A former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of video voyeurism in connection with a hidden camera discovered inside a fire station bathroom in 2023.
Regular readers may recall our earlier post from April 6, 2023, where we reported that a covert recording device—disguised as a phone charger—was found in a bathroom at Station 69 in Doral. At that time, the identity of the person responsible was unknown, though the department confirmed it had launched an internal investigation and notified law enforcement.
According to CBS News Miami, 55-year-old Manuel Fernandez, who held the rank of lieutenant, was arrested on July 7, 2025, following a lengthy investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Fernandez is accused of placing the device in bathrooms at two separate stations—Station 69 in Doral and Station 66 in Homestead—between February and April 2023…