Cash Rules Everything Around Miami-Dade Police

Mayor Alvarez’s former chief of staff, Dennis Morales, and several other high-ranking Miami-Dade Police officers flaunted rules related to outside employment and made hundreds of thousands of dollars each by consulting for a police force in Panama. [Herald]Meanwhile, Miami-Dade Police division chief Frank Vecin has retired following allegations that money…

One Arrested in Brutal Strip Club Beating, Four More Sought

Strip clubs should be happy places. Well, maybe not for the girls winding and grinding up on those polls (while they’re just hiding that pain deep in their souls), but for the dudes right? There’s boobs everywhere, shouldn’t they just be content to be chilling? Then why do so many…

Three Men Shot at Heathrow Lounge

Heathrow Lounge in Miami Beach is supposed to have a classy, vaguely British atmosphere, but it’s located on Washington Avenue, so of course it still has the occasional Miami-style violence.The club was hosting some sort of Father’s Day bash (because nothing says “excellent dad” like hitting up the club. “Sorry,…

Guard at Dade Pretrial Detention Center Beats Inmates Off Camera

Dale Picardat isn’t your typical jailbird. The slight, bespectacled 53-year-old has zero criminal record, a degree from Michigan State University, and about as much street cred as a granny with a walker. But he ended up at the Miami-Dade Pretrial Detention Center in August 2009 after a fluke loitering charge…

Luxury Auto Theft Ring Uncovered

Police have put a stop to a massive luxury car theft ring. The elaborate scam targeted rental cars, and in an investigation yesterday police recovered more than $250,000 in stolen vehicles from an undisclosed warehouse somewhere in North Dade.”These are high-end vehicles, so they’re worth a lot of money. This…

Two Arrested After Mass Evictions in Liberty City

The foreclosure crisis hit a fever pitch in Liberty City Tuesday morning, as banks foreclosed on two buildings, causing the eviction of three families.Escorted by several police officers, a bank employee showed up at 820 and 840 NW 70th St. He evicted three families living in the building, which led…

Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into School Bus

Yesterday afternoon, students from South Miami High School were making their way home on the school bus when a motorcyclist slammed into the back of the bus. The incident occurred near Southwest Second Terrace and 57th Avenue.The driver, believed to be in his 20s, instantly died on collision. No students…

Fifteen Members of “Murda Grove Boys” Gang Arrested by FBI

The Murda Grove Boys are not, as their name would suggest, a horror-core boy band but actually one of Miami-Dade’s most violent criminal gangs. CBS4 reports that Miami Gardens police, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have arrested 15 suspected members of the gang today. Four other members and…

Police Hunting For Serial Groper with Sticky Fingers

Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle…

Toddler Found With Burns, Teenage Mom Suspected of Abuse

A two-year-old boy was found with second and third degree bodies on his neck and torso. Now police suspect child abuse.Police received an anonymous call to check on his well-being early this morning, and went to the home of his 17-year-old mother. The mother and her boyfriend said that the…

Crying 3-Year-Old Pushed in the Face by Horrible Man

Dealing with other people’s crying kids is just a part of life. In the scheme of things, it’s really nothing to get overly annoyed at. Well, a man in a Surfside Publix crossed the line.The man was in an elevator with a mother and her two young daughters. The woman’s…

Two Young Children Shot With AK-47s in Afternoon Drive-By

Two young boys, believed to be only 3 and 7-years-old, were the victims of random AK-47 gunfire this afternoon. Both kids were transported to a hospital, and neither appeared to have life threatening injuries. The shooting happened today around 58th Terrace and NW 12th Avenue. Police are searching for four black men wearing…