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Bloodhound To Bring Scent Skills To Sweetwater
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) — The latest addition to the City of Sweetwater’s police department doesn’t carry a gun or a night stick, but if a child is reported missing he’s the one you want on the case....
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Police Looking For Missing K9 Search Dog ‘Gunner’
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami)- He’s the one you want on a case when someone in missing, but now police are asking for the public’s help in finding Gunner the K9 bloodhound who vanished from his home. Gunner,...
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Sweetwater To Ban Bath Salts In Addition To Fake Marijuana
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) — The City of Sweetwater has already outlawed synthetic marijuana and now wants to ban bath salts as well. Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño plans to amend a city ordinance passed on...
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Flood Waters & Winds Cause Problems In Miami-Dade
DORAL (CBSMiami) – A day after Tropical Storm Isaac passed through the area, the rains from feeder bands kept coming over WMiami-Dade County leaving some areas under water. Tony Echevarria had to take...
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Carlos Aguilar, Jaclyn Torreabla’s Mom Speak At 5K Run/Walk
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) – The City of Sweetwater and Carlos Aguilar joined forces with Vilma Castro, the mother of Jaclyn Torreabla, who was brutally murdered when she was 18 by a man she thought was her...
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Sweetwater Police Chief Responds To Recent Department Scandals
MIAMI (CBS4) – The FBI is investigating several officers in the City of Sweetwater, the police chief confirmed Monday night. Chief Roberto Fulgueira said he has spoken with FBI agents and has turned...
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Police Promotions, Demotions & Resignations Taking Place In Sweetwater
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) — Shakeups are happening at the Sweetwater Police Department amid an FBI investigation. According to CBS4 news partner, The Miami Herald, Mayor José M. Diaz announced the...
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Questionable Connection Between Towing Co. & Suspended Mayor
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami/El Nuevo Herald) — At a tow yard in Coral Gables, cars are brought in from all over South Florida. Some of those cars come from Sweetwater, where signs for Southland The Towing...
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Questionable Connection: Suspended Mayor Helped Towing Co. Get Business
DORAL (CBSMiami/El Nuevo Herald) — Manny Maroño, the suspended mayor of Sweetwater, helped his friend and former business partner secure a spot as one of the preferred towing companies in Doral, a...
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Suspended Mayor To Change Plea As Sweetwater Looks For Missing Money
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami/El Nuevo Herald) – The attorneys for Sweetwater’s suspended mayor Manny Maroño have filed notice indicating he plans to change his plea to guilty on a single count of conspiracy...
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Another Questionable Connection To Former Sweetwater Mayor
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — More questions of ethics violations in a South Florida city have emerged, and this time a City Commissioner is the focus. It’s a story CBS4 News is working with our news partners at...
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Three Former Sweetwater Police Employees Will Demand Jobs Back
SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) – Three former Sweetwater Police Department employees plan to ask for their jobs back at a special commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday night. One officer and two civilian...
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A Year in Politics: Indicted Mayors, Cocaine Congressman
MIAMI (CBS4) – By all accounts, 2013 should have been a quiet year in politics. In Washington, the President was riding high after an easy re-election. In Tallahassee, the Republicans remained in firm...
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Former Sweetwater Mayor Sentenced To Three Plus Years In Prison
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2301201418393251478AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño was sentenced three years and four months in prison for his part in a kickback...
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Gov. Scott Formally Removes Mayor Manny Moroño From Office
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Governor Rick Scott formally removed former Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño Friday, the day after he was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for his part in a kickback...
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Former Sweetwater Mayor Surrenders To Begin Prison Sentence
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_1102201412042346587AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño has turned himself in to begin his prison sentence. Maroño was sentenced to...
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Sweetwater Mayor Shuts Down City’s Finance Department
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2805201418075938825AA.mp4 SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) — The mayor of Sweetwater announced Wednesday he will shut down the city’s finance department. Mayor Jose Diaz...
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Jury Selection For Trial Of Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_0807201412140875515AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Jury selection is scheduled to get underway Tuesday in the trial of suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi. Pizzi...
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Jury Starts Deliberating In Trial Of Suspended Miami Lakes Mayor
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_1208201417112978008AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A jury began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi. They began deliberating...
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Confidential Informant In FBI Sting Breaks His Silence
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2008201417180884066AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Michael Kesti isn’t buying the verdict in the corruption case against Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi. “I know...
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Mayoral Melee In Sweetwater
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2304201518210000000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter SWEETWATER (CBSMiami) — Sweetwater Mayor Jose Diaz arrived to cheering supporters at a news...
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