A group of thieves stole at least 60 generators from former President Donald Trump’s National Doral Miami golf resort after hitting the property twice in just a matter of hours on Monday — two weeks before it’s slated to hold an LIV Golf tournament.
Surveillance video shows a white Ford F-150 truck enter the resort’s maintenance area around 5 p.m. — which is nothing out of the ordinary, except that the driver made off with 30 generators, police said.
“The incident that occurred in the daylight was an area that was not secured,” Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez told WPLG. “These individuals posed as construction workers that were able to enter and gain access to the area.”
The first theft happened in broad daylight around 5 p.m. Monday, police said. Local 10
At least 60 generators were stolen, police said. Local 10Photos show the bed of the white truck filled with the loot as they left.
Five hours later, cops said, the thieves returned in a white panel van and jacked another 30 generators.
“During the evening hours, they actually cut some fencing and were able to access the same area,” Lopez said.
The generators had been stored on the property ahead of an LIV golf tournament. Local 10
Police are investigating whether the thieves had any inside assistance. Local 10The generators and other equipment had been stored at the resort ahead of an LIV Golf tournament it is scheduled to host in a few weeks, police said.
Security staff was on-site at the time of both robberies, cops said.
Police said they have not yet determined whether the thieves had assistance from the inside but said detectives have already identified multiple leads.
As many as four people may have been involved. Police said the theft appears to be linked to others throughout Miami-Dade County.
“We’re not really, right now, making any determination, but we are aggressively looking at identifying these individuals,” Lopez told the outlet.
