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Phony contractor couple scammed Miami man out of $135K, left home a wreck, police say

A Miami homeowner eager to improve his property instead lost $135,000 to a husband-and-wife duo who posed as licensed contractors and left his home in a disastrous state before disappearing, according to police.

Man raped 12-year-old ‘girlfriend’ he met on Instagram, Miami police say

Miami police arrested an 18-year-old man on multiple felony charges after they accused him of sexually battering a 12-year-old girl. Investigators, in an arrest report, described her as his “girlfriend.”

Police: Miami man shot after refusing to pay for pot from dealer he met on Grindr

A marijuana dealer shot a Miami man he first met on Grindr because he failed to pay for 3 grams of marijuana, according to police.

No bond for man accused of shooting Miami-Dade police officer

Steve Gallon IV remained behind bars Friday morning, two days after he was accused of firing a gun and grazing an undercover Miami-Dade police narcotics detective with a bullet in Miami’s Buena Vista neighborhood.

Police say suspects planned to ambush officer, now both are behind bars

New details and video are being released after police arrested a suspect accused of firing a gun at a Miami-Dade police officer in Miami’s Buena Vista neighborhood Wednesday and grazing the back of his head.

Sources: Suspect who shot Miami-Dade police officer is school board member’s son

A Miami-Dade police officer was injured in a shooting in Miami’s Buena Vista neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, and multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspected gunman to Local 10 News Thursday as Steve Gallon IV, the son of Miami-Dade School Board member Steve Gallon III.

Video shows shooter in blue Nissan target teen outside home near Miami’s Little Haiti

Detectives released surveillance video on Thursday in a recent drive-by shooting that left a 17-year-old boy injured near Miami’s Little Haiti.