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Giménez: Trump needs to ban U.S.-Cuba remittances, flights

During a meeting with Cuban exiles on Thursday morning in Miami-Dade County, U.S. Rep. Carlos A. Giménez said there are “cancers” in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba supporting U.S. enemies, but he feels hopeful about change.

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Police officers arrest New Yorker 45 days after armed robbery in South Beach

After using license plate readers and surveillance video, Miami Beach police officers arrested a 38-year-old felon who was born in New York on Wednesday, 45 days after an armed robbery in South Beach, records show.

Miami-Dade facialist stole fillers from clinic for illegal injection side hustle, cops say

A staff member at a west Miami-Dade medical clinic stole tens of thousands of dollars of a Botox-like medication, along with prescription facial fillers, to run a lucrative ― but illegal ― side gig, sheriff’s deputies said.

Miami-Dade corrections holds road rage shooting suspect without bond

A 31-year-old man surrendered to deputies on Tuesday and appeared in court on Wednesday over a road rage shooting back in September in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Celia Cruz’s fans mark centennial with ‘¡Azúcar!’ at Leon Medical Center exhibit in Homestead

Celia Cruz, the beloved star known as “La Guarachera de Cuba” and the world’s “Queen of Salsa,” was born 100 years ago on Thursday in Havana, Cuba. She was a frequent performer in Miami, and some of her fans are remembering her in Homestead.

Drunk driver with 3 girls crashes into trooper in Miami-Dade: FHP

A 35-year-old drunk driver with three girls recently crashed into a Florida Highway Patrol 2021 Dodge Charger in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau area, according to a trooper’s recent arrest report.

Man ran illegal post-op recovery home featuring ‘BBL team’ out of duplex near Sweetwater, cops say

A man is facing a felony charge after Miami-Dade deputies said he ran an illegal post-operative cosmetic surgery recovery home.

Deputies arrest 17-year-old boy accused of shooting 14-year-old boy in Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday for recently shooting a 14-year-old boy in the Fontainebleau neighborhood.

Miami-Dade deputies search for shooter who injured teen in Fontainebleau area

Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies were searching for the shooter who injured a 14-year-old boy in the Fontainebleau neighborhood.

Miami-Dade deputies find woman shot dead

A woman died after a shooting on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood, according to deputies.

Man ran $40M Ponzi scheme using company registered to Miami-Dade strip mall, feds say

Unit 210 of the Coral Point Plaza in west Miami-Dade’s Fontainebleau area is shown in 2024 Google Street View images as devoid of signage or any apparent signs of activity. State records show it’s the official address of a company federal prosecutors said was used as a front for a $40 million Ponzi scheme.

FBI seeks west Miami-Dade bank robbery suspect

FBI agents released a photo Tuesday of a masked suspect in a weekend bank robbery in west Miami-Dade.

Miami-Dade man who claimed father, 81, died from fall actually strangled him, police say

A 53-year-old man who told authorities his father died after sustaining injuries from a recent fall at their Fontainebleau home is now facing a murder charge, according to Miami-Dade police.

Miami woman accused of beating Petsmart worker over bag of crickets

A Miami woman is facing a first-degree felony charge after police said she assaulted a west Miami-Dade pet store worker over a purchase of crickets.

Suspicions of stolen credit card prompt roommate’s kidnapping in Miami-Dade, police say

A recent dispute among roommates over a stolen credit card prompted a confrontation that devolved into arrests for kidnapping and drug possession in Miami-Dade County, according to police.

Couple paid with fake $100 bills for expensive camera in OfferUp deal gone bad

Lester Brito and his wife Ziara Cabrera said they knew something was off.

Miami felon, 7 weeks out of prison, accused of burglarizing 9 vehicles, stealing SUV

A Miami man, released from prison on Sept. 16 after serving a little more than two years on charges including human trafficking and child abuse, was back in jail Tuesday after Miami-Dade police said he and another man went on a crime spree.

MDPD: Gunman, egged on by woman who called him to scene, arrested months after mall shooting

An “irate” woman called a man up in May after another man made “vulgar statements” to her during an argument in a west Miami-Dade mall parking lot, then encouraged him to shoot the victim — and he did, police said.

FBI: Hialeah man robs 3 banks in 3 months in Miami-Dade

A 25-year-old Hialeah man was in federal custody for robbing three banks in three months in Miami-Dade County, the FBI announced on Thursday when the investigation was still ongoing.

Police: ‘Irate’ woman urged man to shoot over ‘vulgar’ words outside Miami-Dade mall

Sixty-year-old Leonor Rodriguez never pulled the trigger when a man was shot in the parking lot of a west Miami-Dade mall Thursday, but she faced an attempted murder charge just the same, according to police.

Miami-Dade woman just can’t stop getting arrested for ID fraud, police say

Junixsy Zambrana has an arrest record as an adult in Miami-Dade County that goes back nearly a decade. She has a long history of fraudulent use of personal identification, and she is in trouble again.

Detectives find 8 women recovering from surgery in unlicensed Miami-Dade apartment with ‘hazardous waste’

After a woman called the police to report that she was being held hostage, police officers walked into an apartment on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood and found her and seven other women who were recovering from surgery, records show.