Officers were dispatched to Flamingo Towers at 1508 Bay Road on Tuesday, June 17, following reports of an armed robbery.

Investigators said the suspect also committed an armed burglary in the building shortly before the armed robbery.

The police detective-turned-racehorse-trainer stepped away in 2023 due to health issues, but remains involved as an owner ...

A farewell party for Mayor Bovo’s early departure from office was a lavish, taxpayer-funded event featuring luxury catering, custom gifts, and an ice sculpture.

Velazquez, 61, was the police chief for the City of Hialeah Police Department from 2012 until 2021. "Officers of the law are held to a higher standard of character and integrity.

A former Hialeah Police chief was arrested on Monday on allegations of committing organized fraud and grand theft during his tenure, officials said. Sergio Velazquez, who served as chief from 2012 ...

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - One South Florida high school graduate is proving to be a superstar student. Maurits Acosta, 17, is a Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School student that will be making his ...

Former Hialeah Police Chief Sergio Velazquez bonded out of jail on Tuesday, and told a Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, that he wasn’t guilty of taking part in a public corruption ...

Bond granted for former Hialeah Police chief charged with fraud and grand theft Sergio Velazquez, who served as chief from 2012 until his suspension in 2021, is facing several charges, including ...

The city of Hialeah’s former police chief has been arrested on charges of money laundering, organized fraud and first degree grand theft. Sergio Velazquez, 61, was booked into Turner Guilford ...

When FDLE investigators checked the Hialeah Police Department's requests for "petty cash" funds against the expenses filed by the narcotics unit over an 11-month period in 2020 and 2021, more than ...