Miami-Dade Sheriff says scammers using more ‘sophisticated’ schemes to target elderly
A growing number of scammers are targeting senior citizens with more and more sophisticated schemes — both online and on the telephone — to steal their money, says Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, who created a special unit to investigate cyber and economic crimes. “From AI-generated scams to...
Search underway for missing 37-year-old man in Hialeah
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - The Hialeah Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing man. Daylon Fleitas, 37, was last seen on Sunday in the City of Hialeah. Authorities say Fleitas indicated to family that he would be meeting with an acquaintance but never returned home...
Body camera footage shows aftermath, arrest of man accused of causing chain-reaction wreck in...
MIAMI (WSVN) - Newly obtained body camera footage shows the aftermath and arrest of a man accused of allegedly causing a deadly multi-vehicle crash in Miami. According to Miami Police, 36-year-old Andres Fiallo Estupinian struck several cars and an occupied ice cream truck in Miami’s Shenandoah neighborhood in June,...
South Florida City Ranks As One Of The Worst Cities In The U.S. For...
A recent study by ConsumerAffairs has revealed Miami's troubling position as one of the worst cities for traffic in the U.S.
BMW-driving felon led troopers on 125 mph, long-distance Palmetto Expressway chase: FHP
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A convicted felon who spent nearly a decade in prison was back behind bars Thursday after state troopers said he led them on a 16-mile chase down the Palmetto Expressway with speeds reaching triple digits. According to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, the high-speed...
Judge grants temporary release of man accused of killing teen to attend father’s funeral;...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A mother of a 19-year-old who was gunned down in Fort Lauderdale is outraged after learning that the man accused of killing her daughter is getting a one-day hall pass out of jail. Alacia Ford took to social media to react to the news that...
Dog abandoned at Plantation animal hospital finds new forever home
PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - A dog that was abandoned outside of an animal hospital in Plantation has found a new owner and forever home. The dog, now named Oscar, was dropped off at the Lakeside Animal Hospital’s parking lot in Plantation in July and left for dead, employees said.
Jamaican immigrant is cranioplasty specialist
Miami – Growing up in Jamaica, becoming a doctor in the United States seemed like a pipe dream for Kerry-Ann Mitchell. Despite excelling in high school, her family was financially-strapped and couldn’t afford to send her to school in America. But that didn’t stop Mitchell who decided...
Police: Miami man threatens to blow up medical center after staff repeatedly asks him...
MIAMI — A Miami man lost his patience last month with staff at a medical center, resulting in him threatening to blow up the facility, police said. According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the incident occurred July 7, but the suspect, Gregory Thomas, 46, wasn’t arrested until Wednesday.
Bodycam footage shows aftermath of woman arrested in Little Havana fatal hit-and-run
Newly released body camera footage captured the moments after a woman accused of killing another woman in a hit-and-run in Little Havana was arrested. Ivana Gomez, 32, is facing DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges. According to Miami Police, on May 30, the victim, 41-year-old Kathryn Carlin Kipnis, was...