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Appeals court clears convicted Miami-Dade cop of lying, battering young Black woman
An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Miami-Dade police officer who jurors determined lied on an arrest form and battered a young black woman who had called police on an older white neighbor after he pointed a shotgun at her.
Report Raises Alarming Safety Issues Black Girls Face In Florida Public Schools
A report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) illuminates the growing challenges Black girls experience with school safety and school policing. “Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety” examined the experiences faced by a group of Black girls and young...
Street closures begin ahead of Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Street closures began Thursday ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. The closures will affect the northbound and southbound Florida’s Turnpike/State Road 91 exit ramps to Northwest 199th Street/Hard Rock Stadium (Exit 2X), and the northbound and southbound Florida’s Turnpike entrance ramps from Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami-Dade County.
Woman recalls scary moments homeless man cut her several times in Miami
A man is in jail after police said he cut a woman several times with a knife in Miami. Patrice Jacob told NBC6 that her life almost ended. “He stabbed me right next to my heart,” she said. Jacob said she came outside her Miami apartment last Friday to...
Man seen on video attacking gaming machines at Hialeah business with axe
A man is facing charges after police said he was caught on camera smashing gaming machines at a Hialeah café on Tuesday before fleeing with cash. Otniel Rodriguez, 40, was arrested Tuesday on burglary, grand theft, and criminal mischief charges. Police said Rodriguez was the suspect who was caught...
Police: Woman asks for help in Miami Beach. He had hurt her before; this time she feared death
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A woman from Hialeah asked Miami Beach police for help after dropping off her live-in boyfriend at the Nine Island Avenue condominium building in Belle Isle, police said. The woman told police officers Juan Martinez, who had been her boyfriend for about three years, had...
‘I’m outraged’: Victims demand answers after Miami Beach Police rearrest repeat offender, days after he was released from jail
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who officials call a “Miami Beach menace” has been arrested after, police said, he targeted a tourist. Sex offender and accused repeat violent offender Perry Smith is back behind bars just days after being released, despite having open and pending felony cases.
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