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Man Accused Of Threatening Dispatchers With Pocket Knife At Wolfson Campus

July 20, 2022 Juan S. Gomez Crime, pocket knife

City of Miami Police are looking for a man accused of brandishing a pocket knife at public safety dispatchers at Wolfson Campus on July 13, according to a crime alert distributed by Miami Dade College. The incident happened at around 9:45 a.m. in front of the public safety window… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

Dual Enrollment Student Finds Loaded Handgun At Kendall Campus

March 9, 2022 Ammy Sanchez Guns, Crime

A dual enrollment student at Kendall Campus found a loaded handgun in a grassy area near the N building, according to a Miami-Dade Police Department report. The gun did not have a bullet in the chamber, MDPD officer Gregory Roberts said. “I was honestly in disbelief,” said 18-year-old Brianna… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Armed Robbery Reported At Wolfson Campus

September 28, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Crime

A 20-year-old man said he was robbed at gunpoint at Wolfson Campus on Sept. 27, according to a City of Miami Police Department incident report. College and police officials have remained tight-lipped on whether the victim was a student or employee at the school. “At this time lead detectives… Read the rest at our website.

A man threatened to bring a gun to campus.

News North Campus

Man Baker Acted After Police Said He Threatened To Bring A Gun To North Campus

February 21, 2020 Heidi Perez North Campus, Crime, Baker acted

A man was Baker Acted after he threatened to bring a gun to North Campus, according to Miami-Dade Police. The incident was reported to police at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Classes at North Campus, located at 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., were suspended that evening as a precaution. Miami-Dade… Read the rest at our website.

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Former Student Pleads Guilty To Accusations Of Stealing More Than $1.3 Million

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez court, Crime, theft

A former computer science student at Miami Dade College pled guilty in federal court on Dec. 10 to leading a fraud ring accused of stealing more than $1.3 million in counterfeit checks. Carlos Miguel Rodriguez, 24, is awaiting sentencing on one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire… Read the rest at our website.

Salman Rashid pled not guilty to plotting attack.

News Padrón Campus

Man Accused Of Plotting Attack Against MDC Dean Pleads Not Guilty

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Crime, court

A former Miami Dade College student pled not guilty in federal court on Dec. 9 after being accused of plotting an attack against two deans at Miami Dade College and Broward College. Salman Rashid, 23, was arrested on Nov. 25 and denied bond for solicitation to commit a crime… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

$5,000 Worth Of Cameras Stolen From North Campus’ School Of Justice

November 1, 2019 Heidi Perez School of Justice, cameras, theft, North Campus, Crime

Twenty-five cameras used to document crime scene investigations were stolen from a classroom at North Campus, according to a public safety report. Among the stolen items were 22 Canon Powershot portable cameras and three Canon Rebel Ti cameras. The equipment is valued at $5,000. The theft was reported on… Read the rest at our website.

News Padrón Campus Wolfson Campus

MDC Student Survives Shooting Hours Before Graduation

May 17, 2019 Heidi Perez Crime, Graduation, Opa-Locka, shooting

Kevin Reyes meticulously selected his graduation outfit days before he was expected to walk across the stage at the University of Miami Watsco Center. Reyes, a 20-year-old education major at Miami Dade College, planned to wear a white long sleeve dress shirt, navy pants and tan shoes to receive… Read the rest at our website.

Amanda Shoopman and Jack Onoforio in Washingtion, D.C.

News Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus SGA President Robbed At Gunpoint

January 24, 2019 Christian Ortega SGA, Crime, Homestead Campus, Washington D.C.

Homestead Campus Student Government Association President Amanda Shoopman and a Quinnipiac University student were robbed at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11, according to Metro DC Police. Shoopman and Jack Onoforio, a political science major at Quinnipiac University, were not injured during the incident. They were attending The… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Former Wolfson Campus Employee Killed

November 30, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Wolfson Campus, Crime

When Juana Romero got a call from Martiza Albalat on Nov. 5, she was horrified by the news she heard. Her friend Wilfredo Zarrabeitia, who worked at Wolfson Campus for three decades before retiring in 2015, was dead. Zarrabeitia was killed in the area of N.E. 12 Ave. and… Read the rest at our website.

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