Onlookers CHEER as cops arrest looters in midtown Miami during Irma

As we told you earlier, looters were spotted today in Ft. Lauderdale. And it looks like the same sort of behavior is happening in midtown Miami as well:

A dozen looters spotted at store in Midtown loading shoes, clothing into cars. More here: https://t.co/i47S7O7ECI https://t.co/LwePh5GkRM

— NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) September 10, 2017

But in Miami, police were on hand to make arrests. Note the cheers from the onlookers as the cops moved in:

LOOTING DURING IRMA: just witnessed this and saw a dozen others stealing from Miami stores @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/sCmmhu7zUn

— Dan Krauth (@DanKrauthABC7) September 10, 2017

More video:

DESPICABLE – 7News cameras caught a group of looters ransacking a Miami Foot Locker store before police arrived pic.twitter.com/RSjBLNESob

— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) September 10, 2017

There’s also a report that a Broward Sheriff deputy shot and wounded a looter in Weston:

Fort Lauderdale News Search Reviews (Deputy Shoots Teen Burglar at Weston Home During Irma: BSO) Fort … – https://t.co/zK9tCQ7q3o pic.twitter.com/4yRpI3wtb3

— 1 Fort Lauderdale (@1_ftl) September 10, 2017

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