They wantonly spilled oil into the ocean, lied to federal regulators and bent the rules, prosecutors say. Now they’re looking at serious prison time for their crimes against the environment.Yay! Justice at last for the BP spill!Wait, we’re not talking about Tony Hayward or any other BP execs? They’re all…
A man and his family returned to their home on the 3600 block of NE Fourth Street in Homestead early this morning after a long vacation. They noticed it seemed like someone had broken in during the absence, but soon realized the burglary was actually in progress.Caught in the act,…
Police are remaining tight-lipped about the mysterious shooting this past Saturday at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa that involved a rancid odor and the evacuation of the prime minister of Belize, but racy details are emerging.CBS4’s Jim DeFede reports the shooting victim was a tourist from Russia who arrived with a friend…
A man, identified by a neighbor as “Enrique” and possibly in his 40s, was shot to death by robbers in Miami Lakes last night. The murder took place around 7 p.m. near the Palmetto Expressway and NW 67th Avenue.When the man arrived home, two men were waiting near his house…
Cedric Jones, 44, has a hot temper. On June 17, the homeless man was denied a ride on a public bus in Miami Beach. So he decided to drench a bus shelter in gasoline, throw a match on it, and run off.Four people were in the shelter, located at Collins…
Here at New Times, we’ve faithfully covered Miami’s underground cosmetic surgery scene, where a discount silicon injection can easily lead to a gruesome death by injection for the would-be beautiful people. Miami-Dade Police this afternoon say they uncovered a new wrinkle in the shady business when they arrested Larry DeJesus,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
A massive sting on Wednesday uncovered 49 hydroponic labs in Miami-Dade and put 42 people behind bars. The pot is believed to have a street value of $9.2 million. Police also found 11 grams of cocaine, 40 grams of processed marijuana, 126 Oxycontin pills, an Audi, and $9,562 in cash.The…
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…
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…
Now that the Jersey Shore scourge has left our fair shores (only to be replaced with the possible threat of something slightly less crude and greasy) it seems the entire city, even the criminal justice system, is ready to be done with them completely. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, in fact, tells…
Ramon Loret Demola, age 73, was walking on the sidewalk along SW Eighth Street near 24th Avenue yesterday when he was struck by what’s being described as a white or light silver or gray SUV. The driver, who witnesses say was talking on a cell phone, drove his car onto…
Elonia and David Reynolds fled crack-flooded Miami Gardens soon after the murder of their daughter. They were afraid– but not of the drug dealers perched on every corner. It was their own rage that scared them, explains Elonia now: “I felt that I would see young boys on the street…
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…
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…
In early April, Mayor Tomas Regalado stood before a packed room of reporters and politicos at the Miami Police Department to praise the results of a sweeping corruption probe. “This is not another black eye for the city,” Regalado promised. “This is something we promised the people of Miami to…
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…
Luis Felipe Perez is just the latest South Florida man to see his Ponzi Scheme toppled. The SEC has charged Perez with running a $40 million Ponzi scheme that targeted the local Hispanic community since 2006. Havana-born Perez ran a jewelery and pawn shop business, and promised investors returns of anywhere…
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…
