{"id":10933,"date":"2025-12-27T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/florida-man-allegedly-steals-400-pounds-of-avocados-to-buy-christmas-presents-for-children\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T12:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:01:15","slug":"florida-man-allegedly-steals-400-pounds-of-avocados-to-buy-christmas-presents-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/florida-man-allegedly-steals-400-pounds-of-avocados-to-buy-christmas-presents-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man allegedly steals 400 pounds of avocados to buy Christmas presents for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Florida man was arrested this week after allegedly stealing hundreds of pounds of avocados from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami-area grove<\/a>, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Edel Perez, 29, was arrested after deputies said they saw him leaving a fenced avocado grove with bags of avocados estimated to weigh about 400 pounds, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>Perez allegedly told police he was unemployed and was planning to sell the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/robbery-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen fruit<\/a> to buy Christmas presents for his two children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/walmart-customer-calls-cops-himself-after-self-checkout-avocado-mishap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WALMART CUSTOMER CALLS COPS ON HIMSELF AFTER SELF-CHECKOUT AVOCADO MISHAP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At about 3:10 a.m. on Monday, police said they observed a male dressed in all black clothing picking avocados inside the grove.<\/p>\n<p>The avocado grove is fenced and has a &#8220;No Trespassing&#8221; sign, according to police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/man-buys-locked-mini-fridge-food-thefts-called-weird-selfish-coworkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MAN BUYS LOCKED MINI-FRIDGE AFTER FOOD THEFTS, GETS CALLED &#8216;WEIRD AND SELFISH&#8217; BY CO-WORKERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deputies found bags of avocados in Perez&#8217;s Mercedes-Benz and identical bags in the grove with freshly picked fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they also found loose avocados in the vehicle&#8217;s trunk.<\/p>\n<p>The avocados had an estimated value of $800, according to the arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>Perez faces charges of trespassing on an agricultural site and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-degree grand theft.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; FOX NEWS<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the website foxnews.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. 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