CRIME & SAFETY
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: Car burglar nearly stole rent cash in Miami; 2 women fought him to death
MIAMI – Detectives reported two women were with a teenager and three children when they spotted a man stealing from their car in Miami. There was a shooting and the thief later died. Police officers arrested the women and they were facing murder charges. Antwoinse Lachaveia Clark and Fredericka...
Fake contractor ripped off rabbi in North Miami Beach, police say
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 50-year-old man was arrested last month after police say he scammed a rabbi out of thousands of dollars in North Miami Beach, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Edgar Ignacio Chang, of Hollywood, allegedly posed as a contractor offering to replace the rabbi’s air conditioning unit...
4 hospitalized after flames erupt inside Miami home
MIAMI – Four people, including two police officers and a firefighter, were taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after a fire erupted inside of a home in Miami, first responders confirmed. According to City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez, the fire was reported just before 12:30...
Two men arrested after high-speed chase through busy area of Palm Beach
Two Broward County men are facing charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through a busy area of town, damaging several cars before running from officers, according to a police report. Palm Beach police said a 21-year-old from Sunrise and a 22-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, who were arrested following...
Lil Tjay Arrested on His Birthday at Miami Airport
Lil Tjay was arrested on his birthday at Miami-Opa Locka airport on Tuesday, April 30. As confirmed by the Miami Dade Police Department in an email with Complex News, Lil Tjay, real name Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested on a warrant at the Florida airport at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time. The rapper turned 23 the same day as the arrest and has since been released on a $500 bond. Information regarding the details of the warrant remains unclear, although it is dated Sept. 8, 2021, and appears to be related to a missed court date.
Wife of real estate mogul George Pino to pay $16M to parents of girl hurt in boat crash
MIAMI – The wife of prominent South Florida real estate broker George Pino will pay $16 million to the family of a girl seriously hurt in a September 2022 boat crash in Biscayne Bay as part of a lawsuit settlement, a Miami-Dade judge ruled. Pino, 53, of southwest Miami-Dade,...
Woman hopes for justice decades after she says her abusive father killed her mother, sister
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are hoping to finally solve a cold case involving one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives. According to police, Jorge Walter Nunez, aka Jorge Walter Nunez Paz, physically and sexually abused his two daughters. Police said one of the daughters eventually...
Hialeah man attempts SUV theft, ends up taking sedan with sleeping owner inside, police say
HIALEAH, Fla. – A Hialeah man tried to steal an SUV while its owner was inside paying for gas, police said. They said his attempt was unsuccessful, so he took off in someone else’s sedan — while its owner was fast asleep in the passenger’s seat.
TSA Caught Man With ‘Little Pink Snakes’ in His Pants
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers made a surprising discovery at the Miami International Airport on Friday when a man tried to sneak a couple of snakes into the airport. He was hiding the snakes in his pants. Local news station WFLA says: “After TSA agents removed the snakes from [the...
Local animal rescue gives new life to emaciated dog found with gunshot wound
MIAMI - She's a happy, playful dog named Karma. Jessie Paige is her foster mom. "She's got energy, she wants to play. She loves men and toys. Her favorite thing in the world is tall men and rope toys," Paige laughed.This is Karma today, a couple of months ago she looked very different. She was left tied up outside Lauderhill Fire Station 30. She was filled with parasites, had a life-threatening uterine infection and she was starving. "She was overbred, she had parametria and she was emaciated, skin and bones," said Cindy Mucciaccio with IHeart Animal Rescue. She jumped into action to...
Conviction overturned for Miami-Dade cop involved in 2019 rough arrest
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Miami-Dade police officer who was involved in the 2019 rough arrest of a woman. Alejandro Giraldo was convicted in April 2022 of felony battery and official misconduct after cellphone video and bodycam footage were made public showing the arrest of Dyma Loving, who had called police to report that a neighbor had pointed a shotgun at her.
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