Hialeah, FL · Daily edition
4 stories from Hialeah and Miami-Dade County, in about three minutes.
Local Politics · Miami Beach, FL
Miami Beach commissioners approved a new multiyear agreement to continue hosting Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center through 2031, with an optional extension through 2033. The art fair has been held in the city since 2002 and attracted approximately 80,000 visitors last year. City officials cited roughly $570 million in economic impact across Miami-Dade County from the event.
Public Safety · Miami-Dade County
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is searching for 89-year-old Byron Davalos, who suffers from Alzheimer's and was last seen Oct. 15 near the 1000 Block of NE 203 Street in North Miami-Dade. Davalos has gray balding hair, brown eyes, stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and was last driving a black 2013 Kia Soul (tag KGBV28). He made contact with a reporter at a Shell gas station at 70 Crandon Boulevard in Key Biscayne and may be in need of services. Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy M. Eloi at 305-715-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
Crime · Hialeah, FL
A second 17-year-old, Luis Delatorre, has been charged as an adult in connection with a Sept. 1 shooting at the Aquabella apartment complex at 11181 West 35th Way in Hialeah, Florida. Delatorre was booked into Metro West Detention Center on Thursday facing an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, while co-defendant Michael Isaac Delgado appeared in adult court Wednesday and was held without bond. According to the arrest report, the incident began as a physical altercation between two groups of males at the complex before guns were drawn and shots fired, prompting a massive police response. Police detained four males in a black Tahoe near the scene and recovered a victim who had fled on foot and called 911.
Crime · Hialeah, FL
Vicente Fermin Rodriguez Hernandez, 45, was arrested Thursday in Hialeah on a charge of lewd and lascivious touching of a minor, according to Miami-Dade jail records. The arrest report states that on Wednesday, a 17-year-old passenger alleged the driver forcibly kissed her, touched her body, and attempted to reach inside her pants during a rideshare trip before driving her home. After the ride, she said he sent texts expressing interest in continuing contact. Rodriguez Hernandez, who reportedly resides in California, invoked his right to remain silent before being booked; no attorney information was available.
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