Crime and Courts

A man has been arrested and charged in the 1986 cold case murder of a real estate broker in North Miami Beach, thanks to DNA evidence.

Wearing a brown jumpsuit for minors, glasses, and sporting a short haircut, Derek Rosa — the teen who confessed to fatally stabbing his mother — appeared in court via Zoom for a hearing. Rosa, now 14, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Irina Garcia. He is currently being held at Metro West Detention Center,…

Derek Rosa is back in court as his attorney searches for an alternate suspect — and why the defense is now pointing the finger at the teen’s stepfather.

Scott Peterson said in a declaration seeking to overturn his murder conviction that he had “absolutely nothing to do with the disappearance and deaths of my wife and son.”

A Texas mother who officials say took alcoholic Jell-O shots to her child’s elementary school Christmas party has been arrested.

Mangione faces four federal charges, for which prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

A man has been arrested and charged in the 1986 cold case murder of a real estate broker in North Miami Beach, thanks to DNA evidence and the tireless work of detectives, the police department announced Friday. It was on June 13, 1986, when Shirley Brant, a mother and owner of Brant Realty Corporation, was shot and killed in her…

The former GOP representative had pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.

The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Prosectors believe Mangione presents danger after he “expressed intent to target an entire industry, and rally political and social opposition.”

Attorneys for the twin Alexander brothers, prominent in luxury real estate, and their friend, who are accused of sexually assaulting women in South Florida, will be allowed to obtain limited data from one of the accuser’s sister’s cell phone.

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, faces sentencing in federal court on Friday.

The 43-year-old is accused of raping six women over five months in a depraved rampage in which he punched, waterboarded and shocked victims with a cattle prod and kept recordings of the assaults as trophies.

Florida police have released video of the arrest of a suspect accused of kidnapping the wife of her ex-boyfriend by impersonating an ICE agent.

Officials released video of the April 10 arrest of a suspect accused of kidnapping a woman by impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

A South Florida man is behind bars after police say he scammed a woman by posing as a licensed immigration lawyer. Rafael Moreno, 49, is accused of practicing law without a license and unlawful use of a notary commission, which is a felony. According to the arrest report, an Alabama woman was told the suspect could help her with asylum…

In March, an Alabama woman traveled to his office in Hialeah, then later contacted police when she got suspicious.

Andre Brown had his conviction overturned after serving more than half of the sentence behind bars. But after three years of freedom, he may be heading back to prison, unless top officials intervene.

A 9-year-old boy is safe when police say he disappeared with his mother on Tuesday after she snatched him on his ride home from school, prompting an AMBER alert. Court records show the boy’s mother, 45-year-old Tameeka Budway, does not have custody of him, and she is now behind bars facing multiple charges. Miami Gardens police said a transportation...

Families of the school shooting victims reached a settlement with the city of Uvalde, Texas, where nineteen children and two teachers were killed.