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Congratulations to Officer Joshua De Leon, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Month,” for the month of Feburary 2025.
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On the evening of February 15, 2025, at approximately 2310 hours, while working a Crime Suppression Team (CST) detail, Officer Joshua De Leon observed a white Hispanic male, wearing a black hat (white lettering), blue sweater (white stripes), black pants, and white sneakers, with a black Swiss Tech cross body bag traveling southbound on the 1700 block of Country Club Prado on a white Cannondale bicycle without any lighting equipment. The Crime Suppression Detail was being conducted due to the uptick in residential burglaries in Zone 3.
Due to Officer Joshua De Leon experience and keen awareness he immediately identified the male to be suspicious and notified Crime Suppression Team. Officers M. Alzate (ID #11496) and I who arrived in the area shortly after. Officer Joshua De Leon began to conduct mobile surveillance of the subject riding the bicycle. The subject made a left and turn and began traveling eastbound on Obispo Ave, bypassing the stop sign at the intersection of Obispo Ave and Country Club Prado. The subject proceeded to travel southbound on Country Club Prado in the northbound lanes.
Officer Joshua De Leon and Officer Alzate observed the male traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the 1800 block of Country Club Prado and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Cadiz Ave and Country Club Prado. The offender was advised the reason for the stop was due to not having the appropriate lighting equipment on his bicycle, failing to stop at a stop sign, and riding his bicycle onto oncoming traffic. Officer Alzate asked the offender in Spanish if he would allow officers on scene to search the Swiss tech cross body bag The offender had over his shoulder, to which he consented. I conducted a search of the Swiss tech cross body bag which revealed one 9mm luger "STY" bullet located in the large zipper ...
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