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CRIME & SAFETY
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Missing child alert issued for South Miami 3-year-old who may be with mother
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – A missing child alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl from South Miami. According to police, Shea Eminhizer was last seen in the area of Southwest 78th Terrace, just west of South Dixie Highway. The child’s father, who has full custody of her, has not seen or heard from her since June 24.
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...
Miami driver arrested after going over 140 mph during chase, driving into ditch: FHP
New video from Only in Dade shows a chaotic, high-speed chase that ended with a driver in a ditch in Miami. The chase happened along Southwest 8th Street near the southbound Turnpike ramp. When a trooper got behind the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the driver took off immediately -- going over...
Man accused of shooting apartment worker, setting building on fire to be arraigned
MIAMI - The man accused of shooting an employee at a Miami apartment building and then setting that building is set to be arraigned on Tuesday. Juan Figueroa, 73, is facing attempted murder and arson charges. He's accused of shooting maintenance worker Feder Biotte on the third floor of the Temple Court Apartments last month and then lighting a fire in the building. The fire quickly spread through the four-story complex and dozens of people had to be evacuated. Over 40 were displaced and many are temporarily staying at a Doral motel. The fire engulfed the building and caused so much damage...
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...
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...
Selling lab-grown meat in Florida could now get you jailed
Quality Journalism for Critical Times The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken by two companies a little more than a year ago, giving the seal of approval for those businesses to sell lab grown meat to Americans. But now if you sell, manufacture, or distribute cultivated meat in Florida, you would be breaking the law and, […] The post Selling lab-grown meat in Florida could now get you jailed appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
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