Latest news with #Miami-DadeSheriff's
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Miami Herald
Deputy shoots, kills armed man after ‘simple traffic stop' goes wrong, MDSO says
Having illegal tints on his yellow Chevrolet Corvette is what authorities say sparked a chaotic chain of events that led to a Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy gunning down a man Tuesday afternoon, authorities say. Around 5:15 p.m., MDSO deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail tried to pull over a man, in his early twenties, in the area of 66th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue for having dark tints on his car, the sheriff's office said. He sped away, refusing to stop, then a chase began, per deputies. A helicopter overhead helped deputies track down the yellow Corvette to a dead-end in an apartment community in the area of Northwest Fourth Court and Northwest 85th Street, just a mile away from where the pursuit began. After the man hopped of the Corvette armed, deputies say an officer opened fire, striking him. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the man dead at the scene. No one else was injured. The deputy has been placed on administrative duty, as is the policy of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting. 'At the end of the day, this was a simple traffic stop,' said MDSO Spokesperson Argemis Colome. 'This could have been just a citation, and everyone could have gone home.'
CBS News
12-03-2025
- CBS News
Man who stole car during dealership test drive identified, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office says
Months after a man stole a car from a dealership during a test drive, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's said they've identified him. Now they're asking for the public's help in finding him. The man they are looking for is 51-year-old Alexander Roque Ramos. They described him as being 6 feet tall, about 220 pounds and has a distinctive scar along his right jaw line. Sheriff's investigators say they're certain he is the same man seen on surveillance video walking into Prado Auto Sales, on SW 8 Street and 73 Avenue, on Sept. 28. Alejandro Prado, the owner of the dealership, said after walking around the lot and asking questions about a couple of different vehicles, he settled on a 2019 Infiniti Q50. He then reportedly asked for the keys and wanted to go on a test drive with a salesman. After the two left, Prado said they stopped a few blocks away and the man asked to switch seats because there was something he didn't like about driving the car. When the salesman got out of the car to switch seats, the man drove off, according to Prado. Now police say they know who he is, but not where he is. "We're asking the community for any information they may have. We know who he is. If you know where he works, where he resides or any possible location where he may be, we want you to step forward," Miami-Dade Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Peguero said. online.
