Coral Gables police have arrested a 35-year-old man who they say was caught on camera posing as a DoorDash delivery driver while trying to break into a woman’s home last week.
Jail records show Jordan Tyler Pinkney was taken into custody Tuesday and is facing one count of attempted burglary of an occupied dwelling.
The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on May 15 near the 200 block of Florida Avenue in Coral Gables.
The victim, who lives alone, said she was alerted by her home surveillance system and spotted the suspect in her yard. When she spoke to him through her doorbell camera, Pinkney claimed he was delivering a pizza — though he was empty-handed.
“I was terrified. I was home alone,” said the woman, identified only as Melissa. “He’s peeping in the glass. He is stepping past the no trespassing sign. He’s in the backyard.”
Surveillance footage showed Pinkney first knocking on the front door, then leaving after being told the resident hadn’t ordered any food, authorities said.
About eight minutes later, he returned, bypassed a no trespassing sign, opened the gate to her fenced yard and was seen peering inside the house, according to an arrest report.
Moments later, he then tried to open a locked back door before leaving the scene — just two minutes before officers arrived, the report stated.
“I have no idea what his intentions towards me were, so I’m disgusted,” Melissa said. “I haven’t slept in my home since Thursday.”
Investigators said Pinkney matched the description provided by the victim — bald or with a shaved head, light-skinned, possibly Hispanic, and wearing a white shirt.
Authorities confirmed that police body cameras were activated during the investigation.
As of Wednesday, Pinkney was being held without bond at the Metrowest Detention Center. Records show he has a prior arrest record that includes burglary and drug charges in an unrelated case.
Anyone with information on the case or any related cases is asked to contact Coral Gables police at 305-442-1600 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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