Crime

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Arrest made after southwest Miami-Dade teen shot in leg during argument, deputies say

Residents in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood say they went from hearing an argument Thursday night to hearing gunshots ring out, leaving a teenager shot in the leg.

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Doral man accused of battering daughter, 11, after dispute over bedtime, iPad

A 53-year-old Doral man was arrested Thursday after police said he physically abused his 11-year-old daughter during an incident at his home.

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Former Miami-Dade elementary teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with yet another student

A former Miami-Dade elementary school teacher already facing more than a dozen charges involving students is now accused of inappropriate conduct involving another girl who told investigators he touched her buttocks, asked her for a kiss and had a nude image of a woman displayed on his cellphone, which she saw.

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Coral Springs couple accused of going on shopping spree with stolen credit card that belonged to senior

A Coral Springs couple is accused of using a 65-year-old woman’s credit cards seven times to make nearly $1,900 in unauthorized purchases, according to two arrest reports obtained by Local 10 News on Friday.

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Prisoner escapes Mount Sinai hospital room, found hiding under tarp after massive search, police say

A 36-year-old man who police said escaped from custody at Mount Sinai Medical Center on Thursday was found hiding underneath a tarp inside the building following a large-scale search involving K-9s, drones and multiple law enforcement agencies, according to an arrest report from the Miami Beach Police Department.

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Woman accused of exploiting elderly victim, illegally selling his home in Pompano Beach

A 56-year-old woman is accused of exploiting an elderly man and misappropriating approximately $345,000 of his assets, including proceeds from the sale of his Pompano Beach home, which she did not have permission to sell in the first place, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

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Man stabs woman, her adult son during altercation at Florida City apartment, police say

A woman and her adult son were stabbed Thursday night at an apartment complex in Florida City, and a suspect has since been taken into custody, authorities confirmed Friday.

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Man on probation over sexual battery at Massage Envy in Miami-Dade still has Florida massage therapist license, records show

Jorge Lugo Rivero had an active massage therapy license with the Florida Department of Health despite having accepted a plea deal in a sexual assault case in Miami-Dade County, records showed.

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Man accused of sexually abusing girls who were his students faces more charges in Miami-Dade

Cesar Cardoso stands accused of sexually abusing girls who were his students when he worked as a teacher at Sunset Park Elementary School in Miami-Dade County.

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Video shows car crash impact catapulting Broward woman through the air before she died in 2023

Stephanie A. Magri was driving a silver Honda Accord when she crashed with a white Tesla Model 3 that then struck Sarah Castro in 2023 in Broward County, according to deputies.

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Broward County School Board accuses veteran bookkeeper of theft, records show

A 57-year-old woman faced a grand theft charge on Thursday after the Broward County School Board accused her of stealing, records show.

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Plantation High School lockdown lifted after commotion over gun, cops say

Plantation High School was placed on lockdown Thursday after a comment about a gun on campus prompted a commotion, according to Plantation police.

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Man accused of sexually abusing girl at Lowe’s in Hialeah is convicted felon with record going back decades

A 65-year-old convicted felon recently accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl at a Lowe’s in Hialeah has a criminal record going back over two decades in Miami-Dade County, records show.

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Homestead mother, son charged after girl, 8, reports being hit with belt, bound with shoelaces, cops say

Police in Homestead arrested a mother and her son on child abuse charges.

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Miami-Dade man accused of beating daughter, 5, with squeegee over ‘poor behavior in school’

A Miami-Dade father was arrested Tuesday after deputies said he allegedly struck his 5-year-old daughter multiple times with a plastic bathroom squeegee.

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MDSO: Mother charged after child found ‘covered in scars’ from phone charging cord

A South Florida mother is facing charges over allegedly abusing her 10-year-old daughter.

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Man appears in court accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old girl in Hialeah

A 65-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday, accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl in Miami-Dade County.

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Investigation into fatal Pompano Beach hit-and-run remains open, reward being offered

A hit-and-run crash that occurred last month in Pompano Beach remains an active investigation.

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Man wanted in 2024 Alabama homicide arrested in Miami, police say

A 33-year-old man wanted in connection with a 2024 homicide in Birmingham, Alabama was arrested Monday in Miami, according to police.

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Senior arrested in hit-and-run that left motorcyclist hurt in Hialeah, cops say

A 74-year-old woman was arrested after police say she fled the scene of a crash in Hialeah that left a motorcyclist injured and in need of an airlift to a trauma center.

Monroe deputies: Drunken Oklahoma gunman bit victim in Marathon

Ronnie Garcia, a tourist from Oklahoma in the Florida Keys, was armed and drunk on Tuesday when he attacked a victim, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

2 arrested weeks after Liberty City shooting tied to street fight leaves bullet in garage door: Cops

Two men were arrested in connection with a shooting last month in Liberty City after Miami police said one allegedly handed a gun to the other during a street fight, moments before the man opened fire and a bullet struck the garage door of a nearby home.

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1 arrested after bomb threats reported at 2 Broward schools, authorities say

A 28-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said he allegedly made bomb threats to two Broward County schools before the start of the school day.

Video shows deputy fatally shoot teenager in Miami Beach apartment

New body camera footage sheds light on what happened when a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a teenager while attempting to serve a search warrant in Miami Beach.

Pines mom gets DUI after cop spots her driving with 5-year-old hanging out window, police say

A Pembroke Pines woman is facing drunken driving and child neglect charges after police said an officer spotted her 5-year-old daughter hanging out her vehicle’s window as she drove on a major road on Sunday evening.

Key West employee ends up behind bars after allegedly taking public works employee’s city truck to ‘prove a point’

A man who was working for the city of Key West recently called 911 to report that his assigned city truck had been stolen at a public beach park, records show.

Miami Lakes bank teller accused of stealing customers’ money orders, $18K cash

A 36-year-old man from Miami-Dade County is accused of stealing thousands of dollars through altered money orders and taking cash from a local bank where he works as a teller, according to arrest reports obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.

Detectives investigate Fort Lauderdale house fire after 2 injured, arson suspected

A man remained hospitalized on Tuesday, as detectives investigated suspicions that the fire that trapped him in his home in Fort Lauderdale was set on purpose.

Hollywood hit-and-run rollover crash leaves 1 hurt, driver at large, cops say

At least one driver was hurt early Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash in Hollywood that left one vehicle overturned, authorities confirmed.

Woman wanted in elderly exploitation scheme arrested after Deerfield Beach SWAT standoff: BSO

Two people were taken into custody after deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said a woman barricaded herself inside a Deerfield Beach apartment Monday evening was taken into custody after several hours.

Shooting outside Wynwood Jamaican restaurant leaves 2 wounded, first responders say

Two men were wounded in a reported shooting outside of a Jamaican restaurant in Miami’s Wynwood district shortly after midnight on Tuesday, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News.

BSO: Man threatens to kill couple eating at McDonald’s in Oakland Park

A 29-year-old Broward County man was arrested after allegedly threatening a couple inside a fast food restaurant.

Mourners honor 10-year-old hit-and-run crash victim at Miami-Dade park where she was cheerleader

With candles and balloons, a 10-year-old girl’s grieving family and friends met on Monday night at the Gwen Cherry Park in Miami-Dade County’s Gladeview neighborhood.

Knife-wielding man threatens rape, murder at Denny’s in Margate, police say

A South Florida homeless man is facing charges after allegedly threatening customers and a manager at a Denny’s restaurant.

Woman suspected of drugging man she met at Gulfstream Park, stealing $98K Rolex, police say

A woman is facing a grand theft charge in Broward County after police said she likely drugged and then stole a Rolex from a man whom she met at the Gulfstream Park casino and entertainment complex in Hallandale Beach.

Man accused of raping 18-year-old he met on Miami-bound cruise

A man from central Florida is facing a sexual battery charge in Miami-Dade County after authorities said he raped an 18-year-old woman whom he met in a cruise ship nightclub.

Man arrested nearly 2 years after shooting near Cutler Bay park sent families scrambling for cover

A man was arrested last Thursday in connection with a 2024 shooting near a Cutler Bay park that left two people injured and sent families attending a children’s baseball game scrambling for cover.

Miami-Dade elementary teacher showed porn to, inappropriately touched students: Police

An employee at a Miami-Dade elementary school is facing three felony charges after authorities said he showed pornography ― including of himself and of child sexual abuse ― to multiple students. He’s also accused of inappropriately touching students.

Former Florida City police officer accused of threatening to shoot at police station, city officials

A former Florida City police officer was arrested after authorities said she threatened to shoot at the police station, city officials and police officers.

Miami-Dade deputies locate vehicle in hit-and-run that killed 10-year-old girl, injured brother

Detectives have located the vehicle involved in a northwest Miami-Dade hit-and-run that killed a 10-year-old girl and left her older brother hospitalized, authorities announced Saturday.

Deputies arrest self-proclaimed ‘intuitive healer’ for fatally stabbing mother in Delray Beach

A 50-year-old man was behind bars on Saturday after he confessed to killing his 77-year-old mother in Delray Beach, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.

Police: Woman stabs man in Fort Lauderdale

A woman stabbed a man on Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale, police said.

Man suffers deep cuts with machete in Miami’s Coral Way area, first responders say

A man suffered deep cuts with a machete early Saturday morning in Miami’s Coral Way neighborhood, according to fire rescue personnel.

Infamous cocaine dealer escapes federal detention in southern Miami-Dade

A 47-year-old infamous convicted cocaine dealer known as “Goose” was on the run on Saturday morning after escaping during a transfer from federal detention in southern Miami-Dade County.

Police: 2 killed, 2 injured at house in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood

A teenager and a man whose condition was serious were among the injured during an early Saturday morning shooting in Miami, according to fire rescue personnel.

‘What’s going on?’: MDSO video shows dazed developer after deadly DUI crash into home, cops say

Newly-released body camera footage shows the moments after sheriff’s deputies said a South Florida real estate developer crashed his Cadillac into a senior’s home while driving at more than three times the legal limit, killing the octogenarian as he slept in his bedroom.

Video shows North Miami officers finding hungry children, 5 and 7, locked out by mothers, police say

Newly-released body camera footage shows North Miami police officers encountering two young children who authorities said were locked out of their home by their parents.

Broward felon seen on video ‘kicking and stomping’ French bulldog, spraying it with hose: Police

A man is facing two aggravated animal cruelty charges after police said he was caught on camera “kicking and stomping” one of his girlfriend’s French bulldogs, along with spraying it with a hose, at her home in Sunrise.

Man wearing only G-string, sneakers at Target parking lot faces indecent exposure charge: Deputies

A Florida man was arrested this past weekend after deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said they found him wearing only a G-string and sneakers in a Target parking lot in Oviedo.

Man accused of pointing realistic-looking airsoft gun at driver during Miami parking dispute

A Miami man was arrested Thursday after police said he pointed what appeared to be a gun at another man and threatened to shoot him during a dispute over a parking space outside a Miami supermarket last month.

Miami-Dade man made OnlyFans page to post ex’s nude photos, threatened to kill her, cops say

A man who lives just outside of Florida City is accused of a disturbing pattern of stalking and harassment against his ex-girlfriend, including opening an OnlyFans account in her name and posting her intimate photos on it.

Family pleads for driver to come forward after 10-year-old girl killed, brother critically injured in hit-and-run

The family of two siblings struck by a vehicle Wednesday night while riding an e-bike in northwest Miami-Dade is pleading for the driver to come forward after the 10-year-old girl died and as her older brother remains hospitalized.

Man hid under couple’s Doral hotel room bed as they slept, police say

A routine hotel stay took a frightening turn for a Doral couple when they woke to strange movements in their room and discovered an unexpected visitor hiding nearby, according to an arrest report.

2 men accused in $30K Target theft spree involving Lego sets across Miami-Dade, Broward counties

Two 23-year-old men are accused of stealing more than $30,000 worth of Lego sets from Target stores across Miami-Dade and Broward counties in a series of thefts, according to investigators.

Hialeah mother accused of torturing 10-year-old daughter with burns, rope, handcuffs — blames injury on flan

A 35-year-old woman told a detective that her 10-year-old daughter suffered a burn while they both made flan in her kitchen in Hialeah, but the detective didn’t buy it — the girl had described how her mother punished her, according to a police report.

Opa-locka mom attacked 12-year-old son with hammer, pepper spray ‘without warning,’ police say

An Opa-locka mother is facing a child abuse charge after police said she attacked her son with a hammer and pepper spray as they drove near their home on Thursday.

4 in custody after shooting investigation leads to police chase from Hallandale Beach, police say

Four people were taken into custody Thursday night after a ShotSpotter alert led to a police chase that began in Hallandale Beach and continued outside the city, authorities said.

Miami man faces 14 felonies for having videos of child sex abuse, bestiality, cops say

A Miami man is facing 14 felony charges after police said he had more than a dozen child sexual abuse videos, one of which involved bestiality, investigators said.

Man, 72, accused of attacking driver with baseball bat during Miami-Dade road rage incident

A man was arrested Thursday after authorities said he struck another driver with a baseball bat during a road rage confrontation in southwest Miami-Dade.

2 men busted in alleged HOA kickback scheme, authorities say

Two men were arrested for allegedly committing financial and corporate fraud at the Venetian Gardens at Country Club of Miami, authorities confirmed.

South Florida duo made $1 million running stolen baby formula ring, AG says

The Florida Attorney General announced the arrest of two alleged ringleaders in a baby formula theft ring.

Ex-Miami youth basketball coach sentenced after soliciting sexually explicit images of boy, exposing himself to second victim

A former youth basketball coach in Miami pleaded guilty Wednesday in connection to two cases in Miami-Dade County involving children.

Charge added for Army soldier arrested following fatal crash in northwest Miami-Dade

An Army solider who is accused of fleeing from a deputy during a traffic stop last week, resulting in a fatal crash in northwest Miami-Dade, is now charged with vehicular homicide, jail records show.

2 women arrested after young children found running down North Miami street unattended, police say

Two women were arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after police said a 7-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were found running down a North Miami street unattended after their mothers allegedly forced them outside to play and locked the door.

2 arrested months after man fatally shot in Wynwood, police say

Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, more than two months after a man was shot during a confrontation on a busy Miami street, according to investigators.

‘Violent’ South Florida sex trafficker called himself ‘life coach,’ branded his victims, cops say

A “violent” South Florida sex trafficker who went by the street name “Cachi” and called himself a “life coach” beat, threatened and even branded his victims, according to police.

Seniors, 73 and 89, accused of armed cocaine, marijuana trafficking at Allapattah drug den

Miami police say two seniors, including a man pushing 90, were armed cocaine traffickers and running a drug den in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood.

Hialeah man’s revenge for getting fired? Stealing dozens of iPads, police say

A 43-year-old South Florida man is behind bars after police said he got fired from his job, then returned the same day and stole dozens of iPads.

Woman tried to buy $8K Rolex with stolen credit card, ID at Hollywood jewelry store, cops say

A 25-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman was arrested Wednesday after police accused her of trying to use a fraudulent credit card and another person’s driver’s license to purchase an $8,000 Rolex watch at a Hollywood jewelry store.

BSO searching for caregiver accused of targeting elderly victims in Deerfield Beach

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for a 26-year-old woman previously arrested on accusations that she posed as a caregiver to exploit elderly victims after investigators said they identified at least two new cases involving similar tactics.

Man convicted of killing neighbor, neighbor’s 2 sons in North Miami

Nearly three years after a father and his two sons were shot and killed in North Miami, a jury has convicted the accused gunman of first and second-degree murder.

Felony charge dropped against Miami Hurricanes running back Jordan Lyle in high-speed driving case

A felony charge has been dropped against Miami Hurricanes running back Jordan Lyle following his arrest in connection with a high-speed driving incident in Sunrise, Local 10 learned Thursday.

Man allegedly shot at by Antonio Brown in Miami no longer wants to ‘participate’ in prosecution

A man who was allegedly shot at last year by former NFL player Antonio Brown in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood no longer wants to participate in the prosecution of the controversial ex-wide receiver, his attorney told Local 10 News in a statement.

10-year-old girl dies, boy critically injured in hit-and-run while riding e-bike in northwest Miami-Dade, deputies say

A 10-year-old girl has died after she and a boy were struck by a vehicle Wednesday night while riding an electric bicycle in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed Thursday morning.

2nd arrest made in North Miami robbery of paralyzed man targeted as ‘easy lick,’ cops say

A second arrest has been made in connection with an armed home invasion robbery that targeted a paralyzed man at a North Miami apartment, according to police.

‘I’m lucky that I’m alive,’ says man police identified as victim of thief with taste for luxury watches

A New Jersey man, who was visiting Miami, told police officers that Ayzha Flenoury had shown an interest in his watch after they met at a bar in Brickell, according to a police officer’s report.

Kentucky man facing domestic violence charges after alleged physical, sexual abuse of girlfriend, per BSO

A 38-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after deputies said he committed several domestic-related crimes against his girlfriend.

Man in viral McDonald’s beating video: ‘I wasn’t going there to provoke a bunch of kids’

The man at the center of a viral video in which he appeared to be jumped by a group of middle schoolers is speaking about the incident.

YouTuber Jack Doherty pushed girlfriend, put ‘hands around her neck,’ arrest report says

A Fort Lauderdale police report released on Tuesday reveals the accusations that led up to Friday’s domestic violence arrest of YouTuber Jack Doherty.

Video shows pregnant woman busted for stealing cosmetics from multiple pharmacies

Newly released video shows a pregnant woman who authorities say was arrested for committing a string of robberies throughout South Florida.

Miami-Dade woman ’pooped in a bucket,’ hurled feces on neighbor in affair ambush, cops say

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a northwest Miami-Dade woman on Monday after they said she hurled a bucket of feces onto her next-door neighbor over a suspected affair.

Hialeah man accused of beating son, 14, with extension cord

A Hialeah man was arrested Sunday after police said he allegedly beat his 14-year-old son with an extension cord.

FIU police nab student accused of sending explicit videos, arranging meetup with person he thought was 15

A 20-year-old student was arrested over the weekend after Florida International University police said he sent sexually explicit videos and arranged to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy at his dorm room at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus.