CRIME & SAFETY
18-year-old identified as one of the seven linked to brutal beating that left two students hospitalized
An 18-year-old has been identified as one of the seven arrested in connection with the brutal beating near SLAM! Charter School in Little Havana, which left two students recovering in the hospital. Diego Jones is facing a felony battery charge and is being held in a Miami-Dade jail. Police say...
Police: Woman struck by car on Miami sidewalk
MIAMI – A woman in her 70s was rushed to a hospital Wednesday morning after being struck by a car in Miami, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported at 7:22 a.m. in the 1700 block of Northwest 27th Avenue. Legal fight ensues over Florida law targeting Chinese nationals' property...
Two dead, multiple injured in I-75 crash
Two people died and an adult and two toddlers were injured when the van they rode in collided with a semi-trailer and then struck several trees along Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. According to an FHP press release, a van, driven by a 49-year-old Miami man, was traveling...
2 men killed in collision between boat and yacht near Boca Chita Key identified
Authorities have identified the two men who were killed when a small boat and a yacht collided near Boca Chita Key over the weekend. Jorge Marenco, 49, and Jose Turcios, 51, were killed in the Sunday night collision on Biscayne Bay, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report released Wednesday.
4 men arrested in suspected fraud scheme targeting Medley warehouse
Four men were arrested in a suspected organized scheme to defraud that resulted in losses of nearly $80,000 to a warehouse business in Medley. Guillermo Gonzalez, Rolando Diaz, Reynel Castillo and Roylis Rodriguez were arrested in connection with organized fraud and dealing in stolen property, according to Medley Police. Surveillance...
Fight at Village Green Park over referee call, aggressive cyclist punches car, pipe theft and sinking vessel in this week’s KB police activity
Here is a summary of incidents and actions taken by the Key Biscayne Police Department during the period of April 15 to April 21. These incidents were taken from the department’s logs. April 15, 2024. The complainant at the 400 block of Woodcrest Road contacted police to report a...
Veteran DEA agent sentenced to 4 years for leaking intelligence in Miami bribery conspiracy
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent to four years in prison for leaking DEA intelligence to defense lawyers in a $100,000 bribery scheme that prosecutors said jeopardized drug cases and the lives of confidential informants. John Costanzo Jr. was found guilty last year of bribery and honest-services wire fraud, joining a growing list of DEA agents convicted of federal crimes. Another former DEA supervisor, Manny Recio, is scheduled to be sentenced next month in the same case. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Oetken, in handing down his sentence, noted that the 49-year-old Costanzo was “especially culpable” as a supervisor because he “knew what he was doing was wrong.” Costanzo, addressing the judge before sentencing, expressed regret for his actions. “This is my cross to bear,” he said. “I will try to find a silver lining in all of this.”
Deadly overnight house fire in SW Miami-Dade home
MIAMI - A deadly overnight house fire in southwest Miami-Dade.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, just after 3:30 a.m., they received word of the fire in the 15800 block of SW 143rd Court.When crews arrived, "They did find heavy fire in the garage which was used as an efficiency. Upon a quick search, they did find one victim, unfortunately, who passed," said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue battalion chief Joseph Waters.Firefighters worked quickly to save the rest of the home. At one point Miami-Dade police said that a second body was found but later confirmed there was only one death."My father will always...
Miami driver ran over and killed man who tried to stop him from fleeing crash scene: Cops
A Miami man is facing murder and other charges after police said he ran over a man who tried to stop him from fleeing the scene of a crash. Ariel Rodriguez-Martinez, 58, is facing charges of second-degree murder, vehicular homicide in a reckless manner, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death in the incident, an arrest report said.
Miami man arrested, charged with four voting-related third-degree felonies
Apparently, six felony counts were not enough for one Miami-Dade County man. Wednesday, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle pinned a few more badges of dishonor on Cuban-born Lazaro Valle-Villar, 74, who is charged with four voting-related third-degree felonies related to becoming a registered voter in the county despite his present non-citizen status.
Miami Man Tied to Tragic Central Florida Slaying in Custody, Drug Bust Unravels Gruesome Mystery
A Miami man connected to a harrowing Central Florida murder case has turned himself in, authorities say. Giovany Joel Crespo Hernandez, 27, surrendered to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility late Monday, facing charges for fentanyl and marijuana trafficking as the search for Katherine Altagracia Guerrero de Aguavivas, a South Florida woman reported missing after a violent carjacking, sadly ended with the discovery of her burned body, as reported by WSVN.
2 killed, 2 injured in Hialeah crash
MIAMI - Two people lost their lives Tuesday night following a two-vehicle crash in Hialeah.It happened in the 400 block of Southeast 5th Street.Two other people were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where their condition is unknown.Police were at the scene investigating the cause of the crash.
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