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Miami-Dade man tried to kill repo man taking his Lexus, fled to Indiana, police say
Read full article: Miami-Dade man tried to kill repo man taking his Lexus, fled to Indiana, police sayA northwest Miami-Dade man fired multiple gunshots at a tow truck driver while his car was being repossessed back in June, according to police. Authorities found him in an Indianapolis suburb two months later. He’s now back in South Florida to face charges.
Recall affects 1.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles
Read full article: Recall affects 1.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehiclesToyota Motor Co. plans to notify all of the owners of about one million 2020-2022 Toyota and Lexus vehicles by mid-February that a recall over a faulty airbag system applies to them.
Police: 2 arrested after carjacking Lexus driver in Miami, 1 posts video of himself inside car on social media
Read full article: Police: 2 arrested after carjacking Lexus driver in Miami, 1 posts video of himself inside car on social mediaA man and a teenager were arrested Tuesday, hours after carjacking someone in Miami who was putting air into the tires of his white 2022 Lexus, authorities said.
Vasser Sullivan set to claim 1st major motorsports title. Team still eyeing return to IndyCar
Read full article: Vasser Sullivan set to claim 1st major motorsports title. Team still eyeing return to IndyCarTwo years after leaving IndyCar to give their full focus on their growing sports car team, Vasser Sullivan Racing will win its first major championship Saturday.
Georgia couple says ‘Dream’ dealership in Hollywood made Lexus purchase a nightmare
Read full article: Georgia couple says ‘Dream’ dealership in Hollywood made Lexus purchase a nightmareAn elderly Georgia couple tells Local 10 News they have been ripped off. They paid a South Florida car dealership $15,000 for a hard-to-find Lexus. And while the dealer cashed the check weeks ago, they have no car and no answers.
Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehicles
Read full article: Congress urged to revive long-stalled debate about regulating self-driving vehiclesAdvocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks.
Toyota's CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVs
Read full article: Toyota's CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVsKoji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a management team that he says will lead an aggressive push on electric vehicles.
Florida Keys woman arrested on DUI charges following two hit-and-run crashes
Read full article: Florida Keys woman arrested on DUI charges following two hit-and-run crashesA Summerland Key woman was arrested Thursday after hitting two cars on U.S. 1 and leaving the scene after both crashes, authorities said.
Second arrest made in group accused of staking out Rolex store, robbing pair who bought watch
Read full article: Second arrest made in group accused of staking out Rolex store, robbing pair who bought watchA second man has been arrested in a group robbery of two customers who had purchased a Rolex in Miami’s Design District last month.
Police: Group followed, robbed pair who bought Rolex in Design District; 1 arrested
Read full article: Police: Group followed, robbed pair who bought Rolex in Design District; 1 arrestedPolice arrested a northwest Miami-Dade man Friday after they accused him of being part of a group who followed and robbed pair of victims who had just bought a Rolex watch in Miami’s Design District last month.
Speeding SUV kills driver stopped at light near Sawgrass Mills, police say
Read full article: Speeding SUV kills driver stopped at light near Sawgrass Mills, police sayA body was removed from a badly damaged silver car that remained at the intersection of Northwest 136th Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard early Friday morning, about a block from the Sawgrass Mills mall.
Officers identify victims of crash related to failed traffic stop in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Officers identify victims of crash related to failed traffic stop in Miami-DadeDetectives identified the two victims of a fatal crash related to an officer’s attempted traffic stop on Thursday in Miami-Dade County.
2 dead, 3 injured after driver flees from police in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities say
Read full article: 2 dead, 3 injured after driver flees from police in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities sayA 23-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman died after a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Southwest Miami-Dade County.
Monroe County K9 busts 3 more for drugs during traffic stop
Read full article: Monroe County K9 busts 3 more for drugs during traffic stopBIG PINE KEY, Fla. – Just days after helping bust a woman for drug possession in the Florida Keys, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Coral is at it again. This time she alerted deputies to drugs inside a Lexus and a BMW that were pulled over Monday afternoon on Big Pine Key. (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)According to authorities, deputies spotted Howard driving a black BMW south on U.S. 1 around 2:40 p.m. Monday. (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)Dyer is Howard’s boyfriend, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities said additional deputies were called to the scene along with K9 Coral, who alerted them to drugs in the Lexus and BMW.
Mazda No. 1 in Consumer Reports 2020 auto reliability survey
Read full article: Mazda No. 1 in Consumer Reports 2020 auto reliability surveyDETROIT – Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Mazda took top honors for the first time in the survey, which this year included Consumer Reports organization members who own more than 300,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to 2020. Consumer Reports said that the Ford Explorer SUV, redesigned for the 2020 model year, is among the lowest-scoring models of any manufacturer with transmission, electronic, and engine issues. Only the company's Model 3 small car was rated as reliable and recommended by Consumer Reports. Nearly half of the new models have much worse than average reliability, Consumer Reports said.
Traffic stop turns into deadly deputy-involved shooting in Dania Beach
Read full article: Traffic stop turns into deadly deputy-involved shooting in Dania BeachDANIA BEACH, Fla. – A man armed with a gun was killed in a deputy-involved shooting Monday morning, the Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed. BSO says it began as a traffic stop on a silver Lexus with a suspected stolen tag just before 11 a.m. at 1900 Stirling Road in Dania Beach. The man in that car fled and crossed Stirling to where a group of hotels are located in the 160 block of Southwest 19th Court, investigators say. Deputies ran after him, and the armed suspect was shot, BSO said. Sky 10 was over the scene in the parking lot of a Home2 Suites by Hilton, just north of Stirling Road and west of I-95.
Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stalling
Read full article: Toyota adds 1.5M US vehicles to recalls for engine stallingDETROIT – Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall. The company says the latest recall brings the total to 5.8 million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles that need to be repaired worldwide. The recall affects more than 40 vehicles in the U.S. dating to the 2013 model year, covering much of the Toyota and Lexus model lineup. Toyota said in a statement Wednesday that the fuel pumps can suddenly stop operating, and that can cause the vehicles to stall. Toyota began recalling the vehicles in January with about 700,000, and added 1.2 million in March.
Burglars in skull masks tie up woman, ransack home in Tamarac
Read full article: Burglars in skull masks tie up woman, ransack home in TamaracThey were both dressed in black and wearing skull masks. A woman told deputies the two burglars terrorized her Monday morning in Tamarac. Surveillance video shows the burglars caught her by surprise as she walked toward her car outside her home around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Northwest 57th Street and Woodlands Boulevard. Surveillance video later shows a woman wearing a dark-colored hair wrap and dark-colored clothing opening the front door, saying something in Creole and then closing the door. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the burglars to call BSO Robbery Detective Robert Sokol at 954-321-4547.
FBI continues searching Broward landfill following young mother’s disappearance
Read full article: FBI continues searching Broward landfill following young mother’s disappearanceBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – The search has resumed for a missing mother after her child was found wandering alone in Miramar. Leila Cavett, 21, hasn’t been seen since July and the search for her is now focused on a landfill in northwest Broward. FBI agents continued searching through a landfill Monday, sifting through debris in hopes of finding something that will give them answers as to what happened to Cavett. The Georgia mother was last seen July 25 at a RaceTrac gas station off Hollywood Boulevard and State Road 7. A gas station employee also told police they spotted children’s toys and women’s clothing back there, as well.
Missing mom Leila Cavett investigation leads FBI to landfill
Read full article: Missing mom Leila Cavett investigation leads FBI to landfillFBI spokesman James Marshall confirmed the canvassing is part of the investigation into missing mother Leila Cavett. Cavett, 21, was last seen July 25 in surveillance images from a RaceTrac gas station on Hollywood Boulevard near State Road 7. According to authorities, an employee at the gas station said they saw Ryan using the dumpster but that was nearly a month after Cavett’s disappearance. According to the court documents, surveillance video did not show Cavett leaving in a dark sedan. The FBI still considers Cavett as a missing person at this time.
Woman rescued from submerged SUV that crashed into Miami Gardens canal
Read full article: Woman rescued from submerged SUV that crashed into Miami Gardens canalMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - A 69-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was pulled from a Lexus SUV that was submerged in a canal Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens. Camacho said the Lexus then crashed into a chain-link fence, collided with a black Hyundai and plummeted into the canal. Camacho said two state troopers, a Miami-Dade police officer and a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue diver all went into the water and helped free the woman. Rudy Regis said he was nearby and heard the crash, but a passerby pointed him to where the SUV had gone into the water. "At that point, that's when the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue diver went in."
Woman in critical condition after being pulled from water
Read full article: Woman in critical condition after being pulled from waterA woman is in critical condition after she was pulled from a Lexus SUV that was submerged in a canal Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Woman fighting for her life after being pulled from Miami-Dade canal
Read full article: Woman fighting for her life after being pulled from Miami-Dade canalA woman is in critical condition after she was pulled from a Lexus SUV that was submerged in a canal Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Suspect arrested in hit-and-run crash at Miami bus stop
Read full article: Suspect arrested in hit-and-run crash at Miami bus stopMIAMI - Police have arrested a man accused in a hit-and-run crash at a Miami bus stop that injured a 63-year-old man. Rodrigo Delatorre, 36, faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing property damage and leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon at a bus stop near Northwest Seventh Avenue and Northwest 58th Street. According to a Miami police report, Delatorre was driving a Lexus when it drove onto the sidewalk and struck the victim who was sitting on a bench at the bus stop. "Inventory of the car shows 104 used whippet cartridges and eight unused cartridges," a prosecutor said in court Thursday.
Police take down suspect found sitting in Lexus stolen during carjacking
Read full article: Police take down suspect found sitting in Lexus stolen during carjackingMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police have apprehended a man who was driving a car reported stolen during an armed carjacking earlier in the day. Officers found an armed man sitting in the car. Officers swarmed the car and took the suspect into custody. A records check revealed that the car had been stolen during a carjacking. Zabaleta said the suspect was not cooperating with police.
Deputies search for car stolen from Weston residents
Read full article: Deputies search for car stolen from Weston residentsWESTON, Fla. – Police officers believe a group of teenagers in a Lexus sneaked into a gated community known as the Islands at Weston to spread mischief early Wednesday morning. It was about 4 a.m., when police officers said the teens broke into several cars and stole one. Residents on Camellia Lane and Camellia Circle in Weston woke up to about 13 vehicles burglarized. Surveillance video showed a car thief took a Ford Explorer that had been parked on Camellia Circle. Patricia Bernardini, whose relative owned the stolen car, said she learned a lesson and she had some advise: "Lock your cars."