall. Since the tossed piece of wood did not cause any damage, she thought no more of it and went back inside, however a few minutes later a rock came crashing through, shattering her rear sliding glass door. She alerted neighbors, called police and her boyfriend went out through the front to see if they could see who smashed the window. As police arrived, a group of individuals, best described as teenagers, were spotted between the villas located between 122nd Ave & 122nd CT. They cut through those homes towards SW 111th LN, jumping the fence between those units and into the canal area bearing west and disappearing into Devon-Aire Estates. Police were unable to locate the individuals responsible. At this time we are unsure if this was a case of vandalism since it was obvious that the homeowner was home or an attempted burglary gone wrong. The homeowner is understandably very concerned about the entire situation.
Members of the Board have spoken to the homeowner regarding this incident and within the next few days will also be looking into how to go about closing or blocking access between villas that allow easy access between 122nd Ave & 122nd Ct as a security precaution. Homeowners that sit between 122nd Ave & 122nd Ct will be contacted before any action is taken to seal off those areas.
Please stay alert for any suspicious activity. The basic rule of thumb is if you see a possible crime in progress, call 9-1-1. If you wish to report suspicious activity, please call the non-emergency number at (305) 476-5423. Please pay particular attention to individuals loitering in the guest parking areas or other parts of the community and if observe anyone circling around the community that should not be there, walking in and around homes or just someone who seems out of place, please contact Police. Miami Dade Police is authorized to ask anyone to leave the property that has no business in the community. After you contact Police, please let us know as well by using our Contact Us page or by calling or texting us at (305) 859-1462 and leaving a message. Messages left at this number are monitored 7 days a week by all members of the board.
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