County inspector arrested, accused of demanding bribes from Miami-Dade restaurant owners
An environmental technician working for Miami-Dade County is facing six felony charges after police said he demanded $2,000 bribes from at least two restaurant owners under the threat of much larger fines.
Westchester clinic owner, others accused of insurance fraud scheme after ‘undercover operation’
The owner of a physical therapy clinic in southwest Miami-Dade’s Westchester area and five others are facing a series of felony charges in what authorities are describing as a staged crash insurance fraud scheme. It came as part of an “undercover operation” by state authorities.
Man exposed himself to girl at Miami-Dade library, shot at relative confronting him, cops say
A 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police said he exposed himself to a girl at a Miami-Dade County library Wednesday, then opened fire after the victim’s mother and another relative confronted him.
Former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner gets 5 years in child sex abuse material case
A federal judge sentenced a former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa” to five years in prison on Wednesday, more than three months after he pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.
Girl, 14, accused of murdering grandmother faces Broward judge
Fourteen-year-old Sofia Koval openly prayed in Broward County court Wednesday while waiting for her case to be called. The teen stands accused of second-degree murder for allegedly beating her grandmother, Yevheniia Koval, 79, to death.
Miami pro boxer accused of hacking laptop, posting woman’s nude photos online
Miami police arrested pro boxer and fitness influencer Stefi Cohen on multiple criminal charges Tuesday after they accused her of hacking into a man’s laptop and sharing his girlfriend’s intimate photos online with the purpose of “exposing and humiliating her.”
University of Florida employee, students implicated in illegal plot to ship drugs, toxins to China
A University of Florida research employee and students have been implicated in an illegal, multi-million dollar scheme investigated by the Justice Department to fraudulently buy thousands of biochemical samples of dangerous drugs and toxins that were delivered to a campus laboratory then illicitly shipped to China over seven years, according to federal court records.
New details: Witness says fatal Keys beating began with stolen valor accusation, report states
A convicted felon admitted to detectives that he “may have gone ‘overboard’” in repeatedly punching a man at a Marathon park over the weekend, leading to his death, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
Felon arrested in connection with shooting that injured boy, 9, outside Lauderhill Fresco y Más
A man who spent more than 20 years in prison for manslaughter was involved in a supermarket shootout that left a 9-year-old boy wounded after being caught in the crossfire, according to Lauderhill police; he’s now facing a felony weapons charge.
Man posed as woman’s Uber driver, raped her in SUV on South Beach, police say
A man turned himself in at Miami Beach police headquarters on Thursday after detectives accused him of pretending to be an Uber driver in February, picking up a woman from a South Beach nightclub, then raping her in the back seat of his car.
Mother of Sean Kingston appears in Broward court as singer awaits extradition
The mother of recording artist Sean Kingston appeared in front of a Broward County judge Friday, facing several felony charges following her arrest Thursday. It came during a raid at her son’s multi-million-dollar Southwest Ranches home.
Man, others accused in $7M con targeting victims from Coral Springs to New Zealand
A man arrested by U.S. Marshals in Broward County Wednesday was involved in a multi-million-dollar scheme targeting businesses in South Florida and across the globe by compromising their email systems, according to a federal indictment made public on Friday.
West Park woman smeared feces ‘all over her son’ as ‘punishment,’ deputies say
A West Park woman is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after deputies accused her of “smearing feces all over her son” as a “form of punishment” for soiling himself, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.
Prosecutors drop domestic violence case against healthcare executive after defense proves innocence
Broward County prosecutors dropped a domestic violence case against a 62-year-old healthcare executive after his defense showed he had passed a lie detector test and the alleged victim retracted her accusations.
Prosecutors drop domestic violence case against healthcare executive after defense proves innocence
Broward County prosecutors dropped a domestic violence case against a 62-year-old healthcare executive after his defense showed he had passed a lie detector test and the alleged victim retracted her accusations.
After DNA match, state prisoner back in Broward to face charge in 2017 rape of massage therapist
A man serving a six-year prison sentence in the Florida Panhandle for a Broward County burglary conviction was back in South Florida Wednesday to face a charge in connection with a 2017 Hollywood rape case.