North Miami officer who shot unarmed man identified; 2nd officer ...
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - The city manager for North Miami has identified the police officer who shot an unarmed man on Monday and also noted that his commanding officer has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. The North Miami Police officer has been identified as 30-year-old Jonathan Aledda. North Miami City Manager Larry M. Spring made the announcement at a news conference, at North Miami Police Department headquarters, just after 2 p.m., Friday. “He [Aledda] is a member of our SWAT t..>> view originalMother of missing Miami toddler stuns court: 'She is dead'
As Miami homicide detectives urgently searched for missing toddler Angela Dufrene, her mother made a stunning admission in court this week.“She is dead,” Marjorie Dufrene calmly told a Miami-Dade judge Thursday, according to audio of a court hearing obtained by the Miami Herald. “She is no longer with us.”The shocking revelation in court came just hours before Miami police issued a bulletin asking for the public’s help in finding Angela, who might have vanished at least eight months ago in Nove..>> view originalFeds break up $1 billion Medicare scam in Miami — biggest in U.S. ...
One of the state’s wealthiest healthcare operators was arrested Friday at his Miami Beach waterfront estate on charges of orchestrating the nation’s biggest Medicare fraud scheme — $1 billion.Philip Esformes, 47, charged with two other defendants, is accused of exploiting his network of about 20 Miami-Dade skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities to fleece the taxpayer-funded Medicare by filing false claims for services that were not necessary or in some instances not provided over the pa..>> view originalUF linebacker from Miami stops sexual assault, police say
A University of Florida football player from Miami helped stop a man early Thursday morning who police say was attempting to rape a 19-year-old woman behind a Gainesville bar.At about 2:20 a.m. Thursday, Christopher Lee Shaw took the woman behind a dumpster in an alleyway in Gainesville’s midtown, according to a Gainesville police arrest report. There, he sexually assaulted her, according to the police report.Cristian Garcia, a walk-on linebacker with the UF football team who was working a shif..>> view originalMiami auto warehouse catches fire; 1 firefighter injured
MIAMI (WSVN) - A 50,000-square-foot warehouse went up in flames, Friday evening, sending clouds of smoke and drawing the attention of onlookers who posted videos of the fire on social media. City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the fire near North Miami Avenue and 22nd Street, just before 7 p.m. Firefighters attacked the flames from the roof and were able to put out most of the blaze within 15 minutes. “It was determined that, because it was venting through the roof, a defensive mode of..>> view originalMiami-Dade health officials ask for public's help fighting Zika
Miami-Dade health officials held a news conference, Friday morning, to ask for the public’s help combating mosquitos after two cases of the Zika virus were believed to have originated in South Florida this week. Mosquito control crews have been working overtime responding to high concentrations of mosquitos, and some residents are learning that their bromeliad plants can be a breeding ground for the bugs. Lidya Rodriguez of Miami Gardens said her home has been swarmed with mosquitos lately. “I ..>> view originalWill tiny apartments without parking solve Miami's rent crunch?
An entrepreneur who’s bought a big chunk of downtown Miami while promising some mold-breaking surprises was apparently not kidding: He wants to build an eye-catching 49-story tower with apartments so small there’s no room for ovens in the tiny kitchens. And there’s no parking.Actually, that last bit’s not quite right. There will be parking — for bicycles.Is Miami really ready for this?Moving-company and arts mogul Moishe Mana — who’s also building a mini-city on a large swath of Wynwood and has..>> view originalThree Palm Beach men charged with conspiring to help Islamic State
A West Palm Beach man first talked with an FBI informant a year ago about his desire to travel to Syria to help the terrorist cause of America’s No. 1 foreign enemy, the Islamic State.Gregory Hubbard, also known as “Jibreel,” told the informant that he had a local friend “in touch” with a Syrian national who was a member of ISIL, according to a criminal complaint. Hubbard introduced the informant, who was posing as an ISIL sympathizer bent on traveling to Syria, to the friend — as well as anoth..>> view originalPoliticos, foundation heads in mix for Miami Chamber post
The hunt for a new president of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce has the area’s largest business group pondering just who should take the top job. A politico? A Spanish speaker? A veteran of the chamber scene with a track record in a similar organization or a newcomer poised to shake things up? A local fluent in Miami-Dade’s history and ethnic sensitivities, or an outsider without the kind of baggage an insider might bring to the post. Each category favors at least one of the potential can..>> view originalBear spotted in tree in southwest Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A black bear was removed from a tree Friday in southwest Miami-Dade County.Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said they received a call from a business in the area of 20739 SW 86th Court after employees saw the bear on an exterior surveillance feed. Miami-Dade police also went to the scene."You could see him in the tree. It's a big boy. I said, 'Oh my. He's so big. He's so big," Linette Marshall, who lives in the Cutler Bay neighborhood, said...>> view original
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