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More than 60 people have been arrested at a huge street takeover event on Martin Luther King weekend in Florida. The arrests happened near Miami International Airport, where police said supercar owners allegedly tried to race down the road. Video shared by cops shows a snaking caravan of supped-up sports cars that stretched more than a hundred yards. A heavy police presence is also seen during the takedown - during which officers made 61 arrests, issued 363 citations, and found several cars were stolen. A number for the burglarized vehicles was not immediately provided, but cops in a statement confirmed...

If the Dolphins had beaten the Bills in Week 18, they'd be getting ready to play a wild-card game in the balmy weather of Miami, but due to their loss, they're now headed to Kansas City for what will likely be the coldest game in franchise history. When the Dolphins and Chiefs kick off on Saturday night, the temperature is expected to be around 3 degrees with a wind chill approaching -30, according to the National Weather Service. If that projection holds up, then this will become the coldest game that the Dolphins have ever played in, which isn't great...

The Miami Mall story dropped off in a hurry, didn’t it? Do you find it odd that seemingly hundreds of officers showed up to tend to juveniles fighting with “sticks”?

In a surprising turn of events, a massive police mobilization unfolded at Miami's renowned Bayside Marketplace, leaving residents and onlookers bewildered. The bustling open-air shopping center, situated in downtown Miami on the picturesque Biscayne Bay, is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. Initial reports suggest that the heightened police presence is linked to a large fight involving several juveniles, some of whom may have been armed with sticks. However, skeptics question the need for such an extensive law enforcement response for a situation involving youths wielding sticks.

Over 60 police vehicles swarmed towards a marketplace in Miami on Monday night after police attempted to shut down a gathering of juveniles who were armed with sticks. The incident - which lit up the street with blue and red flashes - took place at around 10:30pm at Bayside Market Place, an open-air shopping mall in downtown Miami. Police told DailyMail.com that city officers were on the scene for crowd control after the juveniles refused to leave. They claimed that no injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made yet - but it still took dozens of police...

Miami cops swarmed Bayside Marketplace on Monday night following a fight between several juveniles, police said. Around 8:26 p.m., a large group of people — some possibly armed with sticks — were involved in a fight and later refused to leave the area of 401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami police said in an email. Dozens of units rushed to the scene, temporarily shutting down Biscayne Boulevard between Second and Fourth streets. “Some businesses were temporarily closed to allow us to clear the area,” police said. “The juveniles have now scattered and we have cleared most of the units.” SNIP

Miami-Dade Police (MDPD) is investigating a shooting that happened around 4:48 p.m. on Sunday near NW 118th St. and 27th Ave. According to MDPD spokesperson Detective Andre Martin, several dozen rounds of shots were fired. The shooting happened inside a black Mercedes-Benz and the three people who were inside the vehicle were shot. All the victims are adults and each was shot multiple times.

A former American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested and accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, according to The Associated Press. Officials say Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint. According to sources, more details about the case are expected to be made public at a court appearance Monday. One of the two people who came forward with the complaint said the Justice Department case accuses Rocha of working to promote the Cuban government’s interests.

A shocking video exposed American Airlines employees for carelessly flinging custom wheelchairs off an aircraft and down a baggage chute while laughing. In the video taken at Miami International Airport - an employee perched at the top of the wheelchair ramp lazily chucks the devices down the ramp and lets them bounce off the ground. Another employee waited at the bottom of the ramp - but made no effort to save the wheelchair after his coworker's reckless behavior. American Airlines released a statement after video of the incident saying they were investigated and the visuals were 'deeply concerning.' More than...

FBI leaders ordered the new head of Miami's field office Jeffrey Veltri to scrub anti-Trump comments from his social media accounts, according to a new whistleblower account. The whistleblower disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee, obtained by The Washington Times, said FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Director Paul Abbate, and Executive Assistant Director Jennifer Moore ordered Veltri to scrub his "adamantly and vocally anti-Trump" remarks from his social media accounts in order to get a promotion. "The home of President Donald Trump is located in the area of responsibility of the Miami Field Office," the disclosure obtained by the Times...

...the team was watching a house that might have been connected to a weekend shooting and when officers followed a car that left the home, someone inside the vehicle opened fire. The officer, who was grazed by a bullet, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is expected to be OK. The officer was spotted being wheeled into the hospital with a bandage on his head/neck area. "If there are subjects...

The future of the US economy could be powered by cities in the Sunbelt. Economic and societal power in the US may be shifting away from colossal coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco to metropolitan areas tucked below the Mason-Dixon line, as Barron's recently reported. That's because economic power is flowing to the middle of the country — and places such as Houston, Dallas, Nashville, and Miami are becoming hot spots. Just as New York City has Wall Street and San Francisco has Silicon Valley, Houston has its energy economy and Miami has its proximity to Latin...

I'll have a column explaining it all after order is filed. You will see much caterwauling by corporate media types and usual suspects like Weissmann and McQuade how Cannon is doing Trump's bidding. But the blame lies SOLELY at the feet of DOJ. Jack Smith brought 2 unprecedented federal cases against a former president within two months of each other. He asked for, and was granted, an expedited trial schedule in D.C. Judge Chutkan gave Trump 7 months to prepare for trial--the typical J6 case goes to trial over a year after indictment. The classified docs trial represents major obstacles...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday that he is departing Seattle for Miami. “Seattle has been my home since 1994 when I started Amazon out of my garage. That’s my dad behind the camera in this video, touring Amazon’s first “office.” My parents have always been my biggest supporters. They recently moved back to Miami, the place we lived when I was younger (Miami Palmetto High class of ’82 — GO Panthers!)” Bezos wrote on Instagram. He shared that his parents decided to move to Miami, and that he wanted to remain physically close to them. He also added...

New York City continues to bear the brunt of the nation’s migrant crisis and has admitted 95,000 migrants so far in 2023. The city has taken in more than twice as many migrants as locations in Texas, California and Florida since Title 42 was lifted in May. Between June and September, 41,277 migrants listed NYC as their destination when coming over the border were given Notices to Appear (NTA) before an immigration court in the city, according to figures from Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration database. The Big Apple’s numbers dwarfed its closest runners up — 15,416 listed Houston as their...

pic Charges were dropped for 2 of the 3 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents caught on surveillance video stealing from passengers at Miami International Airport. In early July Josue Gonzalez, 20, Elizabeth Fuster, 22, and Labarrius Williams, 33 were arrested and charged for stealing money from passengers’ luggage at MIA. ......

The New Hampshire father of two who died after an incident at Gillette Stadium during the New England Patriots game Sunday had been punched in the face and knocked unconscious by a Miami Dolphins fan, according to a witness. Dale Mooney, 53, was treated at the scene by EMTs and rushed to a hospital after what had been described as an “apparent medical event,” but was pronounced dead shortly before midnight. A spectator has now claimed that he witnessed a physical altercation between Mooney and a Dolphins fan. “The Dolphins fan walks over and clearly punches him in the face,”...

A New England Patriots season ticket holder has been 'beaten to death' by a Miami Dolphins supporter at the Gillette Stadium, according to witnesses. Father-of-two Dale Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, died following an incident in the 300-tier segment of the arena just before 11pm on Sunday. The Norfolk County DA's Office said cops responded to calls for medical aid in the section at 10.57pm and 'the matter remains under active investigation'. A photo from the Foxborough, Massachusetts stadium show EMTs scrambling to revive someone who is out of shot on the ground as worried fans watch on. Videos...

One Miami influencer has gone from wearing Gucci to prison garb. Danielle Miller, 32, was sentenced to five years in federal prison Thursday after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to carrying out a $1.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, according to prosecutors. The self-described con artist flaunted her wealth that included driving in a Rolls-Royce, hopping on private jets and living in a high-end apartment fueled by taking more than $1 million in pandemic-related loans meant for struggling Americans, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said.

An elderly Florida man was arrested by the FBI after he attempted to rob a Miami-area bank for $650 because he was “in desperate need for rent money” and faced becoming homeless. On Aug. 24, Michael Terry Noojin, 67, jumped in line at a Bank of America in Hollywood, Florida, just after 2:40 p.m. and waited while the three tellers working were helping two other customers. Noojin then walked up to the waiting teller and slid a brown plastic shopping bag under the protective glass divider, telling her, “I have a gun, put all the money in the bag,” according...