Man accused of kidnapping teen outside LoanDepot Park, sexually battering her
A homeless man once described as a “sexually violent predator” approached a teen sitting on a bench outside LoanDepot Park in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood over the weekend, an encounter which would end in the girl being sexually battered three times, police said.
Police: Drunken driver kills motorcyclist in Miami Shores after 11-hour date
A 36-year-old man died and a woman was injured Sunday after a wrong-way crash in Miami Shores with a 41-year-old man who was driving home after an 11-hour date in which he was drinking on and off, according to police.
‘Nalani was my world’: Homestead mom posted tribute to 6-month-old before murder arrest
Arnelle Floyd posted a touching tribute to her 6-month-old daughter, Nalani Allen, after the child died on Mother’s Day. Later in the week, Floyd, along with Nalani’s father, Nathan Allen, would be accused of murdering her.
Homestead couple accused of murdering their 6-month-old baby girl
Two 24-year-old parents brought their 6-month-old to Homestead Hospital in cardiac arrest Sunday afternoon; doctors found that the baby had no pulse and signs of severe child abuse, according to police. Doctors pronounced the girl dead less than an hour later.
Biscayne Park police chief resigns; probe finds he hired fired cops, Shakira guard with suspect past
The police chief in the small northeast Miami-Dade village of Biscayne Park has resigned after an internal probe found he used his position to “bypass” background check procedures to “hire individuals who would otherwise be denied employment,” including fired former cops and a man with “a lengthy criminal history.”
FWC locates boat of interest in hit-and-run that killed teen off Key Biscayne
Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Tuesday that they’ve identified a boat of interest in a fatal hit-and-run near Key Biscayne over the weekend. It’s since been taken into investigators’ custody.
Woman’s night out with 3 NBA prospects ends in their manager raping her, Miami police say
A woman and her friends met three NBA prospects and their manager at a Midtown Miami restaurant last month, according to police. An arrest report states that after a night of clubbing, one of the women woke up to the manager raping her at his apartment.
Cruisers caught with fake IDs, bank cards, skimmer, meth after return to Miami, cops say
Police arrested a pair of cruise passengers on six felony charges after they said federal agents found methamphetamines and a trove of counterfeit bank cards and identification documents upon their return to Miami.