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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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
Man pleads guilty to 1 felony, 2 misdemeanors in Miami-Dade road rage case
MIAMI – A 41-year-old man pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection with a 2023 road rage incident in far northwest Miami-Dade. Court records show William Angelo Puig pleaded guilty to one count of felony criminal mischief and two misdemeanor counts of battery and leaving the scene of a crash causing damage. Puig will receive probation.
Sergio Pino’s daughter heard in chilling 911 call encountering alleged hitman: ‘There’s a guy with a gun’
PINECREST, Fla. – Authorities have released 911 call recordings from the frantic moment an alleged hitman showed up at the Pinecrest home of developer Sergio Pino’s estranged wife. Pino, 67, took his own life amid a July 16 FBI raid on his home in Coral Gables’ exclusive Cocoplum...
Body Discovered Floating in Miami River Near Fifth Street Bridge, Investigation Underway
A grim discovery was made in the waters of the Miami River earlier today when a man's body was found floating near the Fifth Street Bridge. The bridge, which spans the gap between the Little Havana and Overtown neighborhoods, became a focal point for law enforcement agencies after the U.S. Coast Guard retrieved the body from the river, according to Local 10.
Lobster diver airlifted to Miami hospital after being hit by boat propeller
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — A lobster diver was airlifted to a Miami hospital after he was hit by a boat propeller, officials say. In a post on Facebook, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just after 8 a.m. Wednesday near the Boca Chica Bridge in the Lower Keys.
Surveillance video shows thief stealing pet birds from Hialeah apartment and pet shop, fleeing on moped
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A thief was caught on camera at multiple locations stealing birds in a Hialeah community. Surveillance video shows the subject arriving at the apartment complex located on West 12th Avenue and 47th Place on a moped at 2 p.m. Thursday. The subject is seen climbing up...
Former Miami Condo Employee Charged with Alleged Embezzlement of $55K from The Hammocks Residents
An alleged fraud scheme has come to light involving Ivonne Leon, a former employee of Courtesy Property Management, who is now facing charges for siphoning off over $55,000 from a condominium association in The Hammocks. As per the Miami Herald, the 54-year-old was entrusted with the role of collecting and depositing payments from the Royal Palm Place Condominium Association's residents.
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.
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