Miami-Dade police officer Joshua Zacarias was arrested on Tuesday, February 3 and charged with official misconduct. The charge stems for a hit-and-run accident that took place at the Miami Lakes district station. Zacarias originally reported that the damage was caused...
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Miami Drug Dealer Charged with Murder in Overdose Death of Community Activist
Recently, Miami-Dade prosecutors charged Raymundo Rodriguez Fernandez in the March 2014 death of Cheri Rollins. Rollins was a well-respected advocate for gay and lesbian rights and a vocal proponent against school privatization in Philadelphia, where she lived. On the...
Driver arrested in fatal Key Biscayne accident
Tragedy struck early on the morning Wednesday, January 21, when a driver struck two bicyclists who were traveling along the eastbound lanes of Crandon Boulevard near Crandon Park Marina. One of the bicyclists, Walter Reyes, died on the scene. The second bicyclist,...
Carlos Acevedo, convicted MLB steroid dealer, sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison
A few weeks back we wrote about the pending performance-enhancing drug use by Alex Rodriguez. The investigation cited eight defendants including Carlos Acevedo who partnered with Anthony Bosch. Acevedo and Bosch shut down their anti-aging clinic called Biogenesis of...
Social Media and Criminal Justice
Instagram is more than just a mobile photo and video social networking service. It has become a valuable source of evidence for today's law enforcement. There are numerous cases in South Florida where Instagram users have posted incriminating photos to the site; these...
Arrest Made in Deadly Bus Stop Crash in Deerfield Beach
Broward Sheriff's Department officers have arrested Mark Jusevic on charges of DUI manslaughter, failure to render aid, and failure to remain at an accident scene involving a death. The charges are in connection to a deadly accident that took place on Sunday, December...
North Miami Mayor Convicted of Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Criminal law charges are not just for the ordinary citizen. Politicians and public figures are not exempt from the law. Such is the case with former North Miami Mayor, Lucie Tondreau.After a 12-day trial, a federal jury convicted Tondreau, a suspended mayor at the...
Broward Judge Sets $400,000 for 19-year-old Accused of Burglaries in Hollywood, Miramar
On November 19, 2014, a 67-year-old resident arrived to his Hollywood home to find three men burglarizing his house. Kevin O'Brien Lewis, 19, was arrested after the homeowner him identified as one of the three burglars. As it turns out, his fingerprints were also on a...
Supreme Court to Decide if Facebook Threats Are Form of Free Speech
What constitutes a serious threat and what is protected by free speech under the law? This is the issue under consideration by the Supreme Court this week and the decision they make will influence the landscape of social media in the years to come.The case, Elonis vs....
South Florida Polo Mogul John Goodman Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Crash
The second time is not the charm for South Florida Polo mogul John Goodman. Goodman was sentenced today to 16 years in prison in a re-trial for a fatal accident 2010. He was charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Goodman was originally convicted last...






