Former Lauderhill police employees arrested in grand theft case, authorities say
Officials said the misconduct took place between January and August 2024.
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Officials said the misconduct took place between January and August 2024.
Two former Lauderhill Police Department employees have been arrested after an internal investigation found they falsified time records and collected thousands of dollars in unearned pay, according to the department.
Miami Beach police said 27-year-old Christopher Celestine has been linked to at least five similar burglaries.
The theft happened outside the organization's Hialeah warehouse around 2:30 a.m. Monday.
A former Miami Heat security officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting and transferring millions of dollars worth of stolen game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia.
The Justice Department said Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, admitted to stealing hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other memorabilia.
Marcos Perez appeared in federal court on a single count, which stems from allegations that he stole and sold millions of dollars' worth of Miami Heat memorabilia.
NBA analyst Amin Elhassan said Heat memorabilia—including items from the NBA Finals—was stolen and sold over the course of at least 18 months.
The burglary happened just before 4 a.m. Thursday at Kicks Circuit, located on Southwest 104th Street.
Orlando Pardo Ortega, 56, used a truck retrofitted with high-capacity fuel bladders to steal hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel, detectives said.
Sergio Velazquez served as police chief from 2012 until his suspension in 2021.
Arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds, former Hialeah Police Chief Sergio Velazquez appeared in court Tuesday where he entered a plea of not guilty.
Sergio Velazquez, who served as chief from 2012 until his suspension in 2021, is charged with structuring, grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, the suspects were county employees assigned to PortMiami as custodial workers.
The incident happened Sunday night around 11 p.m., while only one employee was working.
The victim said he blacked out after bringing the suspect home from a South Beach bar.
The operation, uncovered in a three-year investigation launched in 2022, targeted retailers like CVS, Walgreens, Home Depot, Publix and Walmart, detectives said.
The City of Miami Police Department announced the arrest following an investigation that exposed the scheme to exploit vulnerable seniors.
Kingston and his mother are accused of defrauding victims out of high-end cars, jewelry and other goods, according to court documents.
The Texas man allegedly asked jail staff if he would be "charged with what's in my stomach."
A stolen trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of kitchen equipment and camping gear has been recovered, but its contents are still missing.
Theft of trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of supplies stuns members of a father-son group in Pompano Beach.
Pinecrest police detectives are investigating a suspected scam involving the sale of a jet ski after a local resident was left with an overdrawn account from a fraudulent check.
Miami Police said it wasn't the first time he had been to apartments he stole from.
Broward Sheriff's Office investigators announced the arrest of two people accused of exploiting a disabled woman and stealing approximately $71,000 from her.
