This sticker on the window could save lives Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado remembers the day she decided to run for office. As the parent of two neurodivergent children, she became frustrated with the options, or lack thereof, provided to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disabilities. So, she ran for the Miami-Dade School […]
Or ‘How the demotion of Daniel Junior caused a domino effect’ A major shake-up in the Miami-Dade public safety and corrections leadership was announced Friday by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The changes involve at least eight people — but one could argue that none of it would have happened if La Alcaldesa didn’t need to […]
Of all the Florida constitutional amendments on the ballot — and there are 13 of them — Miami-Dade voters should be the most excited about Amendment 10, which gives us the chance to have an elected sheriff and tax collector and supervisor of elections. And maybe end the series of abuses of power by a […]
Expect to hear about transit, jobs and public safety To the victor go the spoils, don’t they? To the victor, also goes the spin. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will do what he does best at this year’s State of the County address Wednesday: Pat his own back. Sure, he’ll provide shout-outs to his apologists and […]
On a recent Friday night, there were nine police officers patrolling the Hammocks district. Nine police officers in their marked cars, covering the area between Southwest 8th and 200th streets and the Turnpike and Krome Avenue. Nine. The addition of 140 new police officers to our Miami-Dade County Police force is certainly a good thing to begin […]
Ladra loves police body cameras. I mean, what’s not to like? We have the technology to capture the cops interacting with victims and culprits and it gives us a glimpse into both how hard their job is and how some of them may abuse their role. It serves as a deterrent to both the officer, […]
Under pressure from the Mothers of Murdered Kids group that protested at her office, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle sorta passed the buck on unsolved crimes the other day, placing most of the blame squarely where it belongs: in the lap of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. In a statement, KFR basically shed light on the […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is all about the optics. Under fire on an election year for letting the police department get dangerously understaffed, Gimenez will attend a ceremony Thursday for the “largest graduating class” of police officers. But like a lot of other things the mayor does, it’s not entirely true and mostly for show. […]
The West District of the Miami-Dade Police Department may be one of the biggest geographically. It may be the most populated. It may have the second highest number of calls for police service. But it is also the most understaffed when it comes to patrol officers. That’s what Commissioner Juan Zapata says after he rode […]
Advocates for body cameras on police officers say they reduce citizen complaints and use of force incidents. They say that it’s natural for police officers to be on their best behavior if big brother is watching. But who is really watching? Not me and not you. The Florida Senate is considering a bill that would […]