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2 dead, 1 critically injured in NW Miami-Dade shooting
MIAMI - A man and woman were killed, and a second man was injured, in a shooting Friday in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood. According to Miami-Dade police, the shooting took place just before 9 p.m. at a mobile home park near NW 82 Street and 1st Place. Fire rescue personnel took the wounded man who survived to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma. His condition was critical, police said. Police said when officers arrived they found the bodies of the man and woman. The other man was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The names of those who died have not been released. Investigators are trying to determine what led to the shooting.
Video shows driver slamming into seniors, 94 and 80, in Bay Harbor Islands crosswalk
BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla. – Newly-obtained surveillance video shows the driver of a construction truck slam into and seriously injure a senior couple crossing the street in Bay Harbor Islands last Friday. John DiSpirito Sr., 94, and his longtime partner, Diane Wishart, 80, were both seriously hurt in the...
Police officers search for 12-year-old girl who vanished in Miami
MIAMI – Police officers asked the public for help on Saturday after a 12-year-old girl vanished in Miami. Annaleesia White was last seen on Friday in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, also known as Model City. She was last seen wearing a black bonnet, a white tank top, black pajama pants, and blue slides.
5 charged after Miami home invasion uncovers drug trafficking operation at Airbnb: Cops
An armed home invasion robbery at a Miami Airbnb that uncovered a marijuana trafficking operation has two men facing drug charges and three others facing charges in the robbery. The incident unfolded around 12:45 a.m. Thursday at a home in the area of Southwest 5th Street and Southwest 58th Street...
Video shows child, 10, waiting for Hialeah police after mom allegedly stabbed by boyfriend
Authorities on Thursday identified the man accused of stabbing his girlfriend in front of her child in Hialeah, and video shows how the 10-year-old waited for first responders after the alleged attack. The "domestic-related" stabbing happened at around 3 a.m. Wednesday at 4295 West 11th Place, according to Hialeah police.
Sunny Isles Beach mom caught abusing her 3-year-old son avoids prison with plea deal
A Sunny Isles Beach mother caught on camera physically abusing her 3-year-old son last year has admitted her guilt and is now a convicted felon. On Thursday, 29-year-old Yulia Storozhuk was in court where she became very emotional while taking a plea deal she negotiated with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office.
Man, 18, accused of fatal DUI crash in Miami Gardens walks out of jail
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Iveson Cheri is 18 years old and he is already accused of killing a man while driving with more than double the Florida legal blood alcohol limit for drivers who are 21 or older. Cheri was released on bond on Saturday. During a bond court...
Arrest made in deadly hit-and-run of teen bicyclist in Tamiami
MIAMI – Miami-Dade Police have arrested and charged a man in connection to a deadly hit-and-run involving a bicyclist. Andrys Garcia, 40, is accused of leaving the scene of a deadly crash and tampering with evidence.The crash happened around 1 a.m. last Monday in the unincorporated Tamiami area. According to investigators, Kevin Chaparro, 18, was riding his bike along SW 127th Ave. and 32nd Ter., headed home after watching a soccer match, when he was struck from behind by a vehicle and killed.Video from a neighbor's home captured the crash. Police believed the driver was in a white Jeep Wrangler.Police said an investigation led them to Garcia, a Cuban national, who contacted a Miami-Dade detective through his attorney. An arrest report stated that last Wednesday, Garcia went to Miami-Dade Police Department headquarters and confessed in his attorney's presence. He was being held on a $20,000 bond. Chaparro was an only child who had just moved to South Florida from Colombia to attend Millennia Atlantic University in Doral on a soccer scholarship, his family said. His parents are raising money to come to travel to Miami and transport their son's body back to Colombia for burial.
Florida man arrested for illegal voting as unqualified elector
MIAMI, Florida — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Victor Marshall Nash, a 52-year-old Miami resident, on two counts of voting as an unqualified elector. Nash, a registered sex offender and felon, was charged following an investigation led by FDLE’s Election Crime Unit (ECU) in collaboration...
‘This is our boardwalk’: Dozens skate on Beachwalk, demand action from city officials after rollerblader’s rape
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Dozens of people from Miami Beach’s skate community came together to demand action from city officials, as they held a rally in the same spot where a woman was attacked while she was rollerblading. On rollerblades, skateboards and longboards, participants at Saturday night’s solidarity...
After reports of shots fired in air, Miami police shoot, kill suspect in Little Havana
A man is dead after being shot by police in the Little Havana section of Miami, authorities said Thursday. The suspect may have been shooting at buildings, according to police, who reported that no officers were injured.
Man caught on video climbing balcony to steal birds in Hialeah
A man was caught on surveillance video climbing to a second-floor balcony and stealing two birds in a cage from a Hialeah home. The birds’ owner, Miriam Cruz, was visibly frustrated as she spoke to our sister station Telemundo 51 about the crime at her apartment complex on West 12th Avenue and 47th Place on Thursday.
Rash of petty crimes, massive house fire, discover of an arsenal of weapons and bank fraud bust among things making news in 1984
Key Team Police had another busy weekend policing the Bear Cut Bridge area. In separate incidents two men had to be arrested and another 25 were told to leave the area. On Saturday, Vincente Gonzalez, 29, of Miami was taken to Dade County Jail (D.C.J.). He was charged with two counts of battery on police officers, resisting arrest without violence and assault on police officers. He had pulled a gun on Detective Phil Masino and officer Marcy Dawson. The gun, although plastic, looked real in the shadows under Bear Cut Bridge according to reports. Thirty minutes after the above arrest, a fight broke out among 20-25 Latin males. They were ordered to leave the area.
Fatal Scooter Collision in Miami Leads to Closure of Flagler Street, Police Investigate
A fatal scooter crash occurred earlier today in Miami, leading to significant traffic disruptions along Flagler Street. Miami Police were called to the scene around 5 a.m. after a scooter rider was struck by a car. The collision took place near the intersection of 36th Court and Flagl Street. Following...
14 people rescued after 26-foot boat capsizes in Biscayne Bay
Fourteen people were rescued from a 26-foot boat that capsized in shallow water in Biscayne Bay Wednesday night, according to authorities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the vessel with 14 people aboard was partially submerged and taking on water at around 8:36 p.m. west of Key Biscayne near Crandon Marina.
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