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Pedestrian airlifted to hospital in unknown condition after crash in Miami Gardens
A pedestrian hit by a car in Miami Gardens was airlifted to a hospital in unknown condition. Miami Gardens Police officers shut down a portion of Northwest 156th Street and 45th avenue after the crash on Friday afternoon. Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were called to the...
Miami Gardens police officer suspended, bonds out after facing domestic violence charges
A Miami Gardens police officer was suspended and bonded out after investigators said he threatened his former girlfriend with a firearm during a domestic dispute in Opa-Locka. Fourty-one year-old Kolei Kulani McKinney Sr. was suspended from his duties after being arrested on dome...
Former Miami Gardens police officer arrested for domestic violence charges bonds out of jail
His attorney denies the allegations that he threatened a woman in an alleged domestic incident in Opa Locka.
Texas teacher arrested in Miami Beach after foster son with autism found running in traffic, police say
A Texas teacher faces child neglect charges after authorities say he left his two foster sons unattended at a hotel, leading to one of the children wandering into a stranger's home.Francisco Javier Lara, 55, of Austin, Texas, was arrested after police discovered his 12-year-old f...
Foster father from Texas arrested after child was found wandering in Miami Beach
Francisco Javier Lara, 55, of Austin, Texas, was arrested after police discovered his 12-year-old foster son running in and out of traffic near 33rd Street and Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach, according to arrest records....
Mail thief caught on camera stealing envelopes at West Miami-Dade apartment complex
Surveillance video captured a man riding his bicycle into a West Miami-Dade neighborhood before he cracked open the mailbox and stole the contents inside. Neighbors in the Parkside of Fontainebleau said they have been dealing with a mail bandit for three months, prompting them to...
30-year-old woman reported missing from Miami found safe, police say
A woman who was reported missing from Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood was found safe. 30-year-old Melanie Russo was located and recovered safely, according to City of Miami Police officials. Authorities thanked everyone who helped share her missing persons flyer....