Police: Woman recognizes brother as serial thief in Miami-Dade County

Corrections has been holding Daniel Huertas since May 23 at TGK in Miami-Dade County. (MDCR)

MIAMI – A woman told police officers she wouldn’t be surprised if her troubled brother was the thief they were searching for in Miami-Dade County. According to a police report, evidence would later show she was right.

Her brother Daniel Huertas was at the Metrowest Detention Center on Wednesday near Doral facing nine charges in two pending cases — including one that was related to domestic violence.

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Huertas, 38, a convicted felon, also had a pending warrant case for a probation violation. He had been convicted of carjacking on April 8 in Miami-Dade County and his probation was set to end in 2026.

According to an arrest report, detectives found surveillance video showing Huertas on May 22 at a Chevron gas station with a stolen credit card and a stolen red Nissan Rogue sports utility vehicle.

Detectives believe Huertas broke into a residential property on May 21 in South Miami, and into two cars to steal a wallet with credit cards and a driver’s license. They also accused him of kidnapping his sister and stealing her car.

Corrections booked Huertas on May 23 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The charges have been piling up since.

For the domestic violence case, Huertas is facing charges of carjacking, strongarm robbery, kidnapping, battery on a person 65 years old or older, and battery.

In a second case, Huertas faced charges of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, two counts of burglary of an occupied, and fraudulent use of a credit card.

Huerta’s long arrest record going back about two decades in Miami-Dade includes four cases of cocaine possession.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Stephany Heilbron contributed to this report.


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