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Barefoot Burglars Stole a $400K Ferrari F8 Spider in a Calculated Miami Heist

John Lloyd February 25, 2026 2 minutes read
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Two burglars pulled off a strikingly deliberate heist at a gated Miami home early Saturday morning, walking away with a Ferrari F8 Spider worth roughly $400,000 while leaving a pink Porsche 911 Cabriolet sitting untouched just outside the same property.

A Calculated Break-In, Not a Smash-and-Grab

Police responded to a burglary call around 4 a.m. after two men dressed in black forced their way through a metal gate and into the home’s garage. Security footage shows them arriving in what appeared to be a white Mercedes CLA, and oddly, moving through the driveway and garage without shoes on. Whatever the reasoning behind going barefoot, their approach otherwise showed real intent: authorities say the pair went directly to the Ferrari F8 Spider rather than wasting time elsewhere on the property.

That target selection says a lot. The F8 Spider is a mid-engine, twin-turbo V8 supercar making roughly 710 horsepower, capable of hitting 60 mph in about 2.9 seconds with a top speed near 211 mph, and it’s considered one of Ferrari’s last non-hybrid V8 models. Investigators believe the suspects specifically identified it as the highest-value vehicle on the property before they ever set foot inside.

One Escape Attempt That Didn’t Pan Out

Additional footage shows one suspect also climbing into a Mercedes G-Wagon parked inside the secured property, apparently hoping for a second vehicle to take. That plan fell apart when the individual exited the SUV, stumbled, and ultimately fled on foot rather than driving it away. Meanwhile, the pink Porsche 911 Cabriolet parked outside the gate was never touched at all, reinforcing that this wasn’t an opportunistic theft but one aimed squarely at the most valuable car available.

A Very Public Aftermath

The Ferrari belongs to TikTok influencer jcandsondraa, who has more than 12 million followers and later shared the surveillance footage online, showing one of the suspects inside the car just before it was driven off. The video spread quickly across social media, putting real public pressure on the case beyond the typical local police report. Despite that attention, police have not announced any arrests, the Ferrari remains missing, and the investigation is still active.

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John Lloyd covers the messier side of the car world: celebrity garages, motorsports drama, and whatever strange automotive thing blew up online that week. He likes the spot where cars meet culture, and he'll tell you why a celebrity just dropped a fortune on a hypercar or why one model is suddenly all over your feed, usually with a little attitude. To John, a car is a status symbol or a money pit, and occasionally both.

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