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North Miami man accused of molesting 10-year-old girl in pool
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – North Miami police arrested a 60-year-old man after they said he molested a young girl swimming in an apartment complex pool on Friday. According to an arrest report, Skender Halili tried to molest the 10-year-old for a second time later that day and a witness saw what happened from under the water.
Over 100 shots fired in Miami shootout that killed 24-year-old man: Police
Miami Police are investigating an intense shootout in Miami on Monday, that left one man dead and another critically injured. Officers responded to the scene near NW 51st Street and 2nd Avenue in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood just before 7 p.m. where they found two men with gunshot wounds. They were rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center by Miami Fire Rescue, where one of them died, according to police.
New video shows bloody knife attack inside Miami Gardens gym
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Newly released video shows a gruesome attack at a South Florida gym that nearly killed a man and left another behind bars. The attack happened at a 24-Hour Fitness in Miami Gardens back in May. Surveillance video shows off-duty police officers trying to keep...
Man arrested after alleged antisemitic vandalism aimed at Miami bagel shop
MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man for allegedly tagging a downtown Miami bagel shop with antisemitic messages and ripping down pro-Israeli flags outside of the shop. Detectives arrested Kenneth Guerrero and charged him with criminal mischief and prejudice. He’s accused of tagging antisemitic messages at Holy Bagels and Pizzeria at Northwest First Avenue and First Street.
Fort Lauderdale fires police officer accused of racist behavior
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale’s interim city manager fired a longtime police officer accused of racist behavior on Tuesday. John Giga, who served as an officer with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for 16 years, has a history of disciplinary issues dating back to 2013, according to court records.
‘That’s Not Even In My Vocabulary. My Girlfriend’s Black’: White Florida Officer Faces Termination for Allegedly Instigating Off-duty Fight with Group of Black Men By Using Racial Slur, But He Denies It Happened
A white police officer in South Florida faces termination following an unwarranted confrontation with a group of Black men, capping a long history of discipline problems dating back more than a decade, according to reports. In the latest incident last November, Officer John Giga, a 16-year veteran of the Fort...
Woman committed murder over necklace on South Beach, police say
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A 20-year-old woman is facing a second-degree murder charge after Miami Beach police said she beat a woman to death for grabbing another woman’s necklace near Ocean Drive. Zaria Liana Williams was scheduled to appear in Miami-Dade court on Monday to face an upgraded...
Miami-Dade driver says he had ‘1 or 2 beers’ before blowing red light, killing woman, cops say
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police arrested a man Monday on vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges after they said he plowed through a red light and into a pickup truck while he was driving in northwest Miami-Dade in April, killing a woman in the passenger’s seat. Authorities said...
4 people dead, several hospitalized following five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - At least four people died and several others were taken to nearby hospitals when a crash on Interstate 95 was followed by a series of collisions involving five vehicles early Monday, a fire rescue official said. A child and three adults were among those declared dead at the crash...
Family questions law enforcement actions in deadly Miami Gardens shootout
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The family of a Miami Gardens man killed during a Miami Gardens police operation says protocol violations led to the death of an innocent man. They say they’re now seeking justice. Daniel Lewis, 27, was killed in late May during a shootout involving agents...
21-year-old driver killed in violent Miami Gardens crash
A driver was killed in Miami Gardens on Tuesday after another car disobeyed a traffic signal and slammed into him, according to police. The violent crash happened on 183rd Street and 22nd Avenue at around 4:10 a.m. The driver who was killed, identified by family as 21-year-old Mekhi Hoosein Quiles,...
Missing children from South Florida found in nationwide operation
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle held a news conference Monday to announce the results of "Operation We Will Find You," a joint federal, state, county, and city effort to locate missing children. The state attorney was joined by U.S. Marshal Gadyaces S. Serralta, Federal Department of Law Enforcement Special...
Father accused of driving wrong way with 3 kids in van while fleeing cops near Hard Rock Stadium
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A minivan driver is facing two felony charges after police said he fled from a Miami-Dade police motorcycle officer who had pulled him over in Miami Gardens over the weekend. Rudy Gerald Sobrian, 46, of Miramar, had his three children in a Toyota Sienna as...
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