Police say North Miami children neglected, malnourished. Now, parents are jailed
The children of a North Miami couple were severely malnourished and neglected, with their 4-year-old child weighing just 15 pounds and their 7-year-old never enrolled in school, police said in arrest reports. On June 24, North Miami officers arrived to Jackson North Medical Center and met with a Department of...
Two injured in Fort Lauderdale stabbing, one person detained by police
Fort Lauderdale police said a man and woman were stabbed and taken to the hospital.
Surveillance video captures subjects involved in Pompano Beach drive-by shooting
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video Friday that captured a drive-by shooting last week in Pompano Beach. According to BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis, the shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 near the 1300 block of Northwest 27th Avenue. She...
Detectives ask public to call 911 if they recognize suspect with green tattoo
HIALEAH, Fla. — Detectives asked the public to call 911 if they recognize a 23-year-old man who they consider to be armed and dangerous. Detectives also asked the public not to approach Eduardo Parapar, who has a bright green tattoo on his neck. Parapar is a burglary suspect, according...
Woman honored by MDSO in Doral for stopping an attack on an 11-year-old at...
DORAL, FLA. (WSVN) - A good Samaritan was honored after stopping an attack on a little girl at Gwen Cherry Park in Northwest Miami-Dade. Cheryl Donaldson was recognized and awarded by Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz at Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office in Doral, Thursday, for running after the attacker of an...
Opa-locka’s new police chief aims to strengthen community ties, bring in officers who “make...
Robin Starks, a 34-year law enforcement veteran, officially takes the helm after serving as interim chief.
DCF takes custody of 2 kids; North Miami police arrests parents
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — A 4-year-old child suffered fractures to an arm and leg, was malnourished and dehydrated, weighed 15 pounds, and could not walk. The child’s 7-year-old sibling was also malnourished and still wore a diaper. Neither of them could speak. That’s how a North Miami detective...
Miami man jailed after woman sees her stolen Challenger in street takeover videos, cops...
MIAMI — A 24-year-old Miami man is facing four felony charges after police said he stole a woman’s muscle car so he could use it at street takeovers. The victim, police said, saw her blue Dodge Challenger Scat Pack performing “drifting, doughnuts (and) burnouts” in YouTube and Instagram videos that documented illegal...
Broward dad accused of sending explicit messages to 16-year-old school counselor, police say
BSO detectives arrested 40-year-old Pedro Jose Peña and charged him with lewd and lascivious behavior and written solicitation of a 16-year-old.
FBI offers $20,000 reward for ‘armed and dangerous’ duo wanted for Miramar murder
MIRAMAR, Fla. — The FBI announced on Thursday that there was a reward of up to $20,000 for a duo who special agents believe to be “armed and dangerous.”. The FBI’s reward for the arrests includes up to $10,000 for Jameel Blemur and up to $10,000 for Zacahary Thelusma, both suspects in the murder of Erns Valcourt last...