DAVIE – A victim speaks out after federal authorities capture a man serial mail thief He allegedly victimized at least 10 people in three South Florida cities between March and October.

The suspect was caught on camera at Hector Alvarez’s business in the 6500 block of Griffin Road on Oct. 10 just after 10 p.m. Davie.

Alvarez told CBS News Miami that the same man stole mail from a locked mailbox on two separate nights.

Ring camera footage obtained exclusively by CBS News Miami shows the suspect looking over his shoulder as he rummaged through the mailbox and retrieved items.

“He came into my store, my beautiful store, and we do a lot of personalized things here, and he tried to tear open the box and he did that and took my mail. It’s a terrible thing,” Alvarez said.

“I’m so hurt that he broke into my mailbox. I work hard. I didn’t do this to him. Why would he do this to me? I’m not doing this to him. I was scared. He came here twice.” , and I thought you were going to come back and get in for the third time. We do not want conflict. I’m glad you were arrested. mail from anyone.”

“I’m not sure what you got in my mailbox but it wasn’t right,” he added.

Bryan Masmela of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said it cooperated with local police in the arrest of suspect Marcos Antonio Nuviola-Rodriguez, 28, of Miami Gardens.

Nuviola-Rodriguez is charged with four counts of theft in the Fort Lauderdale cases, and Masmela says she could face federal charges punishable by up to five years in prison if convicted.

The arrest was announced in a police release stating that Nuviola-Rodriguez had confessed to the Fort Lauderdale crimes.

“They are looking for business checks or personal checks, as well as documents that will help them commit identity theft. We are very happy that thanks to our cooperation with law enforcement, we were able to identify and detain this person,” Masmela said.

“He wasn’t going to stop. Someone like this was very obvious and was committing this type of crime late at night. He wasn’t worried about anyone seeing him. He wasn’t going to stop until he was caught. If we could get someone like this, who victimized so many people, off the street, we would be very pleased.”

“To protect your mail, we tell people to get mailboxes with locks. This makes it much easier for thieves to open mailboxes when they’re unlocked,” Masmela said.

“We also tell people to get informed delivery so they know what’s coming,” he explained. “The informed delivery service is where you can receive an email letting you know what mail is coming to your address in the next few days. Also, if you suspect your mail has been stolen, report it to local authorities or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. One number they can call is 1-877-876-2455 .”

“Also, cameras tell us a lot these days. The cameras allowed us to identify this person. If there is mail outside the house, it’s a good idea to have security cameras. It’s a good way to identify people committing crimes.” added.

Peter D’Oench

Peter D’Oench is a reporter for CBS4 News. He comes to CBS4 from WKRN in Nashville.