Gunman fatally shot man who had his hands up after struggle inside Miami-Dade public bus
After he surrendered, Patrick Smith told police officers that he had shot a 25-year-old man in self-defense, but detectives said video surveillance of the murder in Florida City showed he wasn’t telling the whole story.
Retired therapy horse among 3 slaughtered in Redland area; Miami-Dade police investigating
A 14-year-old Paso Fino horse named Paloma served as a therapy horse for people with mental disabilities until her retirement, her owner says. She was among three horses believed to have been slaughtered for their meat in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redland area.
Driver, 15, killed in crash while fleeing Miami-Dade cops; 14-year-old girl critical, police say
A 15-year-old boy died in a car crash while attempting to flee Miami-Dade police officers in the southwestern part of the county early Wednesday morning; his 14-year-old passenger was left in critical condition, authorities said.
Video shows fiery crash during police chase in Miami
The woman who crashed into an Uber driver and his passenger — while trying to get away from police officers on Thursday in Miami-Dade County — was driving a stolen van and she was a suspect in several burglaries, according to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta.
Abandoned car in Maine may be clue in case of Miami-Dade boy who vanished in August
An abandoned vehicle that turned up in Maine may provide a clue to the whereabouts of six-year-old Jorge “Jojo” Morales, who is the subject of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Amber Alert after he vanished on Aug. 27, in Miami-Dade County.
Opa-locka murder remains under investigation
Opa-locka Interim Chief Michael Steel released a statement on Sunday announcing the arrest of 50-year-old Russell Tate who his officers considered a suspect in a fatal shooting, but Local 10 News has learned that Tate has since been released from custody after being questioned by detectives.
Teenage boy remains hospitalized after sergeant shot him in Miami-Dade
Feet away from a tribute mural to Martin Luther King, Jr., crime scene tape surrounded an area behind a bus stop. A Miami-Dade sergeant shot a troubled Black teenage boy who was armed on Sunday, police said. And on Martin Luther King Day, the wounded teen remained at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Parents upset officers stormed into Miami-Dade home, shot at their son with a baby nearby
Daniel Pacheco said Miami-Dade police officers damaged his home surveillance cameras and his main door before they stormed inside on Thursday morning in Brownsville. There was gunfire near his grandson and his teenage son was arrested.