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Two 17-year-olds arrested after guns drawn at planned fight in Hialeah neighborhood
Two 17-year-olds were arrested after a planned fistfight in a Hialeah neighborhood escalated and one or both teens opened fire, police said. Investigators say the youths arrived with firearms and shots were fired during the confrontation. Miami-Dade
Two teens arrested after pre-arranged fight leads to sh00ting at Hialeah complex
Two 17-year-olds were taken into custody Wednesday morning following a sh00ting sparked by a pre-arranged fight at the Aquabella residential community near Northwest 91st Avenue and 170th Street. The confrontation began shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesda
Homestead delivery driver arrested after surveillance shows tip-jar thefts
A Homestead man was arrested after surveillance video showed a delivery driver take money from tip jars at two businesses, police say. Officers identified 44-year-old Richard Morfa and took him into custody; arrest records indicate he admitted to bot
Homestead man charged after alleged tip-jar thefts at two eateries
A 44-year-old Homestead man has been charged with theft after authorities say he took cash from tip jars at two local businesses over a three-day span. Police allege he stole $150 from a tip jar at a bakery on Aug. 18 and later entered a Dairy Queen
Fight at Miami Northwestern leads to stabbing, three students arrested
A Monday fight inside Miami Northwestern Senior High School resulted in an 18-year-old student being stabbed and three students taken into custody, police said. Investigators reported video showing one student attacked by two others before the studen
Substitute teacher arrested after loaded 9mm found in backpack at Westland Senior High
A substitute teacher was arrested Tuesday after a loaded handgun was discovered in an unattended backpack in the Westland Senior High auditorium in Hialeah. A teacher searching the bag for identification found a loaded 9 mm Walther with a round in th
Son Arrested in Miami-Dade as Part of Elder Financial Abuse Sweep
Rafael Barcelo was arrested after authorities allege he took money from his elderly parents. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced the arrest as one of multiple recent arrests in an investigation into financial abuse of seniors. The announ
Early-morning blaze at northeast Miami-Dade supermarket extinguished with no injuries
A fire broke out at a supermarket in northeast Miami-Dade early Wednesday morning and crews worked on scene to put it out. Firefighters extinguished the blaze during the early hours, with response underway soon after the incident began. No injuries w
75-year-old man accused of stabbing wife while she slept, deputies say
A 75-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday after deputies say he walked into his bedroom while his wife slept and repeatedly stabbed her in the back. Miami-Dade authorities say the woman woke during the attack and pleaded with him to stop; she mana
Two juveniles arrested after Hialeah fight leads to sh00ting
Hialeah police said a sh00ting occurred during a fight Monday afternoon, and officers arrested two juveniles in connection with the incident. The suspects were taken into custody by Hialeah police following the afternoon confrontation. Authorities sa
13-year-old struck by vehicle in Miami intersection; taken to trauma center
A 13-year-old girl was struck by a car around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Northwest Seventh Street and 12th Avenue in Miami, police said. Officers and Miami Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a crash involving an underage pedest
Rollover crash closes most eastbound lanes in Northwest Miami-Dade; two hospitalized
A rollover crash in Northwest Miami-Dade shut down most eastbound lanes of a state road and sent two people to the hospital. Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene and crews worked to clear the wreckage. Authorities had lanes blocked while eme
Man arrested after woman allegedly stabbed while she slept in North Miami‑Dade
Police say a 75-year-old man was taken into custody after officers found his wife had been stabbed in the back while she was sleeping at their North Miami‑Dade home. Responding officers arrested the man at the scene; police allege he committed the st
Substitute arrested after bringing loaded gun to Hialeah high school
A substitute teacher was arrested after being found with a loaded firearm at Westland Senior High School in Hialeah. School staff alerted authorities, who responded to the campus, secured the weapon and took the substitute into custody. The case will
Two hospitalized after rollover crash blocks eastbound SR 112 in northwest Miami-Dade
A reported rollover crash on the eastbound lanes of State Road 112 in northwest Miami‑Dade sent two people to a hospital Wednesday afternoon. Miami‑Dade Fire Rescue said crews responded after a call about the crash near Northwest 22nd Avenue and conf
Electrical Fire Extinguished Outside Northeast Miami-Dade Grocery Store
Crews from Drone Force extinguished an electrical fire that started outside a Northeast Miami-Dade grocery store. The fire was contained, and no further action is expected at this time.