Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Charge Drinks to Miami Hotel Room 666
What should have been a simple drink order at a Miami restaurant turned into a two-hour disturbance. The unusual encounter began when a customer allegedly...
Miami police: Video captures man punching woman with disability in Allapattah
ALLAPATTAH, Fla. — A woman who was sitting on the ground outside of her apartment “with blood on her hands and around her mouth” told a Miami police officer that her boyfriend of six years had beaten her, according to police. Surveillance video showed Charles Anderson “suddenly...
Miami jury convicts Cuban national who hid $4.6M healthcare fraud on U.S. citizenship application
A federal jury in Miami has convicted a Cuban national for fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship after she hid her involvement in a multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud scheme on her naturalization paperwork, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Tania Rosa Rodriguez, 57, applied for citizenship in 2017 and was natura
Suspect accused of using stolen identity to buy $15K Bvlgari watch
CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) - A 34-year-old was arrested after police said she used a stolen identity to buy a $15,632 luxury watch in Coral Gables. According to an arrest report, Christina Catherine Vera entered the Bvlgari boutique inside Neiman Marcus at 390 San Lorenzo Ave. on Aug. 3 and identified herself as the vic
Miami fraudster flew to Phoenix to scam seniors, authorities say
PHOENIX — Arizona authorities announced the indictment of a Miami man on Wednesday after they said he flew to Phoenix to scam seniors. He was arrested during his third time traveling there as part of the cross-country con, they said. According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Andre Hart...
Suspect used cellphone to assault woman at Miami restaurant, cops say
MIAMI — A woman is facing an aggravated battery charge after police say she repeatedly struck another woman with a cellphone during a fight inside the restroom of a Miami restaurant. Miami police said Lesly Gisselle Flores, 29, who resides in the city’s Riverside neighborhood, was arrested Tuesday in...
Banana pudding delivery led to fatal shooting during Miami Gardens robbery, cops say
A man facing a murder charge after a person delivering food in Miami Gardens fatally shot a suspect who allegedly tried to rob him made his first appearance in a Miami-Dade courtroom on Wednesday as new details were learned about what led to the shooting. Jabari Joshua Thomas, 19, is...
Florida couple detained in alleged Publishers Clearing House scam targeting elderly victim
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — A Florida couple will remain in federal custody while awaiting trial on charges related to an alleged Publishers Clearing House scam that prosecutors say targeted elderly victims. Ceyon Calvert, 43, and Christal Calvert, 38, both of Pembroke Pines, Florida, were arrested by federal a
3 arrested after driver leaves Miami Central High School with loaded guns inside car,...
MIAMI — Three people were arrested Tuesday after Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives said they stopped a vehicle shortly after its driver left Miami Central High School and found two loaded guns inside. The suspects were identified as Garlens Junior Jean-Philippe, 21, Garvens Jean-Philippe, 18, both of North Miami,.
Florida Memorial University ranked among financially distressed colleges at risk of collapse
A new ranking of U.S. colleges and universities is sounding the alarm on institutions showing significant financial distress. Open School Ranking, created by Johns Hopkins educator and entrepreneur Dan Ye, calls these schools “walking zombies” and says they could be at risk of collapse within the next five years.
