A Hialeah man was sentenced to over a decade in federal prison on Tuesday for stealing more than $30,000 from a bank before fleeing from police on a bicycle.
FBI agents say Ariel Valero, 45, arrived at Wells Fargo Bank, 12184 Miramar Pkwy., in Miramar the morning after Christmas in 2019 on a BMX-style bicycle, entered the building and demanded money from the bank tellers at gunpoint.
After one of the tellers handed over cash, investigators say Valero asked for more money while pointing the gun at the bank employee. Then he jumped onto the counter, walked to another teller and demanded the money from the drawer.
