Accused groper arrested in SW Miami-Dade, but cops still looking for 1 caught on video
Police have arrested a man they say ran up to a woman in southwest Miami-Dade and groped her. But they say he’s not linked to other incidents, including a serial groping suspect seen on video targeting women in the area.
Police: Street racer arrested in Broward 12 days after getting away during police pursuit in Miami-Dade
Catching a 32-year-old man with a reckless obsession for illegal drag racing that he documented on Instagram took the effort of specialized teams in 2022, but detectives said he couldn’t keep himself from speeding and after a police pursuit he was back behind bars, records show.
Tampa Bay man, 31, posed as high schooler to have sex with Miami-Dade teen, cops say
A now-31-year-old man from the Tampa Bay area claimed to be 16 when he began an online relationship with a then-14-year-old girl from Miami-Dade County back in 2020, culminating in three sexual encounters with the still-underage girl three years later in South Florida, according to police.
Jackson South nurse accused of stealing from sick patient, going on shopping spree
A patient hospitalized at Jackson South Medical Center received notifications about suspicious transactions on his debit card as he and his daughter were in his assigned room. According to police, the man behind the unauthorized charges turned out to be one of his nurses.
Florida official explaining new Black history public education standards in Miami-Dade gets booed
The Florida Board of Education’s officials say the new academic standards for African American History are meant to “cement” the state as a national leader in education, but critics say is doing the opposite.
Ex-high school ‘star football player’ falsely accused of 3 Kendall murders, attorney says
A defense attorney said Wednesday in court that his 21-year-old client — who he described as a star football player with a college scholarship and no prior criminal record — was falsely accused of three murders and four attempted murders in a 2021 shooting in Miami-Dade County.
Trio faces 60+ charges after Kendall-based auto theft ring busted, police say
Miami-Dade police arrested two men and one woman over the weekend on dozens of charges after detectives found a trove of defaced, stolen or otherwise suspicious items, leading them to believe the trio were part of a vehicle theft ring.
Police: Reports of armed person at Kendall medical building determined to be ‘unfounded’
Miami-Dade police responded to a medical office building Tuesday morning after receiving reports about a person in the building who made threats while armed with a gun, however police have since confirmed that those reports have been determined to be “unfounded.”