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Brian Hamacher

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brian Hamacher

    Pair targeted Cadillacs, Corvettes in high-tech vehicle theft scheme, MDSO says (opens the original)

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    Two men are facing charges in connection with a high-tech vehicle theft scheme that targeted luxury cars across Miami-Dade, authorities said. According to arrest reports, from Aug. 19 to Sept. 13, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office documented 21 incidents of grand theft or attempted grand theft of motor vehicles throughout the county. The thieves targeted mostly high-end General Motors vehicles, particularly Cadillac Escalades and Chevy Corvettes, and it was suspected they were using signal-jamming

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Brian Hamacher

    Victim's ex-wife's brother arrested in Homestead arson that damaged 4 cars, cops say (opens the original)

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    A South Florida man is facing arson charges in connection with a fire at his sister's ex-husband's home in Homestead that damaged four vehicles and a residence, records show. Yonelfy Diaz, 21, was arrested on six counts of arson in the fire that happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of Northwest 9th Street, an arrest report said. Homestead Police said officers responded and found four vehicles on fire as the blaze extended to the back of a nearby home. Crews extinguished a fire but tw

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Brian Hamacher

    Taxi driver targeted drunk Miami Beach clubgoers in phone theft scheme, cops say (opens the original)

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    A taxi driver is facing charges after police said he targeted drunk Miami Beach clubgoers by stealing their phones and using them to make fraudulent transactions. Reynoso Osias, 48, was arrested Tuesday on eight charges including kidnapping, organized scheme to defraud, offenses against computer users, unlawful use of a communications device, and strongarm robbery conspiracy, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to arrest reports, Osias was arrested following an investigation into a pattern

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brian Hamacher

    Man accused of sniffing 9-year-old girl's buttocks in Miami Dollar Tree, cops say (opens the original)

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    A man is behind bars after he was accused of sniffing a 9-year-old girl's buttocks in a Miami Dollar Tree store, police said. Javan Curry Battle, 32, was arrested Monday on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child and resisting an officer with violence, Miami-Dade jail records showed. The alleged incident happened while Battle and the 9-year-old, who he doesn't know, were in the Dollar Tree store at 1043 West Flagler Street, arrest reports said. Police had responded after the store's ma

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brian Hamacher

    Ex-Miami Dade College professor arrested on child sex charges, deputies say (opens the original)

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    A former Miami Dade College professor arrested in July after he was found with a missing 15-year-old girl has been re-arrested on child sex charges, authorities said. Richard Tapia, 46, was originally arrested in July after the girl's mother had reported that her runaway daughter was at a hotel in Palm Coast with an adult man, Flagler County Sheriff's Office officials said. The teen was found leaving the hotel from the back stairwell while Tapia was found exiting the front lobby, authorities sai

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