Crime & Police

The MPD says its SWAT team’s sniper rifles are 15 years old and in need of replacement.

A 29-year-old Margate man, who was arrested for leaving animal carcasses around a shooting memorial, has a history of making violent threats, the Broward Sheriff’s Office says.

The recent hiring of a police officer at Florida International University is raising some eyebrows around campus in light of his familial ties and a controversial record with the City of Miami.

Austin Harrouff is accused of brutally killing John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon in 2016.

BSO lieutenant admitted he ran restricted law enforcement database checks on his wife’s former coworkers in a mermaid burlesque show.

Florida’s largest and most notorious women’s prison may finally get AC.

Surveillance video captured an inebriated Miami police sergeant slugging an automated parking machine.

A prominent police union is suing the Miami Police Department for allegedly violating four officers’ rights. One of those officers is Capt. Javier Ortiz.

A Florida man is alleged to have used a fake church to peddle industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for COVID-19.

A civilian watchdog seeks action against Miami police Maj. Umset Ramos, who was allegedly caught on tape uttering a racial slur

A jury has cleared former Broward Sheriff’s deputy Christopher Krickovich of all charges stemming from the violent takedown.

In a new court filing, CJ Gimenez claims Miami police tried to take him from Coral Gables lockup.

Never been arrested in Miami? Maybe you’re just not famous enough.

Although the U.S. is seeing a sharp rise in catalytic converter theft, state lawmakers have no plans to crack down.

If you happen to be in the market for two PS4s, a trumpet, or a boatload of girls’ clothing, you may be in luck.

New research shows that lax right-to-carry laws lead to large increases in gun-related crime.

Staff at the Virginia Key Outdoor Center found boxes filled with live hens and pigeons and an apparent sacrifice-in-progress.

A federal appeals court ruling has cleared the way for the comedian’s 2020 lawsuit to proceed.

In a previously unannounced move, the City of Miami resolved to create a buyback program that would ship Miamians’ firearms to Ukraine.

Miami Beach police declined to issue an Amber Alert for the missing Black girl when she went missing in November.

Some staff members estimate that 30 to 50 percent of FDC Miami’s medical positions are currently vacant.

Menocal’s victims were devastated at a punishment they believe didn’t fit the crime. New Times readers didn’t think too highly of it, either.