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GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL: Hialeah Woman Booked in $1,000+ GameStop Pokémon Grab

From the official arrest record · Picked by the Editor-in-Chief's desk · Published Oct 31, 2026, 8:21 AM ET

Presumed innocent. Arrested is not convicted. All persons shown are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges shown are as booked and may be changed or dropped.

Booking photo of CASTRO, MELISSA (Miami-Dade County public record)
Booking photo — Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (public record). Photo is from the booking record; it is not evidence of guilt.
NameCASTRO, MELISSA
Age38
BookedOct 29, 2026, 7:51 PM ET
AgencyMiami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department
PlaceGameStop store (Hialeah)
Booking no.260159845
Case no.F26021495
Bond as booked$2,500

What the Record Says

Melissa Castro, 38, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 7:51 PM, charged with third-degree grand theft, according to her Miami-Dade Corrections booking record. Bond was set at $2,500 as booked, and the record also shows an out-of-county warrant entry with no bond.

Hialeah police arrested Castro and Jose Enrique Nunez the same evening. NBC 6 reports the pair allegedly stole more than $1,000 in merchandise — including Pokémon box sets — from a GameStop store in Hialeah. Nunez, her co-defendant, is also in today's Mugshots of the Day.

The alleged haul wasn't cash or jewelry — it was trading cards. The official booking record is linked below — check it yourself.

Every fact above comes from the arrest record or affidavit linked below. Nothing is added, embellished, or speculated.

Charges — Exactly as Booked

ChargeBond
GRAND THEFT 3RD DEGREE$2,500
OUT-OF-COUNTY WARRANTN/A

Charges are as booked at intake. Prosecutors may file, amend, reduce, or drop charges later — the court record, not the booking record, controls what a case becomes.

Here Are the Receipts

The official record — check it yourself

DocumentArrest / booking record for CASTRO, MELISSA
AgencyMiami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department
Booking no.260159845
Case no.F26021495
Original sourcehttps://www.miamidade.gov/Apps/mdcr/inmateSearch/
RetrievedOct 31, 2026, 8:21 AM ET

County booking searches are name-keyed and show current custody (Miami-Dade also shows roughly the last 72 hours after release) — if the live record has rolled off, the booking number above is the key for a public-records request to the agency.

Presumed innocent. Arrested is not convicted. All persons shown are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges shown are as booked and may be changed or dropped.

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