Lawsuit filed against Aventura Police for fatal shooting of man at hair salon
The family of a man shot and killed by the Aventura Police Department at a salon where his wife worked filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the agency, claiming the man’s death was unwarranted, a violation of his human rights and caused by negligence. Troy Cannata, 35, was shot and killed at RH Salon in Aventura on July 10, 2025, by an officer identified...
Growing up behind bars, with Miami-Dade cases pending, includes jail fights with makeshift weapons
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Emmanuel Morales has been stuck in a nightmarish limbo for years in Miami-Dade County. As a teen growing up in Miami’s Liberty City, records show arrests for a school bus stop shooting, stolen guns, a restaurant burglary, and a park robbery. “The court system...
Man fatally shoots adult son inside Palmetto Bay home, Miami-Dade deputies say
A father fatally shot his adult son on Wednesday afternoon inside a Palmetto Bay home, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a 911 call at the home at SW 92nd Ave and 168th Street around 4:50 pm, said Detective Argemis Colome, a sheriff’s office spokesman. There was a dispute between the father, who is in his 70s, and his 47...
After rejecting plea deal, man accused of double murder storms out of court
A day after rejecting plea deals in a Miami Gardens double murder, the two men accused of the killings came back to court — and apparently reconsidered their decision. But the spontaneous hearing Wednesday morning before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ellen Sue Venzer ended with one of the men storming out of the courtroom — unleashing a profanity-ridden tirade — and neither changing their not...
Local TV reporter threatened with arrest after trying to ask mayor a question in...
A local reporter in Miami was threatened with jail time after he asked the mayor a question in a public park. Local 10 News reporter Jeff Weinsier approached Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to ask her why a group of electric city buses that cost taxpayers more than $60 million were taken out of service. Weinsier confronted the mayor during Miami’s "Baynanza...
Carjacking convict showed off ankle monitor before robbing Cartier watch seller in Wynwood, cops...
MIAMI — Miami police say as a man arranged a meeting to sell a pricey Cartier watch off Facebook Marketplace, the prospective buyer said he couldn’t go far; the 18-year-old sent him a photo of his ankle monitor. It’s not clear whether he knew that Jarmane Samuel Bradwell...
Miami-Dade senior accused of pepper-spraying 3 in Publix parking lot
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 71-year-old man was arrested after deputies said he pepper-sprayed three people during a confrontation in a Publix parking lot in southwest Miami-Dade. The incident occurred just before 3:30 p.m. at a Publix located at 15771 SW 152nd St. in the county’s Country Walk area,...
Miami-Dade Home Depot manager nailed for fraud scheme costing company millions, cops say
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — An investigation into a fraud scheme at two Home Depot locations in South Florida led to the arrest of a store manager. Authorities said the suspect, Mauricio Jimenez, conducted at least 4,500 separate unauthorized orders totaling around $55 million worth of merchandise. According to an...
Hialeah Man Collared In Edgewater Condo Package Heist Spree
Miami police say a 50-year-old Hialeah man is behind a run of package thefts at a high-rise Edgewater condo, after detectives followed a trail of surveillance video and fed-up residents’ complaints straight to a white pickup truck. According to investigators, the truck pulled into the building’s loading dock and people were seen hauling away deliveries that had been left by...
Miami billionaires are spending $1,000 a minute on floating helipads to dodge the city’s...
The wealthiest residents of Miami are booking floating helipads to dock off their oceanfront property so they can go from private jet to private helicopter to private residence.
