NewzA special event was held in Miami to honor National White Cane Day. The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosted the celebration, which honored “the independence and achievements represented by the white cane,” according to officials. Thursday’s event began at the Miami Lighthouse campus in Little Havana with breakfast and a program that featured the Miami Jackson Senior High JROTC Honor Guard.Miami Marlins mascot Billy the Marlin was also there for some fun with the participants.
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A 23-year-old homeless South Florida man is facing a murder charge stemming from an incident at a playground.It happened on Sept. 15 at Uleta Park, which is located at 386 NE 169th St. According to authorities, fire rescue crews were alerted to a man who appeared to need medical attention at the park’s playground.
An arrest warrant states that first responders found the victim, whose name was redacted, underneath a slide and pulseless, having suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Medics rushed him to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. As officers began their investigation, they said by reviewing surveillance footage from the park and nearby businesses, in addition to an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, the suspect was identified as Andrew Lee Trejo, who also goes by the street name “Ski.”Trejo was arrested by North Miami Beach police officers and has since been charged with second-degree murder and possession of cocaine.The warrant does not provide any details about a suspected motive.
He was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday, where he remains on no bond for the murder charge. Pembroke Pines police said their dive team recovered a body from a waterway Thursday as officers continued searching for a 47-year-old man who disappeared last week from the Pierpoint community.Police said they had not identified the person whose body was recovered and had no additional information to release at this time.Sky 10 flew over the scene near 11900 NW 11th St. at about 10:10 a.m., where officers and a medical examiner were gathered and a yellow tarp was placed over the body of the unidentified individual.
Authorities had searched the lake near the community last week after they said Alan Lok was reported missing. Police said Thursday that Lok remained missing and that search efforts in the area were continuing.Investigators have not confirmed whether the recovered body is connected to Lok’s disappearance.No other details were immediately released. Broward Sheriff’s Office SWAT team members responded to a home in Weston Thursday morning after a man barricaded himself inside, authorities said.According to BSO, deputies responded to a disturbance call shortly before 8:45 a.m.
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