On Friday, April 27, 2012 Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill requiring anyone who suspects a case of child sexual abuse to report it to law enforcement. The Protection of Vulnerable Persons law will take effect on October 1, 2012, giving Florida the harshest mandatory requirements for reporting…
Two cases of sexual assault occurred at the landmark Fountainebleau Hotel and Resort on Miami Beach last week.( The Miami Herald )In each instance, a woman was allegedly attacked and the assailants were both arrested by the Miami Beach Police. Why is it that their level of security does not…
The Sanford Police department is under intense scrutiny, after an investigation that is being referred to as one of the most media driven murder cases of this year floods the news. Trayvon Martin, an African American 17 year old boy was shot and killed by a Hispanic man, George Zimmerman,…
MIAMI, FL—Officials from the Miramar Police Department are investigating the recent stabbing of a 15-year-old girl, which took place in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Miramar High School. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, the teenage victim was stabbed after being confronted by a few…
MIAMI, FL—Officials from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) have arrested two unidentified suspects in the case of a 17-year-old boy who suffered critical injuries in a brutal attack outside Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami. According to information provided by WSVN, the assault victim, who suffered a broken nose…
MIAMI, FL—Four Florida A&M University students have been expelled in connection with the hazing death of a drum major in the school band, the Los Angeles Times reported. Although FAMU officials announced the students’ expulsions on Dec. 1, they did not state what offences the students were suspected of committing,…
MIAMI, FL— November 21, 2011 – Officials from the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) are investigating the Nov. 17 robbery and assault of a female postal employee in Hialeah. According to information provided by NBC Miami, an unidentified man struck the postal worker in the head with his gun…
MIAMI, FL— September 21, 2011 – As homicide detectives from the Miami Police Department (MPD) continue to investigate a recent shooting that took place at a downtown Miami nightclub, resulting in one death and causing seven others to suffer injuries, the unidentified gunman remains at large. Following the deadly Miami…
MIAMI, FL— September 13, 2011 – Officials from the Broward Sheriff’s Office appear to be investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at a well-known Lauderdale Lakes nightclub during the early hours of Sept. 8. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, two people, including a man who drew a…
MIAMI, FL— August 16, 2011 – The Broward Sherriff’s Office has launched an investigation into an injurious shooting that occurred in the parking lot of a Dania Beach motel at approximately 12 a.m. on Aug. 15. According to information provided by NBC Miami, while the shooting victim was rushed to…