Southwest Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl who may be in need of assistance.

Officers have released surveillance video of a police involved shooting that involved a man charging police with a machate in southwest Miami-Dade Sunday afternoon. According to Miami-Dade Police, officers responded to reports of a man walking around a neighborhood armed with a machete at the 10000 block of southwest 126th Avenue. Police say they tried to de-escalate the situation by…

A child is currently recovering at a hospital following a shooting in southwest Miami-Dade that left two people dead. According to Miami-Dade Police, the three victims were standing outside of a home at the 2100 block of 114th Court in Goulds when three armed men approached the group and opened fire. The gunmen then entered a vehicle and fled. Two…

A child is currently recovering at a hospital following a shooting in southwest Miami-Dade that left two people dead.

One person was killed and four others were injured after a wrong-way collision in Southwest Miami-Dade late Saturday evening. The crash involved a Lexus sedan that was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Krome Avenue, just south of Southwest 245th Terrace, when it collided with a Kia SUV, Florida Highway Patrol said. According to FHP, the driver of the…

One person is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a concrete barrier outside a Kendall Lakes home Wednesday morning. Chopper 6 was over the scene, which was located at Southwest 127th Avenue and 51st Street. The large vehicle broke through a concrete barrier located behind a home. Pieces of concrete could be scene scattered throughout the yard, but…

One person has been arrested for driving under the influence after police say they caused an early morning crash in Southwest Miami-Dade, Saturday, leaving an officer hospitalized. According to Miami-Dade Police, the crash took place at approximately 3:25 a.m. on NW 12th Street at the entrance ramp of Florida’s Turnpike. The officer was transported to a local hospital in...

The Miami-Dade woman who allegedly tried to drown her 9-year-old-son behind an apartment complex before succeeding in killing him at another location last month will plead ‘not guilty’ to a first degree murder charge, her attorney said Friday.

Patricia Ripley is charged with killing her autistic son in a lake late last month.

Hundreds of protesters were seen marching through the main campus of Florida International University. Many of the demonstrators who attended were students.

A Miami woman faked her son’s abduction after trying to drown him twice, with witnesses rescuing the boy from a canal the first time, and the second attempt ending in the boy’s death, officials said Saturday.

Officials provide an update after a mother was arrested and charged with murder of her 9-year-old son, Alejandro Ripley.

An Amber Alert issued for a Miami-Dade boy who was reported to have been abducted was cancelled after authorities said the 9-year-old’s body was found Friday morning. Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials said the body of Alejandro Ripley was discovered hours after the Amber Alert had been issued. Miami-Dade Police confirmed a body of what appeared to be...

Neighbors are in shock and are remembering Alejandro Ripley, who was found dead after hours after he was abducted. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia and Steve Litz report.

Surveillance video at a residence in Southwest Miami-Dade captured the moment a car smashed through the backyard, destroying fences on either side and skimming the pool.