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Former Miami police officer charged with multiple offenses
MIAMI – A former City of Miami police officer is facing multiple charges, the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Djimy Joseph, 47, is charged with one count each of organized scheme to defraud over $50,000, money laundering over $100,000 and making false official statements. According to...
No jail for Miami mom who posted articles about cop who shot her son. At least for now
Gamaly Hollis has been given a reprieve from prosecutors’ request to send her back to jail for posting news articles about the police officer who shot and killed her mentally ill son feet from where she stood in her Kendale Lakes apartment.
Miami Women Charged with Murder After Confrontation with Alleged Burglar in Wynwood
Two Miami women have been charged with the murder of a man they allegedly caught burglarizing their car last month in Wynwood. Antwoinse Lachaveia Clark, 36, and Fredericka Sherice Pickett-Wilson, 29, were taken into custody on Friday, as reported by NBC Miami. The pair is facing second-degree murder charges and were held without bond after a court appearance on Saturday.
Miami man aims for $13K injury claim for crash he was never in, police say
MIAMI – A 28-year-old man was arrested Monday after Miami police say he made an injury claim of over $13,000 for a vehicle crash he was never in. An arrest report from the Miami Police Department states an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Investigative and Forensic Services and Bureau of Insurance Fraud revealed that Sandy Reyes Martinez, of Miami, submitted a claim with United Automobile Insurance Company for a traffic crash that occurred on Sept. 28, 2023.
Plea deal freed him from jail. Days later, he was charged in brutal Miami Beach murder
Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert was only out of jail for six days when police say he beat a transgender woman to death with a pipe as she slept next to a ballet auditorium on Miami Beach.
5 people including 2 teens injured in Miami Gardens shooting after school fight
Five people including two teens were injured in a shooting in a Miami Gardens neighborhood Monday afternoon that started with an altercation at a nearby high school, officials said. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. in the 1400 block of Northwest 197th Street. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed a...
Several detained after 2 people were robbed at gunpoint in Wynwood: Police
Miami Police are investigating after two people were allegedly robbed at gunpoint in Miami's Wynwood area early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the area of Northwest 1st Avenue and 29th Street where they found two victims who were robbed at gunpoint by an unknown number of people, according to Miami Police.
Trio arrested in Wynwood robbery, shootout
MIAMI – Three men are facing attempted murder charges after Miami police said they were the perpetrators behind a robbery-turned-shootout outside of a Wynwood nightclub over the weekend. According to police, the crime happened just before 2 a.m., Sunday, in a parking lot across the street from Brick nightclub....
Transgender woman murdered in Miami Beach
Andrea Doria Dos Passos. (Photo via Equality Florida’s Facebook) Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic details. Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, 53, who was out on probation, is charged with the second-degree murder of 37-year-old Andrea Doria Dos Passos, a transgender Latina woman who was found deceased in front of the Miami Ballet company facility by a security guard this past week.
Award-Winning Chef Aarón Sánchez takes over Abiaka at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo and Race Week at Hard Rock Hollowith authentic Mexican flavors. Miami foodies and race week revelers, get ready to tantalize your taste buds! Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is upping the ante on festivities with a unique collaboration between Abiaka Wood Fire Grill and award-winning chef Aarón Sánchez.
Woman on probation for DUI injuring a Miami police officer arrested
MIAMI – A 38-year-old woman who was on probation over a DUI crash that injured a Miami police officer was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Sunday in Miami-Dade County. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Belkis Tinoco Salgado’s felony probation supervision was until May 9,...
Scooter Rider Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Outside Miami Beach Police HQ, Authorities Seek Leads
A scooter rider has been left in critical condition following a hit-and-run incident which occurred right in front of the Miami Beach Police Department headquarters, officials reported yesterday. The collision happened just after 3:30 p.m. on Washington Avenue and 11th Street when the driver of a vehicle slammed into the...
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