The latest viral craze to get some fools in trouble with their bosses is the #FeelingCute challenge — a meme wherein users post that they’re #FeelingCute and about to do something wild at their jobs. For at least four Florida prison guards, “feeling cute” apparently meant committing acts of hypothetical violence or abusing inmates.
Former Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja, the first Florida cop convicted for an on-duty killing since 1989, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for the death of Corey Jones. Raja fatally shot Jones, a 31-year-old local drummer, on the side of I-95 in October 2015.
Yesterday, MPD Officer Mario Figueroa was acquitted of assault charges after he was filmed in May 2018 taking a running, football-punt-style kick at a handcuffed suspect’s head. MPD’s Fraternal Order of Police astoundingly chimed in on Twitter to say that Figueroa actually ought to be commended for his actions.
Dyma Loving has already sued MDPD and the officers involved, but some local activists say that’s not enough. Two activist groups will march to Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle’s office today to deliver more than 50,000 petition signatures demanding the cop be charged with assault.
When Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced in January 2017 that the county would no longer be an unofficial “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, activists worried the policy would deter some victims from reporting crimes. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez assured residents they shouldn’t be afraid to call 911 or cooperate with officers.
Lately, Donald Trump fans have enjoyed attacking left-leaning Americans. Last year, for instance, Miami-area resident Cesar Sayoc sent pipe bombs to prominent liberals across the nation and went to jail. Today another South Florida man was arrested, this time for allegedly threatening to kill four Democrats.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a situation where deputies pepper-sprayed, punched, and slammed into the ground at least two teens Thursday afternoon near J.P. Taravella High School. Videos of the incident began rapidly spreading on social media Thursday night.
Russian hackers often used pretty crude techniques in the leadup to the 2016 election. Case in point: The redacted Mueller report released this morning confirms that Russians sent “phishing” emails to 120 Florida election officials and that, troublingly, the FBI believes at least one county fell for the trick.
A federal judge sentenced former Miami Police Officer Schonton Harris to more than 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to cocaine-trafficking charges this past January. Prosecutors say Harris and two other cops sold a Miami Police uniform to an undercover agent posing as a drug trafficker, used a gun while ferrying drugs, and ultimately tried to sell tens of kilograms of cocaine as well as Percocet pills.
Federal authorities say Sol Pais made threats to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the school shooting with “an act of violence” in Colorado. This morning, a widespread manhunt for the Surfside teen continues as officers frantically try to prevent another tragedy.
Last year, Florida was home to 18 of the country’s top 50 cities for fraud, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. There were 1,002 reports of fraud for every 100,000 people in Florida — the highest rate of any state in the country.
After Ultra was forced to pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit from a festivalgoer who was beaten up by officers including former union boss Javier Ortiz, the controversy-prone cop was banned from working future editions of the EDM festival. Well, what a difference a few years make: Ortiz, now a…
In a video clip that later became national news, Miami-Dade cops were filmed violently tackling Dyma Loving to the ground, even though she’d clearly done nothing wrong. Now, Loving’s lawyers announced this morning that she’s suing MDPD in federal court.
He was deeply isolated from the world, scored below 100 on IQ tests, was listed as developmentally delayed, and was diagnosed with ADHD, but newly released personal writings show that 20-year-old Parkland mass murderer Nikolas Cruz has mastered the talking points of President Donald Trump.
Jane woke up early. It was five days into the cruise, and the Celebrity Summit would be docked in Bermuda for the rest of the day before setting sail for New Jersey. The night before, the 19-year-old had gone to a show with her parents and her childhood best friend…
Two men are suing Officer Carlos Angulo and the Miami-Dade Police Department in federal court for what they claim is a pattern of racist violence perpetuated by MDPD.
In recent years, Miami Beach Police Chief Daniel Oates has had to fend off repeated attacks on his department from city officials. Today, Oates announced that, when his employment contract ends in June, he’ll retire from law enforcement.
Inna Budnytska, a 21-year-old Ukrainian cruise ship worker, was recovering from an onboard injury in February 2005 when a chance encounter with a stranger at a Miami hotel nearly cost her life.
Late last week, the Colombian government announced charges against Miami influencer Jenny Ambuila and her father, Omar Ambuila, after the pair allegedly committed a massive bribery and money-laundering scheme.
Yesterday, the federal government announced it’s adding another 900 beds to the Homestead child migrant shelter by mid-April. That will bring the camp’s total population to 3,200 kids.
A woman named Yujing Zhang was apprehended trying to get into Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Palm Beach mansion and resort.
On July 19, 2015, detectives arrived at Ronald O. Schwartz’s secluded Jupiter Farms home and found him lying on his bedroom floor, his head haloed by a pool of blood. Two back doors were open, and the entire house had been ransacked. A .40-caliber shell casing lay near him. The 65-year-old retired gynecologist and multimillionaire was dead.
