/tags/miami-dade-county-police miami-dade county police en-US WLRN Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:15:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-18/miami-dade-detective-dies-days-after-getting-shot-in-pursuit-of-suspected-robber The 29-year-old Miami-Dade County police detective who was shot in the head while trying to stop a robbery suspect in Liberty City has died, officials said. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:15:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-18/miami-dade-detective-dies-days-after-getting-shot-in-pursuit-of-suspected-robber Associated Press /news/2019-11-08/miami-dade-mugshots-could-soon-be-added-to-one-of-the-largest-facial-recognition-databases-in-u-s The Miami-Dade Police Department is asking for access to a controversial facial recognition database that bills itself as the largest of such indexes in… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:12:25 GMT /news/2019-11-08/miami-dade-mugshots-could-soon-be-added-to-one-of-the-largest-facial-recognition-databases-in-u-s Daniel Rivero /news/2018-11-23/miami-dade-cop-shoots-wounds-15-year-old-after-a-domestic-dispute A Miami-Dade police officer responding to a domestic disturbance at a home in Leisure City shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy on Thursday, authorities… Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:02:23 GMT /news/2018-11-23/miami-dade-cop-shoots-wounds-15-year-old-after-a-domestic-dispute David Goodhue /news/2018-11-06/amendment-10-passes-promising-a-huge-change-to-floridas-largest-police-department In a major win for the politically powerful Florida Sheriff’s Association, the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Florida will soon be led by… Wed, 07 Nov 2018 03:25:56 GMT /news/2018-11-06/amendment-10-passes-promising-a-huge-change-to-floridas-largest-police-department Danny Rivero /news/2018-08-29/miami-dade-police-launches-new-unit-to-deal-with-mental-illness-remove-guns The Miami-Dade County Police Department has created a new unit tasked with preventing people with serious mental illnesses from reaching a crisis point or… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:51:35 GMT /news/2018-08-29/miami-dade-police-launches-new-unit-to-deal-with-mental-illness-remove-guns Daniel Rivero /education/2018-06-15/miami-dade-school-district-asks-local-police-departments-to-help-put-a-cop-on-every-campus Florida’s largest public school district is asking local police departments to share the cost of stationing an officer on every campus.A new state law… Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:39:03 GMT /education/2018-06-15/miami-dade-school-district-asks-local-police-departments-to-help-put-a-cop-on-every-campus Jessica Bakeman /news/2017-04-05/senate-sidelines-plan-that-would-have-forced-miami-dade-to-have-an-elected-sheriff Florida lawmakers are pressing pause on a bill that would pave the way for an elected sheriff in Miami-Dade County. The plan is forcing legislators to… Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:44:44 GMT /news/2017-04-05/senate-sidelines-plan-that-would-have-forced-miami-dade-to-have-an-elected-sheriff Kate Payne /politics/2017-03-28/miami-dade-cops-pledge-gun-violence-prevention-pilot-program-focused-on-services-for-perpetrators Representatives from law enforcement agencies across Miami-Dade County pledged Monday night to test out a model for reducing gun violence by focusing on… Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:13:38 GMT /politics/2017-03-28/miami-dade-cops-pledge-gun-violence-prevention-pilot-program-focused-on-services-for-perpetrators /news/2015-09-21/miami-seaquarium-protesters-can-get-closer-to-attraction-visitors Animal rights activists who object to the treatment of some of the animals kept at the Miami Seaquarium are getting a little more room to air their… Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:50:40 GMT /news/2015-09-21/miami-seaquarium-protesters-can-get-closer-to-attraction-visitors /news/2015-07-01/what-happens-in-south-florida-after-a-police-shooting Representatives from a host of local, state and federal law enforcement law enforcement agencies gathered in the sanctuary of Antioch Baptist Church in… Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:45:41 GMT /news/2015-07-01/what-happens-in-south-florida-after-a-police-shooting