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Fatal crashes cause weekend temporary Turnpike closures in southwestern Miami-Dade
Read full article: Fatal crashes cause weekend temporary Turnpike closures in southwestern Miami-DadeTwo fatal crashes prompted southbound closures on the Florida Turnpike on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded.
Retention pond crash in Miami-Dade affects University Park and Tamiami traffic
Read full article: Retention pond crash in Miami-Dade affects University Park and Tamiami trafficFlorida Highway Patrol troopers closed the southbound Turnpike extension at Southwest Eight Street on Friday morning in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade police: Video showing action-movie-like theatrics uncovers fraud
Read full article: Miami-Dade police: Video showing action-movie-like theatrics uncovers fraudA surveillance video helped police officers uncover a fraud scheme that involved at least four people in Miami-Dade County, according to police.
Suspicions of stolen credit card prompt roommate’s kidnapping in Miami-Dade, police say
Read full article: Suspicions of stolen credit card prompt roommate’s kidnapping in Miami-Dade, police sayA 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.
Miami businessman donates $10M to help preserve Cuban diaspora history
Read full article: Miami businessman donates $10M to help preserve Cuban diaspora historyBenjamín León, Jr., the founder and chairman of Leon Medical Centers, announced a donation of $10 million to build a $40 million home for Florida International University’s CasaCuba cultural and academic center.
FIU students fear ‘creepy’ man stalking women in Miami-Dade’s University Park
Read full article: FIU students fear ‘creepy’ man stalking women in Miami-Dade’s University ParkDetectives are searching for a stalker who has been targeting students at Florida International University’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus in Miami-Dade County.
FBI: Hialeah man robs 3 banks in 3 months in Miami-Dade
Read full article: FBI: Hialeah man robs 3 banks in 3 months in Miami-DadeA 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.
Miami-Dade woman just can’t stop getting arrested for ID fraud, police say
Read full article: Miami-Dade woman just can’t stop getting arrested for ID fraud, police sayJunixsy 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 investigate false alarms at 6 universities and colleges in South Florida
Read full article: Detectives investigate false alarms at 6 universities and colleges in South FloridaDetectives were investigating the source of the emails and calls that prompted false alarms on Tuesday at university and college campuses in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and St. Lucy counties.
FIU marks 5-year anniversary of fatal pedestrian bridge collapse
Read full article: FIU marks 5-year anniversary of fatal pedestrian bridge collapseFive years ago, Wednesday, a 174-foot-long pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed after a section splintered just outside Florida International University’s main campus in Miami-Dade.
New details released about man accused of stabbing, carjacking that led to police chase
Read full article: New details released about man accused of stabbing, carjacking that led to police chaseA fugitive stabbed a man, stole a car from a woman in Homestead, took police officers on a pursuit northbound on the Florida Turnpike, and crashed at Florida International University on Sunday in Miami-Dade County, police said.
Bronze sculpture unveiling marks anniversary of FIU pedestrian bridge collapse
Read full article: Bronze sculpture unveiling marks anniversary of FIU pedestrian bridge collapseGina and Orlando Duran marked the fourth anniversary of their 18-year-old daughter Alexa’s death on Wednesday with a tribute at Florida International University.
FIU’s interim president Ken Jessell will stay for a full year until replacement is found
Read full article: FIU’s interim president Ken Jessell will stay for a full year until replacement is foundFlorida International University’s interim president Ken Jessell was at his first board of trustees meeting on Thursday morning after he was appointed back in January.
Sexual harassment probe: Ex-FIU president shows ‘extremely poor judgment’
Read full article: Sexual harassment probe: Ex-FIU president shows ‘extremely poor judgment’An investigator reported the former president of Florida International University admitted to asking a woman under his direct supervision if “companionship was of interest” to her in October, but she said that what he actually asked was if she wanted to become his “lover.” She said he later started to call her a “princess” and the situation escalated to her crying about her work environment.
Ex-ASA College students face charges in FIU student’s 2016 murder in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Ex-ASA College students face charges in FIU student’s 2016 murder in Miami-DadeTwo men, including the brother of an NFL player, were both booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday and appeared in front of a Miami-Dade County judge on Thursday to face charges for a murder that happened more than four years ago in Sweetwater.
Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run crash involving white Mercedes-Benz
Read full article: Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run crash involving white Mercedes-BenzDerek Mann said one moment he saw a man looking at products in the Miami Gun Show and the next he was dying on Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s University Park neighborhood.
President of construction company in FIU bridge collapse: ‘We wish we would have done more’
Read full article: President of construction company in FIU bridge collapse: ‘We wish we would have done more’UNIVERSITY PARK, Fla. – Munilla Construction Management was one of the companies behind the deadly Florida International University’s pedestrian bridge collapse. Daniel Munilla, the president of the family-owned company, said he wrestles with what could have been done differently to prevent the March 15, 2018 tragedy. “We wish we would have done more.”Munilla said they were aware of a crack in the structure that January. We were assured by a world-renowned designer that it wasn’t a safety concern,” Munilla said. Now with several major projects ongoing, the company is adding safety policies as it works to earn community trust.
Before injuring 2, gunman broke into home shouting ‘I’m going to kill you,’ police say
Read full article: Before injuring 2, gunman broke into home shouting ‘I’m going to kill you,’ police sayMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – After three men broke into a home on Monday in Miami-Dade County, Jorge Hernandez fired a shotgun inside, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. A woman was shot in the arm and a man was shot in the abdomen. The woman who was injured told police officers she knows Hernandez, 38, a convicted felon who was on probation during the shooting, Garcia, 31, and Murado, 37. Officers found Hernandez had about half a gram of what appeared to be crack cocaine, and Murado had about a gram of cocaine, according to Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department records. On Tuesday, Hernandez, Garcia, and Murado were facing charges of burglary in an occupied dwelling and attempted murder.
Fireworks burn child, man near Miami-Dade’s Tamiami Park
Read full article: Fireworks burn child, man near Miami-Dade’s Tamiami ParkMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Consumer fireworks injured a child and a man on Thursday night at a home in Miami-Dade County, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Fire Rescue personnel responded to the home at Southwest 105th Court and Southwest 21st Lane near Tamiami Park. Fire Rescue personnel took the child and the man from the University Park neighborhood to the Kendall Regional Hospital, which has a burn center. Safety tips
Undercover officers use online ads to set up prostitution deals in effort to rescue sex trafficking victims, FBI agents say
Read full article: Undercover officers use online ads to set up prostitution deals in effort to rescue sex trafficking victims, FBI agents sayAside from arresting Edward Walker, 46, in Miami-Dade, agents also arrested Richard Walker and Tiphani Pereira for sex trafficking in Broward County. According to FBI Special Agent Joseph Oliver, an undercover officer responded to an ad on the Mega Personals site. The officer paid $240 to meet a sex trafficking victim for 30 minutes at the Crossland Economy Studios in Fort Lauderdale, according to the complaint. Edward Walker, who is not related to the Richard Walker case in Broward County, faces a federal charge of sex trafficking a minor or by force, fraud or coercion. Records show Richard Walker also faces a charge of false statements to a federal officer charge after denying his involvement despite the evidence.