The majority of police officers who violated body-worn camera policy did so in Miami’s district with the highest percentage of Black residents, a citizens panel found.
Anti-Semitic incidents have left Weston’s Jewish residents and community leaders in a state of disgust and confusion.
Miami-Dade County has struggled to update the court’s criminal records system in the digital age.
Broward’s lead public defender says the mistreatment of mentally ill inmates in county jails is out of hand.
A bungled drug trafficking investigation at Miami International Airport culminated in an innocent Sarasota woman being strip searched and put in an orange jump suit.
A naked assailant donning a cowboy hat slashed a woman with a machete near Miami Springs.
The Lee County Sheriff is known for his no-tolerance policies and his penchant for releasing the personal information of juvenile delinquents.
Incorrect reports proliferated that Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz received the death penalty on October 13.
In Florida, two of 757 police departments provided compliant crime stats to the FBI – covering less than one percent of the state population.
Denying viral rumors, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice says all youths are safe and sound.
Despite sheriff’s assurances, reports emerge of deteriorating conditions at Lee County jail as Ian roared through.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office opted not to evacuate the downtown Fort Myers jail despite it being listed in a mandatory evacuation zone.
New Times has spent 10 years covering Javier Ortiz and his exploits. Here’s a rundown of the claims of harassment, abuse and corruption that thrust him into the national spotlight.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is asking the county commission to approve $200,000 in funding from a civil forfeiture fund to purchase tactical rifles.
Prosecutors declined to pursue drug charges against rapper Phillip Katsabanis after Bay Harbor Islands police failed to forward cocaine allegedly confiscated from him to a crime lab for testing.
After years of lawsuits and problematic interactions, Capt. Javier Ortiz has been fired by the MPD.
A week after Black historian Marvin Dunn was allegedly attacked near his property in Rosewood, Florida, a suspect has been charged.
Florida is activating the National Guard to work at state prisons amid a shortage of correctional offices.
Prosecutors allege Charlie Adelson paid two hit men to kill his former brother-in-law and law professor Dan Markel.
Historian Marvin Dunn says his neighbor menaced him and his son during a visit to his property in Rosewood, Florida.
Miami artist Jillian Mayer says her latest project, a customized doomsday bunker on wheels, was stolen from the Florida Keys.
Gabriel Garcia has asked a federal judge for permission to travel to Washington, D.C., for a “January 6th Solidarity” event.
