Two young men from the Treasure Coast who’d sought their fortunes in the South Florida rap business were murdered by gunfire, most likely in a Jeep on a lonely stretch of road near the Everglades.
The accused trigger man was their close friend, rising rap star YNW Melly, aka Jamell Demons, 19, according to Miramar police and the Broward state attorney’s office.
Prosecutors also charged another friend from the tight... [...]
Over a decade ago, Guilbert Cruz-Reyes was robbed at gunpoint while mowing a lawn in North Miami-Dade. Detectives arrested the shooting suspect, Kamal Williams.
Two years later, Cruz-Reyes sat down for a deposition with the suspect’s defense lawyers. Within days of that deposition in April 2010, Cruz-Reyes again became a victim — when a group of gunmen unleashed over 40 bullets into the man’s house.
Cruz-Reyes was critically... [...]
Authorities are searching for an armed thief who posed as a delivery man during a $1 million jewelry heist at a store in Miami.
The robbery happened the evening of Jan. 19 at Time Boutique Jewelers Inc. at 24 Northeast 1st Street, Miami Police officials said.
According to police, the owner of the business said he was preparing to close for the day when he noticed a man at the door who appeared to be dressed as a UPS driver and was... [...]
City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, along with Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina and City Manager Emilio Gonzalez joined community leaders to make the historic crime-rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon.
The City of Miami recorded 51 homicides in 2018, down from 59 in 2017 and 39 of those homicides were the result of gunfire, according to statistics provided by the police department.
Stats show other illegal activities, including... [...]
Jose Smith, the former city attorney from Miami Beach — and then North Miami Beach — is contract shopping in Miami-Dade municipalities on behalf of Bryant Miller Olive, where he was recently hired to lead its new full-service municipal government practice.
The longtime government operator has leveraged his many Miami-area contacts in recent months to informally angle for new contracts and city attorney positions in at least North Bay... [...]
