Miami-Dade victim urges others to speak out after indecent exposure arrest
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office investigators say a 38-year-old man exposed himself and masturbated in front of multiple victims before fleeing on an electric scooter.
Watch CBS News
Peter D'Oench is a reporter for CBS News Miami.
He came to the station from WKRN-TV in Nashville in September 2007.
He is seen regularly on weekdays on the news at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and focuses on enterprise, crime-related and breaking news stories and doing follow-up reports on the stories he has covered.
He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, most recently in 2023 for his part in team coverage involving the wrath of Hurricane Ian in 2022.
D'Oench was an award-winning member of the WPLG News Team as a reporter from 1989-2004.
In addition, he was a producer for news, special projects and the station's Problem Solvers franchise from 2004-2007.
Prior to joining WPLG, he was an anchor/reporter with WTNH, New Haven (1984-1989); a reporter for WFTV, Orlando (1983-1984); a reporter and morning anchor with WCBS, New York City (1982-1983); a reporter for WSVN, Miami (1978-1982) and a reporter for KAMR, Amarillo, Texas (1977-1978).
D'Oench is the recipient of a number of prestigious honors and awards, including a Silver Circle and five Sunshine State Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, a pair of awards from the Sigma Delta Chi honor society, a special citation from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, an Excellence in Reporting commendation from the New York City Overseas Press Club, a special citation from the Miami-Dade County PTA and a special commendation from former Florida Gov. Bob Graham.
D'Oench and his wife Connie have three daughters, Jennifer, Dana and Holly, and two granddaughters, Taylor and Zoey.
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office investigators say a 38-year-old man exposed himself and masturbated in front of multiple victims before fleeing on an electric scooter.
Joynaker Vega showed CBS News Miami a video he took showing a man taken into custody near 68th St. and Abbot Ave. Police have not said if that was the person of interest they have in custody and are questioning.
The man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to women and committing an obscene act while driving his gray Tesla southbound on South Dixie Highway, South Miami Police told CBS News Miami.
The adults were identified as 46-year-old Melanie Lauren Hyer and 42-year-old Ryan Charles Whiten. The children were identified as an 11-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl.
Condominium owners near Doral are speaking exclusively with CBS News Miami, sharing stories of hardship amid the area's suffocating heat.
A Miami-Dade judge found probable cause, ordered the teen held without bond, and imposed a no-contact order as legal proceedings continue.
The plane crash was reported just north of South Florida State Hospital.
The suspect, Klauss Antony Moise, is facing a slew of charges after police pursued the stolen Cadillac through neighborhoods in Opa-Locka and Miami Gardens.
Miami Beach police said they responded to reports of a shooting at South Pointe Park just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Tanya Lopez, the mother, spoke in an exclusive interview with CBS News Miami, praying that someone can help solve the murder of her 32-year-old son, Reginald "Reggie" Williams.
Allanda Dorval shared a new picture of her son and memories of him, describing him as "vibrant and happy and full of love, and he was brave".
Maria Del Carmen Fontaine-Uliver was charged with practicing dentistry without a license.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not reported their encounters to police.
The boy, King Supa Dixon, was discovered floating in the canal at SW 142nd Avenue and 284th Street, about three blocks from his home.
Miami Beach police said Christoph Rehak and Gunther Manfred Jekschtat both confessed to the crime after being interviewed by investigators.