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Surveillance video released on Tuesday shows it’s likely that a gunman who killed two men and injured a witness in Miami had firearm training, police said. Miami detectives identified him as Jason Craig Dyer-Mitchell. Records show the 23-year-old man from Ohio had an arrest record in Miami Beach after an attack in South Beach. Dyer-Mitchell has been at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center since early Sunday morning. Detectives accused him of fatally shooting Shamun Shaukat and Shahbaz Hussain, and

 A man charged with several crimes that occurred earlier this month in Miami Beach appeared before a Miami-Dade County judge on Tuesday. Police arrested 35-year-old Christopher Pitre who they say faces serious charges, including aggravated assault with a firearm, burglary and various types of theft. Pitre appeared in bond court Tuesday afternoon. He was arrested Monday for a string of crimes committed at several locations throughout Miami Beach. “We were able to successfully link multiple investigations together,” said Christopher Bess, with the

A career criminal from Fort Lauderdale is facing several charges after police said he kidnapped, beat and tried to rob and sexually assault a healthcare worker near Broward Health Imperial Point hospital, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday. According to jail records, Willie J. Brown, 48, was taken into custody at the Broward Main Jail Sunday; police said the crime took place last June. According to an arrest warrant from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department,

The Tampa Police Department is looking for a suspect in a “bank jugging” case. Jugging is a term used when a criminal waits for a victim to withdraw a large sum of cash from a bank or ATM, and then follows them to another location and robs them. In the latest case, police said the victim withdrew cash from a bank on Kennedy Boulevard on April 5 and then drove to a nearby restaurant. The victim left the cash in

A landscape worker is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a car in Port St. Lucie Tuesday morning. The crash happened at around 10:28 a.m. at the intersection of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Southwest Kail Street. Port St. Lucie police said a black Mercedes was traveling eastbound on the inside lane of Port St. Lucie Boulevard and struck a landscape worker in the blocked lane. The woman landscape worker was airlifted to Lawnwood Hospital. Police said her

Photo by: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles A man accused of causing a crash while under the influence fled the U.S. for 15 years to avoid prosecution, Florida authorities said. He was arrested after catching a flight to Orlando, according to state officials. Faisal Javaid was 27 at the time of a 2006 crash in Polk County that left two people seriously injured, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said in an April 16 news release.

A 19-year-old has been arrested after confessing to murdering a man in Cocoa during an attempted robbery on Friday. According to the Cocoa Police Department, officers responded to the area of Crestview Road and Monopoly Lane after reports said a man had been shot. Witnesses at the scene said they observed the victim walking with a case of beer before collapsing to the ground. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, 43-year-old Factor Adrian Tejax Curup, unresponsive and bleeding due to

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A man has been arrested after 18 years for a DUI crash resulting in serious injury. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the May 2006 crash happened on Interstate 4 just west of State Road 559 in Polk County. FHP said Faisal Javaid, 27, was driving a white Jaguar eastbound on I-4 and failing to stay in a single lane. That’s when he over-corrected and lost control, crossing the median and hitting a Honda Element,

Photo by: WPEC West Palm Beach A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer has choked up sections of Interstate 95 in Boca Raton.  The collision was reported around 4 a.m. just south of Exit 48, West Yamato Road. The right southbound lane is blocked, easing after all lanes were blocked earlier Wednesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reported there were injuries.  Immediate Assistance After a Car Accident: A car accident can leave you feeling shaken and uncertain about what to

Photo by: wsvn Police have stopped a suspect after a shooting in the parking lot of a shopping center in Doral. Bryan Jimenez Fallas stood before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer, Monday morning. He faces charges of aggravated battery and attempted manslaughter. According to Doral Police, the incident took place in the parking lot of The Shoppes at MICC, located at 7800 NW 25th St., just before 4 p.m., Saturday. Police found a man with a gunshot wound. Paramedics

 An aggravated assault charge was dropped Tuesday against a 47-year-old man who was left paralyzed after a police confrontation during a mental health episode. On March 7, at Northwest 58th Street and Seventh Court, Donald Armstrong, who was experiencing a mental health episode at the time of the police response, was filmed by bystanders during the confrontation. Video evidence showed Armstrong allegedly holding a screwdriver at the home’s entrance. In that same video, Donald lifts his shirt to prove he was

Former US Representative Madison Cawthorn was reportedly involved in a collision with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper along Alligator Alley on Monday, according to a social media post. The post alleges that Cawthorn was driving erratically before the accident occurred. Video footage of the aftermath shows a black car, which reportedly is owned by Cawthorn, with its hood smashed in. The trooper’s car can be seen with damage to its rear. Cawthorn, a former congressman from North Carolina, was left