Man accused of biting, dragging woman arrested on kidnapping, assault charges in Miami
MIAMI (WSVN) - A 42-year-old man was arrested on multiple felony charges, including kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, following an alleged domestic violence incident, according to an arrest report. Alejandro Ramirez-Gonzalez was taken into Tuesday, in Miami. He also faces charges of witness tampering, battery and petit...
Woman arrested in connection with multiple package thefts at Miami condominium complex: Cops
MIAMI — A 35-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a series of package thefts at a Miami condominium complex earlier this year, authorities said. According to an arrest report, Vanessa Caridad-Rodriguez was taken into custody on Tuesday following an investigation into missing deliveries between Feb. 16 and Feb. 23 at the Quantum on the Bay condominium complex, located at 1900...
Miami’s first big move under a new mayor shouldn’t mean more taxpayer debt |...
On April 15 — Tax Day — Miami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, announced that she would bring forward a $450 million bond for voter approval. The bond would address longstanding facilities challenges faced by our first responders. Our firefighters and police officers deserve the very best training, equipment and facilities. But that cannot come on the backs of middle-class families by burdening them with a...
Teen arrested for Miami Beach knife attack and vehicle vandalism
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with an April knife attack and vehicle damage incident in Miami Beach, authorities said. Armando German Garcia was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief, according to an arrest report.
Flanigan’s to Open Two New South Florida Locations
We’re aiming to raise $7,500 by April 26. Your support ensures New Times can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print. It’s official, Flanigan’s fanataics (or should I say, Flan-atics)? Local landmark Flanigan’s Seafood Bar & Grill has...
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...
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,...

















