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Miami Police Union VP Fires Back After Controversial Email Exposed
MIAMI (CBS4) – A Miami police union leader is defiant and defending a controversial email. Javier Ortiz admits to sending an altered mug shot to his colleagues. Now he’s getting criticized for it....
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Commissioner Demands Apology After Union Leader Emails Doctored Photo
MIAMI (CBS4) – A Miami commissioner is demanding a public apology from a police union leader who defends a controversial email. Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Javier Ortiz admits to sending...
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Miami Declares Financial Urgency; Will Look To Unions For Cuts
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Miami City Manager Johnny Martinez declared a financial urgency late Monday afternoon. The move comes as Mayor Tomas Regalado is fighting off calls by union leaders for him to be...
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Miami’s Ultimatum To Unions: Face Cuts Or Negotiate Contracts
MIAMI (CBS4)- The budget battle is heating up for the City of Miami, and the city has an ultimatum for its unions: renegotiate contracts or face big cuts. The battle has forced the city to lay down the...
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Miami Cops Challenge Trooper’s Arrest Of Officer
MIAMI (CBS4) – Some Miami police officers are furious that a Florida state trooper took a Miami cop down at gunpoint and put him in handcuffs after a high speed chase through Broward County. Trooper...
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Daddy Diaper Duty OK’d By Miami Commission
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – In at least one South Florida city, changing diapers will be less of a challenge for dads. After hearing objections from Miami’s police union, Commissioners unanimously supported...
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Regalado: Furloughs May Fill $23 Million Budget Gap
MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado has bad news for city workers: the only way he may be able to fill a $23 million budget gap is by forcing them to take unpaid furlough days, according to CBS4...
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Deal Between City Of Miami, Police Union Satisfies Both Parties
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — An agreement reached Tuesday would be a win-win situation for both the city of Miami and its police officers. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports the two parties reached a...
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Domestic Partner Benefits OK’d For Coral Gables’ LGBT Employees
CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) – LGBT employees working for the city of Coral Gables will now get the same benefits as straight employees. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald reports the measure was approved...
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Miami Commissioners Slam Managers Over Budget Surprise
MIAMI (CBS4) — “I’m definitely not happy,” an irate Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo declared at Thursday’s commission meeting. He was not alone. Commissioners were steaming, less than a day after...
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Activists Want Answers After Officer Fired, But Not Prosecuted In Fatal Shooting
MIAMI(CBS4) - Activists and a grieving mother are demanding answers after Miami Police Officer Reynaldo Goyos is fired but not prosecuted after he shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old man during a...
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Local Agencies Prepping For Potential Violence After Zimmerman Trial
MIAMI (CBS4) – Wednesday, around high noon, dozens of Miami Police officers lined up for riot training. Armed with batons and horses, officers ran through various formations preparing for the worst....
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Defacing Mayoral Candidate’s Sign
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Police arrested a man for allegedly defacing a political candidate’s sign Friday night. The sign was for Miami mayoral candidate Francis Suarez. According to Miami Police, a...
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Miami FOP Commercial Encourages PD Hopefuls To Apply Elsewhere
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami Fraternal Order of Police has come out swinging at the Miami Police Department in a commercial being circulated on the Internet. The 16 second commercial was uploaded to the...
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Miami Police Welcome New Recruits Amid Controversy
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa welcomed 25 new recruits to the Miami Police Department Tuesday morning. The recruits started their first day at the police academy at a time...
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No Decision For Pinecrest Officer Who Failed To Render Aid
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Pinecrest police officer accused of failing to render aid at the scene of a deadly accident was expected to find out Wednesday afternoon if she would get to keep her job but no...
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Miami Cops Now Have To Check Guns At Door Of City Hall
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami’s police chief Manuel Orosa has been at odds with his officers for some time. Now the public feud between the union and the city just became a little more intense, as the...
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Miami Police March To City Hall To Protest Cuts
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – About two dozen of Miami police union members gathered in Peacock Park in Coconut Grove Thursday morning then marched to City Hall where they held a protest during the city...
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Painful Reminder For Mother Of Slain Miami Officer
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A South Florida mother is coping with the painful reminder that she will have to bury her son, an officer who was found dead in his Pembroke Pines home. For Lucille Patrick, Mother’s...
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Police Union Members Walk Out On Talks About Off-Duty Work
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — Fed up Miami Beach Police Union representatives walked out on newly appointed Police Chief Daniel Oates after failing to come to an agreement about the suspension of off-duty...
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Cop Firing Deemed Unjustifiable For Deadly Shooting Of Unarmed Man
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The firing of a Miami Police Officer who was discharged following the shooting of an unarmed man in Miami has been ruled unjustifiable according to arbitrator who said he should be...
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Miami Commission Approves Budget Proposal
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Working into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the Miami city commissioners approved a proposed $558 million budget. The proposal includes money for 80 new police positions, $1.25...
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Exclusive: Miami Cops Implicated In Alleged Tow Truck Kickbacks
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Three City of Miami police officers and two Public Service Aides have been relieved of duty following an 18-month investigation into...
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Ft. Lauderdale Officers Give Gifts Not Tickets During ‘Operation Santa Stop’
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Some drivers in Fort Lauderdale thought they were going to get a ticket, but instead they saw their Christmas dreams come true. The...
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Local Pension Reform Headed To Full Senate
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – After a sometimes-tense hearing, the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill aimed at shoring up...
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Miami Officer Relieved Of Duty After Video Shows Alleged Police Brutality
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The City of Miami Police Department said they have relieved an officer of duty after a video was circulated on social media showing alleged...
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Man Allegedly Beat On Camera By Miami Cop Speaks Out
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A man who appears to be punched by a City of Miami Police officer after being handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car is speaking...
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Workers Comp Case Drawing Heavy Attention
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – A Florida Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s workers-compensation insurance system is drawing heavy interest...
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Police Lights Turn Jitters Into Smiles In Miami Beach
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — Red and blue lights shining in your rear view mirror can give any driver the jitters but that wasn’t the case Tuesday morning. Miami...
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Florida Fraternal Order Of Police Demanding Increased Safety Measures After...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Four police officers across the country were shot on Sunday. An officer in San Antonio died, while an officer in Sanibel, Florida and two...
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