Jury convicts Florida matriarch in murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-law
The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder charges in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
Two men testified about what it was like to get caught in the middle of a fatal shootout that involved 20 law enforcement officers from four agencies who fired over 220 rounds in about 25 seconds.
A student from Broward County faced charges on Monday in Miami-Dade County after a police pursuit that started with a stolen Cadillac Escalade in Coral Gables and ended in Coconut Grove, records show.
Jose Mateo, a suspended law enforcement officer, appeared in Broward County court on Friday. His defense claimed that a manslaughter case against him over a shootout that killed innocent bystanders had to be dismissed.
Miami police responded Friday morning to a stolen vehicle incident in Coral Gables after they said at least two suspects bailed from the car.
At Ponce De Leon Middle School, Stephanie Campos said she was ready to welcome her students on Thursday in Coral Gables.
A 43-year-old woman with a record of accusations of theft going back more than nine years was living in Georgia and working as a clerk when she faced yet another felony case in Miami-Dade County, records show.
Quarterback Carson Beck was the center of attention Wednesday as the Miami Hurricanes held football Media Day on campus, just one day before the team opens fall camp.
Criminal defense attorneys were grieving Roy Black, a prominent Downtown Miami-based trial lawyer who taught at the University of Miami for decades.
A South Florida man went to a sneaker swap over the weekend, but hours later was the victim of a sole crushing crime after thieves broke into his car and took off with thousands of dollars’ worth of shoes.