Crime Blotter
Jan 12
A woman stole credit cards and $600 from a man about 3:50 a.m. Jan. 4 in the 900 block of Washington Avenue. When the victim realized he h... ad been robbed, he chased the thief. The thief picked up a brick and ran after the victim. She struck the victim with the brick and he fell. Police arrested her soon after.
Sunny Isles Beach
Jan 12
Sunny Isles Beach’s concert series continues through may with performances that give a taste of opera, ballet and Big Band-era jazz.
Hallandale Beach
Jan 10
An officer-involved shooting Sunday in Hallandale Beach ended with a man dead, police said Tuesday.
Crime Blotter
Jan 8
Two thieves stole a gold Yacht-Master watch valued at $15,000 from a jewelry store in the 1000 block of 96th Street between 5:30 and 5:45 ... p.m. Dec. 16. The thieves used a blue Visa card with the name One Vanilla on it to pay for the watch, but one of the thieves had fiddled with the credit card processing machine and turned off its connection to the Internet, making it seem as if the transaction was completed even though it did not go through to the credit card company.
Jan 4
Remember the guy who paid $12.4 million at auction for two Golden Beach mansions? The deal is kaput, and the sellers are suing.
AVENTURA
Jan 2
The recipient of a bone marrow transplant met her donor for the first time in her mother’s Aventura apartment.
Crime Blotter
Dec 22
A thief broke into a home and stole two desktop computers, a television, children’s clothing and a semi-automatic pistol between 8 a... .m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 6 in the 2200 block of Northeast 173rd Street.
Aventura
Dec 21
Danny Malone, executive pastry chef at Turnberry Isle resort, made a gingerbread house with help from patients from Holtz Children’s ... Hospital The house will be on display in the lobby lounge through the end of December. Turnberry Isle resort is at 19999 W. Country Club Dr. in Aventura.
Miami-Dade
Dec 15
A local artists specially trained Golden Retriever is a main character in a childrens book that aims to educate youngsters about... service dogs.
Crime Blotter
Dec 15
A thief stole an iPhone 4S about noon Dec. 3 in the 13500 block of Biscayne Boulevard. The victim was holding the phone in her hand, surfi... ng the Internet, when the thief grabbed it from her hands and fled.