Part of the proceeds go to the Save the Chickens Defense Fund You, too, can be the proud owner of a Joe Carollo wifebeater tank top with the Miami commissioner’s mugshot on it. Or maybe, like Ladra, you want a mugshot coffee mug. In the wake of a highly questionable arrest Saturday of a protester […]
A second member of the Miami Police Department’s Internal Affairs unit has filed a complaint against Chief Manuel Morales, saying that he is corrupt and unethical and has used his position to retaliate against some officers and reward lackeys. The accusations from Wanda Jean-Baptiste, a 16-year veteran, mirror those made by former IA Commander Brandon […]
A top official in the Miami Police Department has written a scathing four-page memo accusing Chief Manuel Morales of corruption, retaliation and a slew of unethical and “illegal” activities. This is not a déja vu. This is a different memo (in its entirety below). Commander Brandon Lanier would not comment on the missive, which was […]
Or ‘How Miami Police tried to extradite a Gables resident’ Documents and interviews with Coral Gables police indicate the city of Miami had much more interest than previously acknowledged in the arrest last month of lobbyist and Gables resident Carlos “CJ” Gimenez, son of the congressman by the same name, for slapping a city of […]
The husband and wife team at Miami Police who were fired by former Police Chief Art Acevedo after they allegedly attempted to cover up her car accident in a city SUV are back on the job. So is Luis Camacho, a sergeant at arms who was relieved of duty after he was accused of helping […]
Former Miami Police Commander Nerly Papier, fired recently for the cover-up of an accident April 2 in her city-issued SUV, didn’t only hit the curb and blow both right side tires, causing some other damage. She also almost hit two pedestrians while speeding. Where’s a cop when you need one? A video of the incident, […]
Officers are afraid to do their job, union prez says It’s not just Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo who doesn’t like Police Chief Art Acevedo. According to an online Survey Monkey “100-day climate” survey of the department, Acevedo is, indeed, disliked by his buddies in blue and has brought the morale way down. Almost half of […]
As voters line up for hours to cast their ballots in what is arguably the most divisive and antagonistic election of our time, Miami Police are going to be watching to ensure that passion doesn’t turn into intimidation or harassment. “The level of anxiety and the fear that we’re seeing from our residents and business […]