{"id":2252,"date":"2026-06-12T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:35:28","slug":"security-guard-accused-of-stealing-fifa-referee-uniform-from-miami-beach-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2252","title":{"rendered":"Security guard accused of stealing FIFA referee uniform from Miami Beach hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Outside the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, FIFA logos could be seen throughout the property.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2250\">Can the man behind a giant pro-Trump sign ride the president\u2019s praise to Congress?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday, something was missing: a referee\u2019s uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the uniform was stolen by Jordan Martinez, a security guard at the hotel, and the theft was caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, Martinez, 25, of Miami Beach, was brought into an interview room where he confessed to taking laundry bags that contained FIFA referee uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Martinez told investigators that when he realized the bags contained official FIFA referee uniforms, he decided to keep them because he is a big soccer fan and wanted to wear one after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s insane,\u201d one tourist from Iowa said. \u201cI\u2019m not even from here, I\u2019m from Iowa. I don\u2019t know why he\u2019d steal a jersey from a referee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2248\">FIFA World Cup 2026: Key information for fans attending matches at Miami Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators said equipment and property belonging to two FIFA officials were stolen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s kind of odd. Maybe he\u2019s trying to sell it. I have no idea,\u201d the tourist said.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not provide further details about what Martinez planned to do with the referee\u2019s uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2246\">Haiti\u2019s World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities arrested Martinez Monday on a charge of third-degree grand theft.<\/p>\n<p>He has since been released on bond. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outside the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, FIFA logos could be seen throughout the property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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