Police have found the man they say is responsible for the stabbing of an Amazon driver earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale. Curtis Gardner, 33, was charged Monday with attempted murder, armed carjacking and burglary with battery. The incident happened on Dec. 7 around 7:30 p.m. while the delivery driver’s…
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Police charge 54-year-old with felony for allegedly wielding knife at a Hialeah gas station.
Police charge man Monday who they say threatened multiple people with a knife at a Hialeah gas station. Joel Medina, 54, was charged Monday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. at a Wawa gas station, 2901 W 16th Ave in Hialeah. Witnesses reported…
Amazon Worker Stabbed Saturday in Fort Lauderdale. What to Know.
An Amazon delivery driver was hospitalized with serious injuries following a stabbing while on duty over the weekend, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. Police were called out to the 1100 block of Northwest 10th Terrace just after 7:30 p.m. to a report of a stabbing. The driver’s vehicle…
Brothers Face Felony Charges for Attack on Miami Mechanic Monday, officials say
Two brothers face felony charges after police accused them of attacking a worker and using his own gun against him in Miami mechanic shop brawl Monday afternoon. Pedro Luis Rodriguez, 40, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and Angel Rodriguez-Candano, 32, was charged with aggravated assault with…
Lawsuit Filed Following Shooting at Miami Gardens Community
In 2023, the families of Edward Dixon and Taborez White were rocked by the news of their deaths in two separate shootings within the same Miami Gardens community. Now, over a year after their deaths, their families have banded together in a lawsuit, claiming that Cedar Grove Apartments, the complex…
Women injured after shooting at Broward Restaurant. This isn’t the first time.
Two women were rushed to the hospital for injuries incurred following a shooting Wednesday morning at a Broward restaurant, according to reporting from local news outlets. Emergency responders were called out to the restaurant around 2 a.m. for reports of shots fired and found that one woman had been taken…
Lawsuit Filed in Case of City of Doral Police Department Officers injured in April shooting at Martini Bar
Two police officers with the City of Doral Police Department are suing a local bar, its managing company, a security company and one other after a man was allowed inside the location with a gun. The shooting happened on April 6, 2024, at the Martini Bar Doral, located at 3450…
$16 million recovery for hotel guest raped and beaten in open hallway while security watched
In just 11 months, Partner Justin Shapiro secured a $16 million settlement for his clients, an elderly couple from New York who was savagely attacked while staying in a South Miami hotel. That day the individual defendant walked into the hotel, through the lobby, straight into an elevator to the…
Back to back $25 Million Negligent Security Lawsuits filed for murder in gated community and for hotel rape victim
Over the last 45 years, especially in the last 1000 days, Leesfield & Partners’ negligent security practice has seen first hand the dire consequences of the escalation of violent crime and the increasing number of innocent victims needlessly killed, battered, or raped. The last two years have brought on much…
Negligent Security and Client Safety
Your clients (and family) must be protected, safe and secure, at shopping centers, apartments, gas stations, office buildings and hotels, including parking lots/garages and any commercial property where they may be vulnerable to crime. Leesfield & Partners represents victims who have been attacked, abused, injured or killed because security was…