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Victims warn of reoccurring scams targeting ATVs and dirt bikes in South Florida
Read full article: Victims warn of reoccurring scams targeting ATVs and dirt bikes in South FloridaA southwest Miami-Dade man is warning others about a brazen thief who duped him out of his two ATVs using fake cashier checks.
Video shows good Samaritans’ race to rescue women who plunged ATV into Miami-Dade canal
Read full article: Video shows good Samaritans’ race to rescue women who plunged ATV into Miami-Dade canalA good Samaritan is recounting the race to rescue two women who lost control of their ATVs in southwest Miami-Dade and ended up in a canal. He and others were able to get one of the victims out alive, but the other died.
Caught on video: Police are looking for thieves who stole more than $70-thousand worth of ATVs & dirt bikes
Read full article: Caught on video: Police are looking for thieves who stole more than $70-thousand worth of ATVs & dirt bikesAccording to Davie police, a group of men broke into the victim's home in the middle of the night and stole three dirt bikes, two ATVs, and one side by side.
Wheels Up, Guns Down sits down with law officials to find common ground
Read full article: Wheels Up, Guns Down sits down with law officials to find common groundOrganizers for Wheels Up, Guns Down, sat down with local authorities to find a solution when it comes to making their events safer and more efficient.
Miami Beach police stop ATV, dirt bike riders on MacArthur Causeway, 4 people in custody
Read full article: Miami Beach police stop ATV, dirt bike riders on MacArthur Causeway, 4 people in custodyMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach police closed MacArthur Causeway in both directions Saturday night after they followed a group of riders on ATVs and dirt bikes. When they tried to stop the riders, 2 abandoned their vehicles and fled, according to police. Around 9:20 p.m., police said the causeway was reopened to traffic and that they had four subjects in custody. Just before 8 p.m., Miami Beach police reported they were searching for someone with a gun who fled from officers and they had closed the causeway in both directions. MB Police did not confirm if any of the subjects taken into custody were armed or if it they had arrested anyone who had fled the scene.
Police release names of 5 arrested after reckless romp through Sound Beach on ATVs, dirt bikes
Read full article: Police release names of 5 arrested after reckless romp through Sound Beach on ATVs, dirt bikesMIAMI BEACH, Fla. Five people were arrested after more than a dozen riders on ATVs and dirt bikes did wheelies, sped through streets, and drove into oncoming traffic on Washington Avenue. Cell phone video showed the risky riders on Washington Avenue and 16th Street in the entertainment district near Lincoln Road. Julian Tyler Vazquez, 21, Baron Pastrana, 23, and Lasand Parks, 23, were charged with reckless driving and fleeing-eluding police. pic.twitter.com/KEsqLgZABg Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) September 5, 2020Miami Beach Police officers spotted the riders also running red lights in the 1400 block of Washington Avenue around 9:44 p.m. Miami Beach Police said some of the riders abandoned the vehicles and took off running..14 all-terrain vehicles and 2 dirt bikes were impounded.