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Cardboard Caper: Miami Gardens Man Robs Store with Box as a Disguise

Author Budman

A Miami Gardens man straight out of a dumpster decided to rob a phone repair store. But here’s the thing. This modern-day fashion icon struts into the place wearing a cardboard box on his head. Is he making a fashion statement or did he just lose his helmet? We may never know.

According to NBC Miami, Jeremias Berganza is the Hero of this tale. This sharp-eyed owner of the store, stumbled upon the surveillance footage and sees the cardboard king not only break the glass displays but also snatches the phones like he’s plucking apples from a tree.

Good old Berganza, refusing to let this cardboard-clad criminal genius go unpunished, takes matters into his own hands. He becomes a detective, roaming the shopping plaza, asking anyone who saw the suspect to spill the beans. And guess what? Jackpot! Turns out our thief couldn’t wait to celebrate his mastermind move by hitting up a liquor store nearby. Because nothing says “I’m a criminal mastermind” like partying it up with your buddies.

Armed with evidence and a hint of common sense, Berganza dials the Miami Gardens Police Department. The long arm of the law does its thing, and our cardboard-box bandit is caught. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Claude Vincent Griffin, the 33-year-old rogue who thought he could conquer the world like a terrible Batman villain.

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But wait, it gets better! The charges against Mr. Griffin pile up higher than the phones he nabbed. We’re talking grand theft, burglary, criminal mischief, cocaine possession—wowza! Finally,  if that weren’t enough, he even manages to resist arrest without violence. Multitasking at its finest.

In the end, justice prevails, and our cardboard criminal is behind bars. Unfortunately for him, his big heist only yielded 19 iPhones and a measly $8,000 in cash. Not exactly the million-dollar score he dreamed of, huh?

Video: Drunk Florida Man Passes Out While Driving His Boat, Narrowly Misses Swimmers On Madeira Beach

I’ve been boating in Florida a lot and there’s one main rule. The driver needs to be sober. I don’t care how drunk you get when you get to shore, but drunk boating can get very dangerous. This incident along Madeira Beach in St. Petersburg could have ended much differently.

Not sure how long he had been speeding along slumped over the wheel, but long enough that the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was able to get over him and get this video. The boat luckily kept along the shoreline rather than heading to the beach. You can see he was close enough that he went in between the swimmers and the kayaker.

I wish the helicopter would have zoomed in so we could see the looks on the faces of the people on Madeira Beach. I’m sure some of them were just as drunk as the guy driving the boat. Back in high school we called it Mad Beach. Do they still call it that? I have about a week’s worth of stories I could tell about that place, but some of the people involved are married and have families now. It wouldn’t be right. I’m trying to be respectful, Brenda.

 

  • Here's the video

    I love the part about the beer can on the deck. Ok, I’ll stop. I don’t want to spoil it.

  • So what's the penalty for BWI

    I mean, I had to know. So from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department, here’s what he can be expecting.

    BWI penalty

  • Olivia Dunne is OMG in New Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Shoot

    Olivia Dunne is obviously someone who pretty much everyone knows as not only an athlete but also an influencer.

    The junior on the LSU gymnastics team is the highest-paid female college athlete in America. She’s a huge social media star and has plenty of endorsements.

    Dunne is featured in the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. For this issue, she was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico. In the magazine, she tells SI that, “My most viral Instagram post is a picture of me about to mount the beam at practice.” That post has garnered more than 877,000 likes on Instagram, and her videos on TikTok regularly exceed one million views. That massive.

    Dunne, of course, looks incredible in her SI shoot. Goals, is what I have to say about that. Perhaps unrealistic goals, but goals! Check out some of Dunne’s most viral posts below, plus a link to her SI photo shoot! She took to both Instagram and TikTok to post images and videos from her Sports Illustrated shoot. She obviously had the time of her life. For more on Dunne’s experience being a first-time Sports Illustrated model and what it was like to live out this dream, head to SI.

    • Olivia Dunne in SI Swimsuit

      “It’s a dream come true. It’s an honor to be included because I love everything the magazine represents. It is all about supporting women from all different paths.”

    • Olivia Dunne in SI Swimsuit

      More Olivia Dunne SI Swimsuit love! She is obviously thrilled to be in the magazine. They are likely thrilled to have her, too!

    • Olivia Dunne TikTok videos

      Here’s Olivia doing her thing in practice. Sometimes people forget she is a talent athlete, not just an Instagram star!

      @livvy

      Let the summer practices begin. #foryou #lsu #gymnastics

      ♬ original sound - lickthepavement

    • Olivia Dunne dancing on TikTok

      Olivia Dunne isn’t just a great athlete. She’s apparently a great dancer! I need to learn those moves!

      @livvy

      yeehaw

      ♬ Beyonce x My Husband x Casa Di Remix - CasaDi

    • Olivia Dunne in SI Swimsuit

      Olivia Dunne was photographed by Ben Watts for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue in Puerto Rico. Check out more of her sizzling photos below!

      Olivia Dunne 2023: Puerto Rico

      Full Olivia Dunne Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2023 gallery was photographed by Ben Watts in Puerto Rico.

    • Olivia Dunne in SI Swimsuit

      Olivia Dunne says it’s a dream to be in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue! She looks amazing. You can tell she’s in killer shape. Check out one of her shots that she shared on Instagram below.

       

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Meet Budman, dynamic host of Marconi Award winning radio station WXKB's WiLD Bunch Morning Show, on B1039. Budman likes to write about funny news, a good Florida man story, stupid criminals or anything involving a superhero. Budman, a comic book and pop culture enthusiast, even named his daughter Kara Zor-El, after Supergirl. His only child is his true passion beyond the mic. Being a dad is his favorite role. Budman, a true family man, balances his love for radio with quality time spent with loved ones and his trusty dogs.

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