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88 matches for 'miami police'
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Miami Police To No Longer Participate in "The First 48"
Miami Police department homicide detective's time in the reality TV spotlight may be over. For years producers of the popular A&E program The First 48 have followed local detectives during the fir...
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Miami Cops Order Man to Stop Recording Traffic Fatality Investigation
Number of comments: 10Taylor Hardy, whose escapade with a raging Miami-Dade paramedic went viral in March, was told by a pair of Miami police officers that he was not allowed to shoot video or take photos of a traffic fatality investigation earlier today.
Knowing they would not hesitate to arrest him, he stopped recording [...]
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Politics is a contact sport: North Miami mayoral candidate punched at campaign headquarters
via @NadegeGreen
A North Miami mayor candidate was attacked at his campaign headquarters by an acquaintance who was upset that he is seeking higher office.
North Miami police arrested the acquaintance Tuesday night for punching Councilman Jean Marcellus in the mouth after a heated discussion about the upcoming election.
Marcellus, one of seven [...]
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The way we were....The day Joel Hirschhorn made Judge Nesbitt watch a dirty movie....the whole damn thing!
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From the Miami News, Sept. 20, 1973.(Click here to enlarge) September, 1973 in Miami: Apparently Miami police have eliminated all crime in the city and now keep busy by raiding seedy, X-rated movie houses and seizing copies of dirty movies. In early September, plainclothes detectives raid the King Art Cinema on the [...]
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Federal Judge Leaves Miami on the Hook For Cops Who Fired 130 Rounds and Killed Suspect
In August 2010, three Miami police officers fired at least 130 rounds into 21-year-old Gibson Belizaire, who died from his wounds behind a Little Haiti shop. Belizaire was the sixth young black m...
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Miami’s Big Spring Run
Miami Police request that if you’re taking part in the Corporate Run Miami tomorrow evening, you not bring knapsacks, gym bags, and the like. … [...]From Green Mobility Network - Active personal transportation for a better South Florida at April 24, 2013, 12:07pm in Living, Environment
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Federal judge rips Miami Police Department's 'culture of corruption'
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“It seems the City of Miami Police Department has a culture of corruption that exceeds all other police departments. You threw away your career for chump change — $800.” -From remarks made today by U.S District Judge Robert Scola before sentencing Miami police officer Harold James to 15 months in [...]
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Cops Arrest Six For Illegal Gambling Machines, Mistake Gramp's RoboCop Game For Maquinita
A week after Rick Scott signed into law legislation outlawing video gambling machines, Miami Police raided gas stations, cafes, and bars around the city, arresting six men and confiscating ten maq...
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Miami makes maquinita arrests as mayor does gambling about-face
A week after Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill outlawing video gambling machines — “maquinitas,” as they’re known locally — Miami police swept through the city’s small bars and marketplaces Thursday, confiscating 10 machines and making six arrests.
While that show of force was under way, a career politician who once [...]
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Opa Locka: same sh*t, different day
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The tiny, crime and corruption-plagued city of Opa-Locka got a new police chief Wednesday. At an outdoor press conference at city hall, outgoing police chief Cheryl Cason introduced her successor, former North Miami police commander Jeffrey Key. Key is the city's 13th police chief in 20 years. Key wasted no time' [...]
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DR JOE DAVIS HAS PASSED AWAY
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UPDATE: ECOBAR JURY HUNG. A mistrial was declared today in the case involving the murder of City of Miami Police Officer Victor Estefan. The Herald article is here, with quotes from the jury foreman. At about 3:30 today Judge Firtel declared a mistrial after the jury, having been out [...] -
MONDAY'S TWEETS
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UPDATE: Escobar jury on case involving murder of City of Miami Police Officer Victor Estefan asked to come back Tuesday after receiving an Allen charge Monday afternoon.
David Ovalle tweeted this:
David Ovalle @DavidOvalle305BREAKING: Deadlocked Escobar jury, citing progress in deliberations, wants a "good night's sleep," to return tomorrow' [...] -
THE IDES OF MARCH
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The jury in the re-trial of Dennis Escobar, accused of killing City of Miami Police Officer Victor Estefan in 1989 resumes a fourth day of deliberations Monday.
What a lawyer says: THE RACE CARD?To recap the controversy in yesterday's blog post and comments, readers are on both sides [...] -
POPE DAY ONE-DELIBERATIONS DAY TWO
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Thursday saw the first full day of the Papacy of Francis I and the second day of deliberations of Judge Firtel's jury in the case involving the re-trial of the homicide of City of Miami Police Officer Victor Estefan.
The Pope started his day by celebrating a Mass at' [...]
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Calle Ocho Brawl Ends With Man Shot in the Butt
Miami police are searching for a butt bandit who made Calle Ocho a real pain in the ass this weekend.Yes, America's biggest Latin block party was disturbed Sunday after a brawl broke out and a man...
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South Miami community steps up for one of its own
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When the South Miami Police Explorers needed help for one of their own, they knew just where to turn – the community they had been serving for more than 25 years. Last December, Cristopher Zambrana, 18, made a selfless decision that could have cost him the law enforcement career he [...]
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Miami Police Sergeant's Girlfriend Sets His House on Fire After Relationship Trouble
Nancy Brewer decided to take a page out of the Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes school of couples counseling, by dealing with her relationship problems with a City of Miami police officer by setting his Laud...
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Miami Police Arrest Man For Spray-Painting Sidewalk In Graffiti-Covered Wynwood, During Art Walk
Graffiti has made Wynwood famous, from its much-visited wall murals to its heavily tagged warehouses and the highly sought after spray paintings now ensconced in its art galleries. Hell, even th...
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Man Sues Miami Police for Beating Him Up at Ultra Music Festival Over a Glow Stick
The Miami Police Department is facing a police brutality lawsuit after allegedly beating up a man at Ultra Music Festival in 2011 all because his girlfriend tried to bring a glow stick into the no...
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Miami Police Department Can Do Better
Number of comments: 3This just in from a very reliable Transit Miami tipster:
Just tried to cross here and had to dodge 2 cop cars blocking crosswalks and ramps. Strollers did not have a chance. Typical horrifying scenario but made worse by the police. There looked to be a minor fender bender north of [...]
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Harold James, Miami Cop, Arrested on Charges of Extortion
It has not been a good two days for Miami police officers. Just yesterday, officer Reynaldo Goyos was fired for killing an unarmed man during a traffic stop while officer Luis Hernandez was arrest...
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Luis Hernandez, Miami Police Officer, Arrested for Kidnapping and Sexual Battery
Not exactly a good day for the Miami Police Department. Hours after announcing that they've fired a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man, another officer has now found himself in trouble...
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Reynaldo Goyos, Miami Cop Who Shot Black Man Reaching for Cell Phone, Fired
Officer Reinaldo Goyo, a City of Miami police officer who shot and killed Travis McNeill, a 28-year-old unarmed black man during a traffic stop, has been officially terminated from his position. G...
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The Great Liberty City Gun Buyback of 2013
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-via MiamiHerald.com UPDATED Sunday at 2:40pm: The Herald finally posts a story Saturday's gun show at about 2pm on Sunday. ____________ The Miami Police Department held the first of three scheduled Gun Buyback Operations in Liberty City yesterday. A police press release said the buyback was an effort "to reduce gun violence and'" [...]
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Liars or Heroes?
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That's the question for the jury today in the case of Raul Iglesias, the Miami police officer on trial for allegedly planting evidence. The prosecution has called the witnesses heroes and the defense has called them liars. I know this was a hard fought battle between Rick Diaz for the [...] -
“No one has done anything illegal or broke the law."
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That was former Miami police officer Raul Iglesias (prior coverage here) on tape to an undercover informer. Seems like great stuff for him, but it was the feds that played the tape to end their case and rest before Judge Altonaga. Here are transcripts (part 1 and part 2) of [...]
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County tears down Greene Dreams Shoe Repair
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In a move that likely surprised no one, early in the morning on Friday, January 4, 2013, City of Miami police broke into Greene Dreams Shoe Repair Shop. Miami-Dade County (and developers) had enough. Business owner Tyrone Greene would no longer delay construction of the Liberty City [...]
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The buck stops here.
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Looks like there are going to be a bunch of arrests in the FBI investigation into a Miami police gambling ring. From the Herald:
At least nine Miami police officers are expected to face federal criminal charges or internal discipline from a broadening FBI investigation into a suspected protection [...] -
Starting the year with a bang
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Yesterday the Pakistani Taliban trial started.
And today, Judge Altonaga starts a trial with "a Miami police sergeant charged with planting cocaine on a suspect and stealing drugs and money from dealers." In the sergeant's corner is Rick Diaz. The government is represented by Rick Del Toro. The [...]
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