NewzA former Miami Heat star is being recognized for his post-NBA career. On Wednesday, former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire graduated the police academy as to serve the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department. The ceremony was held at Miami Dade College’s North Campus.
It’s a big summer for Stoudemire, who also was one of this year’s inductees into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Stoudemire played 14 years in the NBA, with his final season coming with the Heat in 2015-16. He played 846 NBA games, finishing his career with an average of 18.9 points on 53.7% shooting, to go with 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game.
Local 10’s Jeff Derderian was at the graduation, and his full report can be seen at the top of this page. .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); } } .nb-btn{ display:grid; place-items:center; text-align:center; line-height:1; width:100%; min-height:48px; padding:10px; border-radius:8px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:.95rem; background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-light),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.15); transition:background .15s ease, transform .1s ease, box-shadow .15s ease; } .nb-btn:hover, .nb-btn:focus-visible{ background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue),var(--blue-dark)); transform:translateY(-1px); box-shadow:0 4px 10px rgba(… An investigation is ongoing after a physical altercation between two men occurred over the weekend in Miami-Dade County.It happened on Sunday around 7:30 p.m.
in the area of East 19th Street and First Avenue in Hialeah. Family members say Diener Benguria was walking his dog with his mom when he was viciously attacked.“A dog was loose, came running to me attack me or my dog,” said Benguria. “I called him and said ‘Get your dog, come get your (expletive) dog and put him on a leash.’”That’s when Benguria said he had a can thrown at him before he was pushed to the ground.After the alleged beating, Benguria was left with fractures all over his face, as evidenced in photos provided to Local 10 News.
There have been no arrests in the case, though, as Hialeah police told Local 10 News, “This was an altercation between two men. An independent witness advised that the gentlemen that was taken to the hospital approached the other man in an aggressive manner entering his personal space before the altercation ensued. Due to conflicting stories, both men were referred to the State Attorney’s Office.”Benguria’s mother told Local 10’s Rosh Lowe that she saw her son being attacked, describing it as an assault.
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