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Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
Moment cop shoots driver through windscreen while clinging to car hood in Miami
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A police officer held on to the hood of a car and fired several shots through the windshield at the driver in a chaotic scene in Miami. Cell phone footage captured the moment that the officer, wearing a neon reflective vest and directing traffic, clung to a black BMW as it turned on Biscayne Boulevard near a downtown park. After three rounds sounded off, the car stopped in the middle of the intersection and the driver ran out, the clip obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday shows. The officer also got on his feet and made his way around the passenger's side of the vehicle to pursue the driver. The driver quickly got on the ground and rolled over onto his stomach as another officer got on top of him and handcuffed him. Blood stains showed on the driver's white shirt. He sustained several gunshot wounds and was taken to a nearby hospital. The dramatic incident unfolded as the Best of the Best International Music Festival, which dubs itself the largest Caribbean festival in North America, was taking place at Bayfront Park on Sunday. Sherlyann Clarke, the driver's sister, said that her 21-year-old brother, Menelek Clarke, was simply looking for a place to park. 'The patrol officer, we were all stopped, we were in the middle lane,' she told the TV station. 'He told everyone else to go with his hand — hand signaling that we can go. And then he stood in front of my brother's car and shot him.' Sherlyann insisted that 'it wasn't intentional to hit' the officer and that 'the man moved with the car as he was going around him'. The Miami Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Metro. Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar told Local 10 News that they are not sure what happened exactly. 'We do know there was physical contact between the officer and the vehicle,' said Aguilar. More Trending The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident. Menelek 'felt like he was gonna die', his sister said. 'I feel like he was wrongfully shot multiple times in his vehicle with no weapon,' she said. It happened more than a year after a conspiracy theory emerged of a 10-foot silver alien sighting near the Bayside Marketplace shopping mall, which is adjacent to Bayfront Park. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Convicting man accused of setting fire to Quran could 'reintroduce blasphemy' MORE: Seven people still in hospital after car ploughed into Liverpool fans MORE: Adidas is latest cyberattack victim with shoppers' data stolen
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Shocking video shows cop on the hood of a moving car before shooting suspect
The dramatic moment a Miami police officer opened fire and hit the driver multiple times while on the hood of a moving car was captured on video by a bystander. The shocking incident happened at Bayfront Park on Sunday, with the officer firing into the windshield before the driver of a black BMW stopped the car, got out and surrendered, according to Local 10 News. In another video, the officer instructed Menelek Clarke, 21, to roll over. The man had noticeable blood stains on his back and was later handcuffed by police. Pedestrians began to panic as the scene unfolded near the Best of the Best music festival. People were seen running for cover to avoid getting caught in the violence. Speaking to the outlet, the driver's sister, Sherlyann Clarke, told the outlet that her brother, 'said that he felt like he was gonna die.' He sustained several gunshot wounds before he was apprehended and transported to a nearby hospital. 'I feel like he was wrongfully shot multiple times in his vehicle with no weapon,' the woman said. The officer was suddenly hit by the BMW, police said, while directing traffic along Biscayne Boulevard on Sunday. Clarke's car also had several bullet holes in the front windshield. The footage obtained by the outlet shows the officer firing into the car while on the vehicle's hood. The footage does not show what happened in the moments leading up to the incident. 'The patrol officer, we were all stopped, we were in the middle lane,' said the man's sister, claiming they were looking for parking at the time. 'He told everyone else to go with his hand -- hand signaling that we can go. And then he stood in front of my brother's car and shot him.' In a statement after the incident, Miami Police Department Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar said: 'We don't know exactly what happened. We do know there was physical contact between the officer and the vehicle,' he said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
New York Post
4 days ago
- New York Post
Miami police officer seen clinging to hood of car before shooting driver
A Miami police officer was captured firing multiple rounds through the windshield of a car as he clung to its hood for dear life after the driver allegedly hit him and accelerated forward. The officer, wearing a reflective yellow vest, is seen holding on to the hood of a black BMW as he presses his service pistol against the windshield and is heard firing at least three shots into the car, wild cellphone footage obtained by Local 10 News shows. Panic from bystanders on the busy downtown Miami street can be heard as the vehicle tries to turn left but rolls to a stop — allowing the cop to jump off to safety and the driver's side door to swing open. Advertisement 4 Wild cellphone footage shows a Miami police officer firing multiple rounds through the windshield of a car as he clung to its hood for dear life after the driver allegedly hit him and accelerated forward. Local 10 The driver then bolts from the BMW in a blood-stained white shirt but stops a few feet away before he's ordered by the officer who shot him to get on the ground in the middle of the street. He complies and first lies down on his back before being told to roll over by another officer who rushes into the frame and puts him in handcuffs as the video ends. Advertisement The police shooting happened in front of Bayfront Park — less than a mile from Kaseya Arena — on Sunday as people gathered at the Best of the Best Caribbean music festival, prompting dozens of the estimated 10,000 to 12,000 concertgoers to flee for cover. Miami Police Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar told Local 10 News that the driver, identified as 21-year-old Menelek Clarke, was shot several times during the incident and was rushed over to Ryder Trauma Center for treatment. The officer involved was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries before being released. 4 The BMW tries to turn left but rolls to a stop — allowing the cop to jump off to safety and the driver's side door to swing open. Local 10 Advertisement 'We don't know exactly what happened. We do know there was physical contact between the officer and the vehicle,' Aguilar said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting and reviewing the officer's body camera footage and surveillance video from the area, according to the outlet. The driver's sister, Sherylann Clarke, was in the car during the incident and described what happened moments before the shots rang out on the busy downtown Miami street. 4 The suspect, 21-year-old Menelek Clarke, bolts from the BMW in a blood-stained white shirt but stops a few feet away before he's ordered by the officer who shot him to get on the ground in the middle of the street. Local 10 Advertisement 4 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting. Local 10 'The patrol officer, we were all stopped, we were in the middle lane,' Sherlyann Clarke told Local 10 News. 'He told everyone else to go with his hand — hand signaling that we can go. And then he stood in front of my brother's car and shot him.' Sherlyann said that her brother was looking for an area to park his car and wasn't trying to hit the officer. 'It wasn't intentional to hit him – no. The man moved with the car as he was going around him,' she claimed. 'I feel like he was wrongfully shot multiple times in his vehicle with no weapon.' The Post has reached out to the Miami Police Department for comment.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Developers to replace Miami homeless shelter with luxury tower — but locals say they have nowhere else to go
A developer hoping to build a luxury high-rise in Miami Beach is offering city officials a controversial selling point: The closure of Bikini Hostel, a youth hostel that has recently become one of the only places on the island housing the homeless. As reported by WPLG Local 10 News, at a recent Miami Beach city commission meeting, attorney for the development Melissa Tapanes said the proposed development 'will result in the permanent elimination of the Bikini Hostel,' calling the site a 'plague on this community for a number of years.' Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here's how I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) Nervous about the stock market in 2025? Find out how you can access this $1B private real estate fund (with as little as $10) But advocates for the homeless say the hostel has filled a critical gap, especially after a drop in available beds at a nearby shelter. They argue that, rather than a nuisance, the hostel has become a source of stability and dignity for dozens of Miami-Dade County residents with nowhere else to go. The Bikini Hostel originally billed itself as a youth hostel with a colorful atmosphere, complimentary breakfast and 'a bed for every budget.' But since late October 2023, it has transformed into an emergency housing site for about 90 to 100 individuals experiencing homelessness. Most residents are referred by the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust, the lead agency responsible for the operations and oversight of the county's Continuum of Care program. That shift happened, reports Local 10 News, as the Homeless Trust scrambled to find space after Camillus House in Miami reduced its bed capacity and the state's new law banning unauthorized camping and public sleeping took effect on October 1, 2024. Miami-Dade Homeless Trust Chairman Ron Book defended the arrangement and pushed back against criticism of the hostel. 'The city of Miami Beach doesn't think it has a homeless problem and doesn't have any responsibility to be part of the effort to house or shelter people on the island itself,' Book told Local 10 News. 'They think that burden falls on the other 34 municipalities in Miami-Dade County.' He added, 'Some people don't have a good image of unhoused individuals. I can't help that.' The hostel's owners initially resisted acquisition offers from the developer, reported Local 10 News. But with zoning changes allowing increased density, the developer can now afford to meet their price. A deal is now in the works, but the controversy is ongoing. Read more: You're probably already overpaying for this 1 'must-have' expense — and thanks to Trump's tariffs, your monthly bill could soar even higher. Here's how 2 minutes can protect your wallet right now The developer argues that replacing the hostel with a high-rise luxury building will improve quality of life and remove what some neighbors have long seen as a neighborhood blight. At the recent city commission meeting, Jessica Davis, vice-president of the Bay View Terrace Condominium Association, called the hostel 'a scourge and a blight on the neighborhood for 15 years now, long before its current iteration as a makeshift homeless shelter.' There are potential economic benefits. High-end housing typically boosts property values and tax revenue, and developers are often required to provide public benefits in exchange for zoning changes, such as park space, infrastructure improvements or relocation plans like the one proposed for Bikini Hostel residents. But, critics worry that closing the hostel without a viable replacement would displace already vulnerable residents and reduce emergency housing options at a time when few exist. 'This place has offered me something,' Bikini Hostel resident Angela Lovingood told the Miami Herald. After years of trying to find a shelter bed following the loss of her daughter in a fire, she finally found space at the hostel. 'Don't kick us while we're down,' she said. 'Help us get up, help us be a contribution to our society again.' Another resident, Michael Black, told the Herald that staying at the hostel 'makes you feel like a human being. You feel like you're a part of the community.' Courtney Caprio, an attorney for Bikini Hostel, said in a statement to Local 10 News that the owners are committed to ensuring no one is 'forcibly displaced.' They plan to use part of the proceeds from the sale to purchase a new facility that will continue to provide housing. Residents will have the opportunity to weigh in as the proposal returns to the Miami Beach city commission in late May. For those on either side of the issue, the debate raises larger questions: What role should the community play in addressing homelessness? And how do you balance economic development with social responsibility? Want an extra $1,300,000 when you retire? Dave Ramsey says this 7-step plan 'works every single time' to kill debt, get rich in America — and that 'anyone' can do it Rich, young Americans are ditching the stormy stock market — here are the alternative assets they're banking on instead Robert Kiyosaki warns of a 'Greater Depression' coming to the US — with millions of Americans going poor. But he says these 2 'easy-money' assets will bring in 'great wealth'. How to get in now Here are 5 'must have' items that Americans (almost) always overpay for — and very quickly regret. How many are hurting you? This article provides information only and should not be construed as advice. It is provided without warranty of any kind.
Express Tribune
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
William Levy arrested in Florida on intoxication, trespassing charges
Cuban-American actor William Levy, widely recognized for his roles in popular telenovelas and Hollywood films, was arrested on Monday in Broward County, Florida. According to jail records, Levy, whose full name is William Gutiérrez-Levy, was taken into custody by the Broward Sheriff's Office in Weston. The 44-year-old actor is facing charges of disorderly intoxication in a public place, causing a disturbance, and trespassing. Levy was booked into the Broward County Main Jail following his arrest. During a bond court appearance on Tuesday afternoon, a judge granted him a $500 bond and issued an order for him to stay away from the property where the alleged incident occurred. As of early Tuesday, Levy remained in custody. Known for his work in Spanish-language television, Levy rose to fame in the U.S. through appearances in films like 'Addicted' and 'Girls Trip,' and as a fan favorite on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2012. His arrest has drawn significant public attention due to his high-profile career and strong fanbase across Latin America and the U.S. The Broward Sheriff's Office has not yet released full details of the incident, but Local 10 News has confirmed that a request has been made for the official arrest report. This is not the first time the Levy family has made headlines in South Florida. In 2020, Christopher Levy, the son of William Levy, was seriously injured in a golf cart accident that required emergency medical attention.
