A daytime bank heist in South Miami ended with a dramatic takedown as the suspect was arrested amidst a significant law enforcement hustle, multiple sources report. The FBI confirmed the capture of a suspect accused of knocking over a TD Bank branch on South Dixie Highway yesterday morning. The scene, captured on cell phone video and given to NBC6, unfolded in Palmetto Bay where the authorities made the decisive move to apprehend the individual.

The suspect allegedly approached a teller at the bank and firmly demanded cash. While the exact amount of money taken in the robbery remains undisclosed, the aftermath swiftly gathered pace as local and federal officers collaborated to zero in on the suspect. The FBI said they had managed to take the suspect into custody after a joint operation that brought together the efforts of the Miami-Dade Police Department, the South Florida Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force, and the Pinecrest Police Department.

An increase in local crime rates has put the Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay areas under a microscope. The TD Bank robbery is not an isolated incident but part of a wider trend, which saw a considerable police presence in the neighborhood of Southwest 128th Street and 71st Avenue. According to Local 10 News, sources indicate the bank had been targeted previously about a year ago, suggesting a recurring vulnerability that local businesses are increasingly aware of.

"It seems to be like a easy hit, this area around here, but it does appear that the police are cracking down it," AJ Cardenas, a local worker, told Local 10 News. Witnesses described the area where the suspect was apprehended as a frequent hotspot for police activity. "We know that the police has been called to that particular house over 100 times in the last couple of years," a neighbor said to the same publication, hinting at an underbelly of recurrent criminal activity in this otherwise serene enclave of South Florida.

The identity of the suspect remains a hidden chapter as of now. Details of the case are still emerging, and neither the police departments involved nor the FBI has released additional information regarding the bank robbery investigation.