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Mom jailed after egg shells, feathers, cocaine and meth found in dead baby’s stomach

A Miami-Dade County mother was jailed following a months-long investigation into the death of her 9-month-old baby, who died last year after ingesting cocaine and methamphetamine, according to the sheriff’s…

John McCarthy November 12, 2025

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Florida deputy hospitalized after crashing into a palm tree

MIAMI — An on-duty Miami Dade Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized early this morning after crashing his marked car into palm tree, authorities say. At around 3:25 a.m. MDSO deputies responded…

John McCarthy November 5, 2025

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Miami’s ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ will be back on trial in new case. DNA link, cops say

The Pillowcase Rapist, a man convicted of terrorizing and sexually assaulting a woman more than 40 years ago and who’s facing accusations in a string of sexual assaults across South…

John McCarthy October 25, 2025

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Two men dead after shooting outside Walgreens in Florida

MIAMI — Two men were found dead outside a Walgreens in Miami-Dade early Friday morning after a shooting, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s office. Miami-Dade deputies arrived to Northwest Seventh…

John McCarthy October 17, 2025

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Former Miami-Dade police officer guilty of molesting young girls, jury says

A former Miami-Dade police officer on Thursday afternoon was found guilty of molesting three young girls over the span of a decade. Daniel Ramos-Aviles, 42, put his head down and…

John McCarthy September 7, 2025

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Man in wheelchair killed in motorcycle crash in Miami

MIAMI —A man in a wheelchair was killed after being struck by a motorcyclist Friday night in Northwest Miami, officials said. The crash happened around 10:05 p.m. near Northwest 17th…

John McCarthy August 2, 2025

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Miami therapist accused of sexually assaulting two female patients

MIAMI — A therapist at a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility for women in Miami has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing at least two patients who…

John McCarthy July 16, 2025

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Miami Beach police just got a new Rolls Royce

MIAMI — Miami Beach police caused a stir Thursday when they unveiled their latest recruitment tool: a Rolls Royce tricked out to look like one of the department’s cop cars.…

John McCarthy May 12, 2024

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Amber Alert For Missing Autistic Boy Leads To St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has put out an AMBER ALERT for a child who went missing out of Florida. Authorities are searching for Jorge “Jo…

John McCarthy September 5, 2022

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St. Croix Murder Suspect’s Teen Rape Trial Delayed Indefinitely In Orlando

MIAMI — Jose Ledesma, an accused St. Croix identity thief, was free on bail in 2019 when the key witness in his upcoming trial was gunned down at a Hialeah,…

John McCarthy July 30, 2022