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Miami-Dade Public School employees may get stipend for getting COVID vaccine

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The School Board of Miami-Dade County will vote on a possible monetary stipend for any employee who chooses to be vaccinated, as well as for employees who prove to already have full vaccination status. The School Board of Miami-Dade County will vote on giving a one time $275 stipend to employees who decide to get vaccinated. This initiative is already implemented in Broward County, where they are giving... [...]

4th Surfside ID theft suspect used name of deceased to buy $130 sneakers, detectives say

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A fourth suspect accused of participating in an intricate scheme to steal the identities of victims of the Surfside condo collapse has been arrested. Detectives say Nelson Ronaldo Garcia-Medina, 20, used the name of a person killed in the tragedy to buy a $130 pair of sneakers. His arrest comes after Betsy Alejandra Cacho-Medina, 30, Kimberly Michelle Johnson, 34, and Rodney Choute, 38, were taken... [...]

Trio stole identities of Surfside victims to shop for luxury items, investigators say: Arrests made in scheme targeting condo collapse victims

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SURFSIDE, Fla. – Three people are behind bars after authorities say they preyed on the tragedy of the Surfside condo collapse, stealing victims’ identities so they could shop at luxury stores in South Florida. Investigators say the suspects stole the identities of seven people — five who died in the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium and two who survived. Betsy Alejandra Cacho-Medina, 30,... [...]

Suspects caught using Surfside victims’ stolen identities to shop at mall: Sources: Multiple people arrested in scheme targeting condo collapse victims

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SURFSIDE, Fla. – Law enforcement and prosecutors have taken multiple people into custody Wednesday in connection with the stolen identities of the victims of the Surfside condo collapse. According to sources, the suspects took the identities of seven people who either died in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium or survived. They were able to get names and dates of births from news reports, sources say,... [...]

Car stolen from Fort Lauderdale gas station with baby inside: Baby found safe after suspect ditched car, took off on foot

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A car was stolen with a baby still inside on Monday in Broward County. The 2-year-old girl has since been recovered and reunited with her parents. According to Fort Lauderdale police, the baby was in the back seat of a maroon Honda Accord when it was stolen from a Chevron gas station located at 1095 West Sunrise Boulevard. Surveillance video shows the suspect wearing a blue basketball jersey and... [...]