CRIME & SAFETY
Sheriff announces arrest of person of interest in Homestead woman’s killing
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma provided an update Friday afternoon on the investigation into the killing of a 31-year-old Homestead woman in his county. Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvias was carjacked and kidnapped before her murder. South Florida woman presumed dead after armed carjacking, kidnapping.
Man and woman on motorcycle killed in Homestead crash
Police are investigating a crash in Homestead early Thursday that killed a man and woman who were riding a motorcycle. The crash happened in the 26200 block of Southwest 112th Avenue. Miami-Dade Police said the man was operating the motorcycle with the woman as his passenger when there was a...
Life in prison for killer who stabbed and drowned Homestead woman in toilet
It’s been more than a decade since 22-year-old Kayla Gloster was found in a pool of blood after being stabbed, beaten, and drowned in a toilet bowl inside her Homestead apartment in 2013, and now her killer has learned his fate. Prosecutors say Robert Holton, a man she once...
Father of 4 shot, killed while washing car in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI - Miami-Dade police are investigating a shooting that took the life of a father of four Thursday afternoon in Southwest Miami-Dade.Police said the victim was washing a car shortly after 2 p.m., in front of an apartment complex at SW 216th Street and 113th Avenue, when someone shot him. The man, identified by a friend as Sleepy Brown, died at the scene. Neighbors tell CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench that Brown washed cars for a living and was also a DJ. Brown was the father of three girls and one boy. A Shot Spotter alert directed MDPD units to the area,...
Homestead man accused of robbing teen of over $3K in jewelry in Key Largo
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 20-year-old man from Homestead was arrested Friday after deputies say he robbed a 14-year-old boy of $3,200 in jewelry in Key Largo last year. According to Monroe County Sheriff’s spokesperson Adam Linhardt, Shayvon Cortavius Givens is facing charges of battery, grand theft and robbery.
Carjacking suspects tied to 2 Florida killings on the run
Investigators in Florida tied the suspects in a deadly carjacking to the shooting death of a tow truck driver, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Monday. The April 10 death of a tow truck driver in Orange County and the April 11 death of a woman in Seminole County were connected by a 2002 green Acura, one of only three in the state from 2002, Sheriff Dennis Lemma said in a press briefing. "Two had been salvaged and only one existed in the state," he said. The bullets used in both shootings -10 mm rounds which are uncommon in the area -...
Miami-Dade school employee dies after being arrested on molestation charges
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An IT employee at a public school in Miami-Dade County has died following his arrest on molestation charges, the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Wednesday. Thomas Steinkamp, Chief of Investigative Services, confirmed to Local 10 News that Martin Zaretsky, who was from Tamarac,...
'He has to suffer just like my baby suffered': Man drowned ex-girlfriend in fit of jealous rage
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2013 killing of a woman he once dated in a fit of jealous rage by stabbing, beating, and drowning her in a toilet bowl inside her Florida apartment after he learned she had been seeing another man. The post ‘He has to suffer just like my baby suffered’: Man drowned ex-girlfriend in toilet in fit of jealous rage first appeared on Law & Crime.
South Florida mother, police want 17-year-old murder solved
MIAMI - Tracy Brown, the mother of Luis Leon Jr. who was shot and killed at his apartment complex on April 17th, 2007, wants anyone with information on his killer to come forward. "Somebody out there believe me, they know something about what happened to my child," she said. "This was a tragedy," said Detective Jonathan Grossman, lead investigator with the Miami-Dade police department's Cold Case Unit. On Wednesday, he and other detectives handed out flyers with Leon's picture at the apartment complex at 13740 SW 268th Street.Leon's family never moved, they still think someone knows...
Police: Miami gang member faces charges for weapons, drugs, stolen IDs
MIAMI – When detectives suspected he was in a gang in Miami, Davon Clyde Young was a teenager. He was on house arrest before his 19th birthday, and he was on probation when he turned 21. On Tuesday, in Miami-Dade County court, an undercover detective with the Miami Police...
Miami-Dade Entrepreneurial Dream Up in Flames as Vandalism and Arson Strike Eyelash Salon and Supply Store
Entrepreneurs Indira and Alex Ortega experienced a devastating setback after their business endeavors faced a cruel twist of fate this week. The couple, gearing up to launch an eyelash salon in South Miami-Dade, was rocked by vandalism and arson just days before its grand opening. According to CBS Miami, security footage captured two individuals on a scooter launching an attack on the salon in the wee hours of April 18 that left the Ortegas' dream in shambles.
Miami-Dade Police reported fewer murders so far in 2024 compared to last year
Data: AH Datalytics; Chart: Axios VisualsThe Miami-Dade Police Department is reporting a 33% drop in murders so far this year compared to 2023.Why it matters: Most large U.S. cities are starting to see drops in violence after sharp increases during the pandemic.The number of homicides in 204 cities dropped 20% in the first three months of this year, compared to the same time last year, per an AH Datalytics report reviewed by Axios.By the numbers: MDPD reported 18 murders in the first three months of 2024 compared to 27 during the same timespan in 2024, according to an internal report.The department saw a 31% drop in overall violent crime in the same period.Yes, but: MDPD's Homicide Bureau is only responsible for investigating deaths that occur in unincorporated Dade County and in 27 of the county's 35 municipalities.Cities like Hialeah, Miami Gardens, Miami Beach and North Miami have their own homicide bureaus, per the Miami Herald.What they're saying: MDPD detective Angel Rodriguez tells Axios that gun violence programs like the Youth Outreach Unit and Operation Community Shield have contributed to the decrease.
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