Man accused of stealing, crashing Ferrari in Brickell claims he's innocent
Deshawn Prendergast, 28, walked out of Turner Guilford Knight Correction Center and immediately claimed his innocence, saying he was never in the stolen car.
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Deshawn Prendergast, 28, walked out of Turner Guilford Knight Correction Center and immediately claimed his innocence, saying he was never in the stolen car.
Five people, including two juveniles, are in custody after a 21-year-old man was abducted from a McDonald's in Davie and driven to Fort Lauderdale before a police pursuit ended with their arrests in Pompano Beach on Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed Friday.
Police activity is currently blocking the southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike near Hollywood following a police chase on Friday afternoon.
After crashing their vehicle, the men jumped out and tried running away from police before getting caught.
The boy, who has not been identified, led police on a brief pursuit after being spotted with the stolen vehicle.
Miami Police announced that a Palm Beach County woman and man were taken into custody and charged accordingly.
Eduardo Pastrana faces several charges including grand theft and resisting arrest with violence.
The chase began in West Little River and ended shortly after in Opa-Locka.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated the short pursuit came after troopers tried to conduct a traffic stop.
Chopper 4 was over the scene, where video showed a silver sedan driving west on Pembroke Road after fleeing pursuing police vehicles from Interstate 95.
The pursuit began after officers found a man acting in a "suspicious manner" during an area check at a local hotel.
New details have emerged from a fatal crash involving a Miami-Dade Police cruiser on Halloween night.
Police have identified the teen who died as Brandon Madison
Two people were detained Thursday afternoon following an attempted traffic stop in Mimi-Dade that led to a brief pursuit of the vehicle.
Officials were trying to pull over a vehicle Monday afternoon during a slow speed pursuit in Miami-Dade County.
Two people were in custody Wednesday following a high speed police pursuit of a reported stolen car that began in Miami-Dade and ended up on roads in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Routes that are under a certain distance will no longer offer food and beverage service, the airline said.
An Aurora man, whose dog was stolen while he was on military deployment, is now grieving the loss of his furry friend.
Near record-high temperatures will be moving into South Florida as the week continues.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The holiday, second only to Valentine's Day in flower sales, is driving up demand and pushing prices higher across South Florida.
Routes that are under a certain distance will no longer offer food and beverage service, the airline said.
An Aurora man, whose dog was stolen while he was on military deployment, is now grieving the loss of his furry friend.
Near record-high temperatures will be moving into South Florida as the week continues.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The holiday, second only to Valentine's Day in flower sales, is driving up demand and pushing prices higher across South Florida.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, according to defense officials.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.