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...
Florida pulls plug on potent morphine-like drug: ‘We see immediate danger’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is cracking down on the sale of a product some have compared to legal morphine. It’s called 7-OH. Experts say it could lead to death if abused. And until Wednesday, you could buy it at almost any smoke shop in the state. “We...
ICE AGENT ARRESTED FOR DUI WITH KIDS IN THE CAR
A man who claimed to be a federal ICE agent from Miami was arrested on the Bahia Honda Bridge Wednesday afternoon, after a motorist called 911 to report a southbound pickup truck driving erratically on the Seven Mile Bridge and then going south in the northbound lanes after the bridge.
Miami chess teacher charged with molesting another young student: Sheriff
A Miami chess teacher already arrested for allegedly molesting a 6-year-old student is facing new charges for allegedly molesting another young student. Christopher Stormont, 50, was arrested last month on a lewd and lascivious molestation of a child charge and now faces an additional similar charge, records showed....
Pair Arrested in Armed Home Invasion in Northeast Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade deputies arrested two suspects early Wednesday in connection with an armed home invasion over the weekend. George Byrnes, 32, of Surfside, and Jessica Clendening, 34, allegedly forced their way into a home Saturday night in the 14400 block of Northeast Fourth Avenue while asking for a specific resident,...
Man transported to hospital after being shot in Aventura apartment complex
AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) - - A man is hospitalized following a shooting at an apartment complex in Aventura, officials say. The reported shooting happened at 700 Northwest 155th Lane just before noon on Thursday. First responders arrived at the scene and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to...
Rapper Kodak Black accused of domestic violence amid custody battle
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — South Florida rapper Kodak Black is facing serious allegations involving domestic violence against the mother of two of his children as a contentious custody dispute unfolds in Broward County court, per CBS12's News Partner, the South Florida Sun Sentinel. According to police reports...
Florida Good Samaritan Rescues Blind Senior Dog Whose Microchip Reveals Devastating Truth
When a Good Samaritan spotted a badly matted and neglected dog wandering near a school in Pembroke Pines, Florida, they were overcome with sadness. The twelve-year-old dog, later named Clara, was in awful condition, starving and dehydrated. She struggled to walk due to an injury, and her fur was infested with fleas...