Florida man allegedly steals 400 pounds of avocados to buy Christmas presents for children

A Florida man was arrested this week after allegedly stealing hundreds of pounds of avocados from a Miami-area grove, according to police.

Edel Perez, 29, was arrested after deputies said they saw him leaving a fenced avocado grove with bags of avocados estimated to weigh about 400 pounds, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.

Perez allegedly told police he was unemployed and was planning to sell the stolen fruit to buy Christmas presents for his two children.