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Steadman Stahl, president of the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association, which is representing the 13 Miami-Dade officers involved, said some of them already have returned to work after a brief leave. Officers from other agencies involved in the shootout also have been placed on administrative leave. ... Read More

“It just smells so bad. It turns your stomach, it really does,” said Stephanie Toothaker, an attorney whose home is near the line break near Hector Park. “My son, said, ‘Mommy, the pipe ruined our Christmas.’ I really haven’t wanted to be in the house because it smells so bad … It’s coming in through the air-conditioning unit.” ... Read More

Terra, which was co-founded by Martin, just closed on a deal to buy 70 acres for $52 million in Northwest Miami-Dade, where the project would rise. The site is on Northwest 170th Street between Florida’s Turnpike and I-75, near Hialeah and Miami Lakes. The land was originally zoned for industrial development, but has been rezoned for a multifamily community. ... Read More

Donnie Leung Tat said he was embarrassed by this mug shot taken after his 2014 arrest for disorderly conduct, saying he had never been arrested before. He sued the Broward Sheriff’s Office and agreed to a $295,500 settlement after a federal jury said his civil rights were violated. (Handout / Courtesy) ... Read More

A: When your association, or any housing provider, deal with a person with a disability, it is required to make “reasonable accommodations.” To figure out what this means, the interests of the disabled person must be balanced with the needs of their neighbors. The question of what is reasonable is among the most common that a lawyer gets asked in dealing with these issues and is almost always answered in a very lawyerly way by saying, “it depends.” ... Read More

The one-story house, at 301 N.W. 127th Ave., was listed for $1.149 million on Nov. 27. According to the listing agent, Dondi Hopkins with Compass Florida in Plantation, the property went under contract within three days for more than $1.1 million, with multiple offers. It is expected to close in February, she said. ... Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requested statewide grand jury investigation on school safety one year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The grand jury, which has been meeting since June, issued its second report Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (Joe Cavaretta / Sun Sentinel) ... Read More

Another woman called on behalf of her co-worker’s husband, who she said was in front of the UPS van, when the shooting started and reported shots coming from the truck. The caller said the man’s Hyundai Sonata had been shot five times before he was able to drive away from the scene and go to his wife’s job. “He had to move to get out of the line of fire,” the caller said calmly, describing how the man laid down so he didn’t get hit. ... Read More

In this file photo, Marcy Romeo walks away from the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, with her son, Andrew, left, and her ex-husband Lawrence Flaster. Romeo was arrested on the request of former BSO Lieutenant David Benjamin, as a favor for Scott Rothstein. Benjamin was sentenced to five years in prison. (Joe Cavaretta / Sun Sentinel) ... Read More

Fifteen South Floridians face federal charges for allegations of a kickback-and-bribery scheme at Veterans Affairs hospitals in West Pam Beach and Miami. Announcing the charges on Thursday were U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan, of the Southern District of Florida, (on the far right), next to Assistant Inspector General David Johnson and Special Agent in Charge David Spilker, both of the V.A.’s Office of Inspector General. (Mario Ariza) ... Read More