A fugitive stabbed a man, stole a car from a woman in Homestead, took police officers on a pursuit northbound on the Florida Turnpike, and crashed at Florida International University on Sunday in Miami-Dade County, police said.
An investigator reported the former president of Florida International University admitted to asking a woman under his direct supervision if “companionship was of interest” to her in October, but she said that what he actually asked was if she wanted to become his “lover.” She said he later started to call her a “princess” and the situation escalated to her crying about her work environment.
The Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team traveled to University Park in Miami on Saturday to take on the Florida International Panthers and left with a pivotal 162.5-137.5 victory. The meet was the season opener for both teams. “Hats off to FIU, they had some great races and a lot of great detail out of their team,” head swimming coach Andy Kershaw said. “It’s such a credit to the vibe they’ve created and the bond they’re creating,” Kershaw said. Miami was led in this race by their top entry of Cera, seniors Carmen San Nicolas and Sydney Knapp, and freshman Jacey Hinton.
themiamihurricane.comTwo men, including the brother of an NFL player, were both booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday and appeared in front of a Miami-Dade County judge on Thursday to face charges for a murder that happened more than four years ago in Sweetwater.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Fla. – Munilla Construction Management was one of the companies behind the deadly Florida International University’s pedestrian bridge collapse. Daniel Munilla, the president of the family-owned company, said he wrestles with what could have been done differently to prevent the March 15, 2018 tragedy. “We wish we would have done more.”Munilla said they were aware of a crack in the structure that January. We were assured by a world-renowned designer that it wasn’t a safety concern,” Munilla said. Now with several major projects ongoing, the company is adding safety policies as it works to earn community trust.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – After three men broke into a home on Monday in Miami-Dade County, Jorge Hernandez fired a shotgun inside, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. A woman was shot in the arm and a man was shot in the abdomen. The woman who was injured told police officers she knows Hernandez, 38, a convicted felon who was on probation during the shooting, Garcia, 31, and Murado, 37. Officers found Hernandez had about half a gram of what appeared to be crack cocaine, and Murado had about a gram of cocaine, according to Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department records. On Tuesday, Hernandez, Garcia, and Murado were facing charges of burglary in an occupied dwelling and attempted murder.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Consumer fireworks injured a child and a man on Thursday night at a home in Miami-Dade County, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Fire Rescue personnel responded to the home at Southwest 105th Court and Southwest 21st Lane near Tamiami Park. Fire Rescue personnel took the child and the man from the University Park neighborhood to the Kendall Regional Hospital, which has a burn center. Safety tips
Aside from arresting Edward Walker, 46, in Miami-Dade, agents also arrested Richard Walker and Tiphani Pereira for sex trafficking in Broward County. According to FBI Special Agent Joseph Oliver, an undercover officer responded to an ad on the Mega Personals site. The officer paid $240 to meet a sex trafficking victim for 30 minutes at the Crossland Economy Studios in Fort Lauderdale, according to the complaint. Edward Walker, who is not related to the Richard Walker case in Broward County, faces a federal charge of sex trafficking a minor or by force, fraud or coercion. Records show Richard Walker also faces a charge of false statements to a federal officer charge after denying his involvement despite the evidence.
