Hialeah man posed as postal worker while on mail-stealing spree near airport, deputies say
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities arrested a Hialeah man on Tuesday after they said he donned United States Postal Service attire for a mail-stealing spree near Miami International Airport that a sheriff’s deputy aborted. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Erickson Ostilien targeted mailboxes at at...
Wanted: New restaurant for famed People’s Bar-B-Que site in Overtown
Nine years after People's Bar-B-Que shut down, the smell of smoked ribs may soon return to Overtown. Why it matters: The legendary barbecue spot isn't reopening, but a new landlord is searching for a grill master to help preserve the cultural history of the historic Black neighborhood. State of play:...
Wild! Woman Arrested Again in ‘Bad Date Thefts’ Allegedly Involving Drugging Rich Men
A 25-year-old woman described by investigators as a “known offender” in a string of so-called “bad date thefts” has been arrested again after police say she drugged a man and stole thousands of dollars in cash and luxury watches. The Latest Arrest. Angelina Chenel Esty, 25,...
Woman hurt after metal falls off truck, crashes through windshield on Turnpike
A woman was injured after a piece of metal fell off a truck and crashed through her windshield on the Florida's Turnpike in Miami-Dade on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident happened shortly after 11 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike near Northwest 199th Street in Miami Gardens. According...
The Massive Flea Market In Florida That’ll Make You Rethink What $27 Can Buy
Imagine a place where a carnival midway, an international bazaar, a vintage collector’s paradise, and a drive-in movie theater somehow merged into one sprawling Florida institution. That’s exactly what you’ll find at the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a retail wonderland that defies simple categorization. This isn’t...
Woman accused of helping trio steal 12 Hertz cars while she worked at FLL...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Detectives accused a 24-year-old woman of conspiring with three men to steal 12 cars from Hertz while she worked security earlier this year at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport’s car rental center. Savannah Harsha Phillips’s arraignment on 13 felony charges related to the...
Men charged following hours-long standoff at Miami gas station appear in court
A man who was driving an allegedly stolen vehicle and a passenger who was armed, leading to an hours-long standoff at a gas station in Miami, appeared before a judge on Tuesday. Manuel De Leon Jr., 32, and Dante Sinclair, 20, were charged with grand theft and contributing to the...
Pair accused of assaulting, robbing senior in Miami’s Shenandoah neighborhood
MIAMI — Miami police arrested a homeless woman and man Tuesday in connection with a robbery and assault on a senior that they say occurred at an abandoned house in the city’s Shenandoah neighborhood. Jail records show Michelle Marie Martinez, 41, and Andre Dupera, 46, are each facing...
Miami police officers bike to Orlando for charity after detective’s wife beats blood cancer
MIAMI — City of Miami police officers headed out Wednesday morning for a 260-mile charity bicycle ride to Orlando. The ride is all to support Blood Cancer United, formerly known as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The 19 officers participating in the ride headed out around 6:30 a.m. from...
Convicted South Florida fraudster lied her way into law firm jobs, then posed as...
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A South Florida woman with multiple fraud convictions managed to find employment at at least two law firms and posed as an attorney, according to police. Investigators said Brianna Rae Needham managed to gain work as a paralegal at one law firm by submitting a...











