Sep 28, 2010
Unlike many states, Florida has yet to pass a law that allows for marijuana possession for medical use. Despite the fact that the courts and registered voters desire a change in the law, the legisl...
Sep 23, 2010
An alleged former Columbian cocaine trafficking kingpin made his initial appearance in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida with his Miami criminal defense lawyer. ...
Sep 16, 2010
The new regional field director for Florida's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehension and removal department issued a public statement indicating that his department is stepping up e...
Sep 15, 2010
A circuit court judge sentenced a local man to 30 years in prison for several violent crimes he allegedly committed in Hialeah. The defendant entered guilty pleas in three cases based on the streng...
Sep 13, 2010
A local woman entered into a guilty plea to Medicare fraud in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Flor Crislongo pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit heal...
Sep 08, 2010
A local man finally entered a plea after being arrested in 2007 for various violent crimes that occurred over a 24 hour period. Wayne Proctor was only 19 years-old when he allegedly committed the c...
Sep 03, 2010
Local prosecutors obtained a guilty verdict in a little more than an hour on a 17 year-old murder case. The unusual thing about his case is that detectives were never able to recover a body. All Mi...
Sep 02, 2010
A mother who negligently left her child in a car was arrested on the charge of manslaughter. The defendant appeared before a bond hearing judge on August 31, 2010, and was granted house arrest with...
Sep 01, 2010
A South Florida neighborhood has seen a rise in violent crimes committed by local gangs. The West Kendall area has been the location of several gang-related drive by shootings this year. The Hammoc...