Source: www.news.fiu.edu
FIU partners with Miami-Dade State Attorney on LGBTQ hate crimes
Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are poorly understood and vastly underreported, making the investigation and prosecution of these crimes extremely difficult. Research on these crimes also pales in comparison to studies of racially-motivated crimes.
To help police and prosecutors better tackle the... [...]
Source: www.local10.com Hialeah man killed wife after they drove to City Hall to get divorce, police sayA Hialeah man faces a second-degree murder charge, a week after he killed his wife after they drove to City Hall to file for divorce, authorities said.According to an arrest report, officers responded to a call the morning of Dec. 6 about a man and a woman who were found bleeding profusely inside a car outside City Hall on Palm Avenue... [...]
Source: www.local10.com Man, woman shot in MiamiA man and a woman were shot Tuesday morning in the city of Miami, authorities said.The shooting was reported in the 5200 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue."(Police) told me that I couldn't come outside," Xavier Slocum said. "They had cones all over my porch and blood was here on my porch." Miami police Officer Christopher Bess said the victims were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder... [...]
Source: www.local10.com Concerned Miami Beach residents seek to keep repeat criminals behind barsMIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Concerned Miami Beach citizens are doing their part to stop the revolving door of repeat criminals who they say are set free from jail only to commit more crimes once they are back on the streets.Dwayne Bunyan was recently arrested after a fight was captured on camera. At the time of the crime, he'd logged 180 arrests over 20... [...]
The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that a Stand-Your-Ground ruling of “immunity” in criminal court does not automatically carry over to civil court.
Source: www.miamiherald.com
Stand Your Ground may protect you from criminal charges – but not lawsuits
Beating a criminal rap thanks to Florida’s controversial Stand-Your-Ground law doesn’t automatically shield you from civil lawsuits.
That was the decision Thursday by the Florida... [...]
