Miami Beach police have arrested a 57-year-old man they say is responsible for a series of burglaries at North Beach businesses, after detectives used surveillance footage to identify him. Kevin Reilley was taken into custody without incident on October 19, police said. Investigators said that when he was arrested he was wearing shorts, boots and a backpack similar to items seen in the burglary footage.

Source: Miami Focal, reporting Miami Beach police

One break-in happened at about 7:28 a.m. on October 16 at 7TY ONE, a business at 1130 Normandy Drive. According to the arrest report, a man allegedly broke the store's glass front door with a rock, entered the unoccupied business and removed a cash-register drawer containing about $450. Police reports put the value of the register unit itself at roughly $400, with a further $950 in damage to the storefront and electrical wiring.

Source: Times Now World, reporting the Miami Beach arrest affidavit

Detectives then connected the Normandy Drive case to an earlier burglary reported on October 2 at Big Joe Smash Burgers on Collins Avenue. In that case, according to the arrest affidavit, the suspect allegedly removed a wall-mounted lockbox to obtain a spare key, used it to enter the restaurant and took the cash register. Losses from that incident were estimated at $800. WPLG Local 10 and CBS Miami also reported the arrest and the two restaurant cases.

Source: WPLG Local 10 via Spot On Florida

Reilley faces multiple charges, including burglary of an unoccupied structure while masked, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and petit theft. The charges are allegations and the arrest does not establish guilt. “Protecting our businesses and holding offenders accountable are priorities for this department,” Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne A. Jones said in a department statement, crediting officers and detectives for the arrest.