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Jury finally selected in double homicide trial
After multiple attempts, a 12-person jury has finally been selected this week in a criminal case against a man accused of killing a couple in their Tavernier residence while their children were in the home at the time of the crime in 2015. Jeremy Macauley’s trial in execution-style murders of Carlos Ortiz and Tara Rosado will start Monday, May 6, at the Plantation Key courthouse. A jury was unable to be seated twice earlier this month. Finding an impartial jury has been difficult, as the...
Suspect in deadly carjacking of Homestead woman claims he was paid to deliver the victim, federal affidavit shows
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A suspect in the deadly April 11 carjacking of a South Florida woman near Winter Springs claims he was paid to deliver the victim to someone else, and was also given the gun used in the attack, according to a federal affidavit obtained by WKMG in Orlando.
Arrest of woman found with cocaine stuffed in lamp linked to carjacking. She’s released
A federal magistrate in Orlando ruled Monicsabel Romero Soto, arrested on drug charges and connected to a Homestead woman’s carjacking, wasn’t a flight risk as she had two young children in Central Florida.
Teenager airlifted after near drowning in Homestead canal
HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews airlifted a teenager to the hospital after he was pulled from a canal in Homestead. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Homestead Police units responded to the scene along the 2300 block of Southeast 28th Avenue, Thursday afternoon. Once they arrived at the scene, dive crews...
ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN SLAPPED WITH FINE FOR ETHICS VIOLATION; ROSENTHAL DENIES WRONGDOING
A state ethics commission levied $2,500 in fines, a public reprimand and censure against Islamorada Councilman Henry Rosenthal following an investigation, which found probable cause he violated the Florida Constitution and state statute by using his position in office to obtain a disproportionate benefit. Marian Lambeth, investigator for the state...
Police fatally shoot Homestead man. Angered family says he was unarmed and had mental health issues
Police shot and killed a man at a home in Homestead over the weekend. Family members told local media that 33-year-old Leandro Ledea Chong was unarmed and was struggling with mental health issues. Homestead Police Captain Fernando Morales said officers were dispatched early Saturday morning to a residence following reports...
Ex-deputy linked to fatal carjacking of Homestead woman seeks redemption: ‘I just want my life back’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday who was arrested and relieved of duty after investigators say he inserted himself into a fatal carjacking and shooting case of a Homestead woman is now sharing his side of the story. Francisco Estrella, who is accused...
IGUANA NEST CREATES WEIRD SINKHOLE IN KEYS ROAD
A concerned citizen recently sent Monroe County Mayor Holly Raschein a note of concern regarding a “weird sinkhole” in the road in her Key Largo neighborhood. Monroe County Roads and Bridges staff found quite an interesting culprit — an invasive iguana tunneled underneath the asphalt to create a nesting area.
KEY LARGO SEES A MOSQUITO SWEEP FROM LOCAL INSPECTORS
A focused, door-to-door effort to eliminate and treat habitats for potentially disease-spreading mosquitoes kicked off in Key Largo on the morning of April 16. This “sweep” brought trained Florida Keys Mosquito Control District inspectors across various areas of Key Largo in an organized effort to visit residential and commercial properties in search of current and potential mosquito habitats. The sweep coincided with Florida Mosquito Control Awareness Week, which ran through April 20.
I.CARE TO HOST LARGEST CLEAN-UP IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
I.CARE wants to put hope in people’s hands. From May 2-5, Islamorada’s hometown coral restoration and ocean conservation superpower will host its second annual Trash Derby, a Keys-wide marine debris extravaganza. It’s slated to be the biggest-ever cleanup event these islands have ever seen. Last year’s inaugural...
Florida ethics board sanctions city officials from Islamorada, Milton
(The Center Square) — The Florida Commission on Ethics ruled against a pair of officials from Islamorada and Milton on April 19 as commissioners adjudicated a pair of ethics complaints. The cases related to the two municipalities were pre-probable cause stipulations, with recommendations from the commission advocate. These stipulations can either be adopted or rejected by the commission. The first complaint was brought against Henry Rosenthal, a sitting council member...
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