CRIME & SAFETY
17-year-old girl reported missing from Pembroke Pines located
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities said that a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing from Pembroke Pines has been located. According to Pembroke Pines Police, Erika Barrios was last seen near her home in Towngate, located in the area of 1500 Dykes Rd at around 3:20 p.m., Sunday. She...
Man busted smuggling 31 migrants on boat, feds say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man appeared in Fort Lauderdale federal court Monday after federal authorities busted him smuggling nearly three dozen migrants on his boat off the coast of South Florida, according to a criminal complaint. Derek Campton, 43, is facing a federal charge of bringing aliens into...
Source: Woman's body found in Miami Beach had major trauma to face
MIAMI BEACH - A woman's body was discovered early Tuesday morning in front of Miami City Ballet on Miami Beach and a source tells CBS News Miami that she had major trauma to her face and was beaten to death.The source said she may have been a homeless woman and her body was discovered by a security guard. Police said they were called to the building at 2200 Liberty Avenue just after 6 a.m.Police say solving this case is a top priority and they are searching for surveillance tape. It is not known if they have any witnesses or have recovered...
Better Business Bureau offers warning in wake of Local 10 investigation into Facebook scams
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – Facebook-Meta is now responding to a series of exclusive Local 10 News investigations. The company said, in-part, it is continuing to invest in detection technology. It also included a boost in area ‘review teams’ for the site. This as law enforcement agencies across...
Police search for missing, endangered woman from Plantation
PLANTATION, Fla. – Authorities in Broward County are searching for a missing, endangered woman. According to police, 46-year-old Lisamarie Nadia Finzi was last seen along the 1200 block of Northwest 95th Avenue in Plantation at approximately 6:00 p.m. on April 6. Father of 2 dies after stabbing at laundromat...
Man charged after victim left paralyzed following shooting at Broward apartment
SUNRISE, Fla. – A 24-year-old man is facing charges after police say he was arrested in connection with the shooting that left a victim paralyzed in Sunrise earlier this month. According to an arrest report, Charles Robert Lewis, of Lauderhill, is facing one count each of attempted murder with...
Reward offered for info that leads to arrest in fatal Fort Lauderdale shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who police say shot a man dead in Fort Lauderdale last month. It happened on March 7 near the 1300 block of Chateau Park Drive. Direct flights from...
8-year-old girl hit by car in Hallandale Beach, driver took off
FORT LAUDERDALE - An eight-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Monday morning after being struck by a car. Hallandale Beach police said around 7:30 a.m. she was struck in the 800 block of SW 3rd Street. The girl was hit as she was crossing the street. The girl was just blocks away from her school. Police said there are multiple schools in the area, but did not say which school the child attends. Andre Malek is shaken talking about what happened feet from his door. "She couldn't say much, she was in shock. She was in shock, like...
Man, 19, accused of raping drunken teen in North Miami Beach
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday after police said he raped a 14-year-old girl in North Miami Beach. According to his arrest report, Aaron Daniel Torres, of Miami, and the victim knew each other through mutual friends and he would sometimes sell her and her friends nicotine vapes.
Miami Officer Who Shot Man With Mental Health Issues Previously Threatened Victim's Mother, Mother Now Faces Stalking Charges
A Miami-Dade police officer who shot and killed a 21-year-old man with mental health issues in 2022, was previously recorded threatening the man's mother, implying he could kill her son during an encounter. Officer Jamie Pino's interaction with the victim's mother, Gamaly Hollis, was caught on body camera footage 10 months before the fatal incident. Pino can be heard stating to the mother, "If your son takes a BB gun or a real gun out on me, I’m gonna kill your son," according to a video obtained by NBC6.
‘I hope you pay:’ Friends want justice as search continues for Plantation stabbing suspect
PLANTATION, Fla. – Police are searching for the suspect who they said attacked and killed a man in front of the victim’s wife at a strip mall in Broward County. Witnesses said the suspect used a screwdriver to stab the victim in the back before fleeing the scene.
7 arrested in connection with brutal attack on 2 SLAM! Miami students
MIAMI – Multiple SLAM! Miami students are facing charges after a video captured a savage beating last week. A group of teenagers, one of who used an object to cover his knuckles, targeted two students of the charter school at 542 NW 12th Ave., on Thursday in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
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