Pembroke Park police chief calls out BSO Sheriff Gregory Tony
The accusations come as tensions grow between the sheriff and Deerfield Beach officials over stalled negotiations for police and fire services.
Miami police officers, horses undergo extensive training for mounted patrol unit
MIAMI — A new group of South Florida law enforcement members are getting ready to hit the streets on saddles!. After six weeks of intense training, five Miami police officers and their horses are set to officially become part of South Florida’s local mounted patrol units. There’s nothing...
At least 6 Florida prison officers accused of beating handcuffed inmate, covering up injuries
WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - At least six Florida Department of Corrections officers were arrested on charges ranging from battery on a detainee to perjury and evidence tampering, according to arrest reports. According to officials, six of the officers are accused of beating an inmate at the Dade Correctional...
Man dies after shooting in Miami-Dade apartment building’s parking lot
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man died at the hospital after a shooting on Thursday in northwestern Miami-Dade County, deputies said. Deputies responded to the shooting shortly after 11:40 a.m. in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 155 Lane, according to Detective Joseph R. Peguero Rivera, a spokesman for the...
South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
Abdias Datis, an alleged longtime illegal broadcaster in the Miami area who is also known as “DJ AJ” and “DJ 305,” was arrested while on the air Tuesday by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. He was charged with a third-degree felony for “unauthorized transmissions to, or...
Woman threatened to shoot mother during elementary school drop-off in Miami-Dade: Cops
The first day of classes got off to a rough start for a mother who was arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot another mother during morning drop-off at an elementary school in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Erika Letisha Cruz, 39, was arrested Thursday on charges including exhibiting a weapon on...
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.
Former Key Biscayne gymnastics coach accepts plea deal for 12-year prison sentence
In some way, justice will be served in the much-publicized case involving a former Key Biscayne gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting multiple underage students. Thursday in a Miami courtroom, Oscar Olea, now 40, accepted a plea deal with prosecutors, saying he will plead guilty to four felony sex charges,...
Man arrested in connection with armed carjacking outside Allapattah lounge
MIAMI — A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking that occurred last month outside lounge in Allapattah. Pedro Oscar Vazquez Quirindongo was arrested Wednesday by Miami police and is facing one count of armed robbery with carjacking, jail records show. According to...
