More Than 50 Arrested for Looting in Miami During Irma

More Than 50 Arrested for Looting in Miami During Irma
A sign on a business is pictured in advance of Hurricane Irma's expected arrival in North Miami Beach, Florida on Sept. 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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MIAMI—Miami area police arrested more than 50 suspected looters during Hurricane Irma, including 26 people who were accused of breaking into a single Wal-Mart store, authorities said on Tuesday (September 12).

City officials on Tuesday lifted a local 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew that had been in place since Sunday. As normality began to return, police commanders said officers will work 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day, to discourage any more criminality.