WEST PERRINE – The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting Tuesday that left one person injured in West Perrine Leer en español the shooting was reported early in the morning in the area of 10530 SW 177th St Deputies said the victim was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition but no one inside of the residence was injured No other details were immediately released Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. McGhee and the West Perrine Community Redevelopment Act (WPCRA) launched a comprehensive economic development plan aimed at expanding business and residential opportunities for the residents and small businesses of Perrine This initiative is set to inject millions of dollars into the local economy with a focused approach on areas identified as slum and blight thereby transforming the landscape of West Perrine “We are excited to partner with Commissioner McGhee to bring this transformative plan to West Perrine,” said Chairman Leviticus Gilliard of WPCRA “This initiative is not just about economic growth but also about empowering our community and fostering an environment where businesses and families can thrive.” Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee added “This partnership is a testament to our commitment to revitalizing West Perrine we are laying the groundwork for a prosperous and vibrant future.” Research indicates that areas considered slum and blight suffer from deteriorated infrastructure These conditions often lead to economic stagnation and social challenges The WPCRA’s targeted initiatives are designed to reverse these trends by improving the quality of life Economic research underscores the positive impact of new business opportunities in impoverished communities. Introducing new businesses can lead to job creation it helps in reducing crime rates and fostering a sense of community pride The WPCRA’s plan is poised to catalyze these benefits ensuring a brighter future for West Perrine residents The Perrine Baseball and Softball Association, a softball club in Cutler Bay, started a fundraiser to hire security at the park Cutler Bay contracts the Miami-Dade Police Department was anguished when the town said a police presence at the park was only available on Friday worries that the kids train six days a week during the 10-month season and they just can’t afford the $100,000 to provide security “During a 9U baseball game, gunshots rang out at the bottom of the 5th inning and forever altered the lives of the players, coaches, umpires, staff, friends, and family. For almost 2 minutes, our baseball family was exposed to a shooting 100 feet from the baseball park entrance that left 150 bullet casings on the ground,” Hendrikse wrote on a GoFundMe page Their fear was familiar to Romainia Dukes She thinks about her son De’Michael Dukes every day He was 18 years old when a stray bullet struck him and he died in her arms and the case remains unsolved over a decade later Dukes, born in the Goulds community, lives in West Perrine. She knew then she wasn’t alone in her grief, so she founded Mothers Fighting For Justice a nonprofit organization advocating for victims’ families and their communities Dukes holds the Walk For Justice on the anniversary of her son’s death and she attended a meeting on Friday at a park in the Goulds to talk about the shootings. She has been urging others to vote. Elections are coming up in 10 days and there is a contentious Miami-Dade Sheriff’s race Stephanie Daniels She had served as the interim police director since June 2023 when she was sworn in in January Daniels said she wants to focus on crime prevention programs and help for at-risk children According to MDPD there were 57 homicides — and this year there were 49 Many of these victims were fatally shot in the Goulds “The Lord knows I am doing everything I can right now to keep my son’s children alive,” Deborah Willis said during the meeting with Daniels Friday in the Goulds Meanwhile, Cutler Bay Mayor Tim Meerbott released a statement on YouTube saying he was grateful for the support from Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and MDPD to keep Franjo Park safe and solve the crime I understand they have over 20 people working on this right now Trying to find out who these perpetrators are and bringing them to justice to assure that this never happens again,” Meerbott said about the shooting investigation adding that they were going to increase security at the park Leer en español Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013 She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award CUTLER BAY – A funeral service was held Saturday for a man who was killed late last month in a shooting at a gas station in Cutler Bay Family and friends of 56-year-old Vincent McCrow gathered at Jay Funeral Home in West Perrine for his memorial McCrow was shot at a Mobil gas station off South Dixie Highway and Caribbean Boulevard on the morning of Dec. 27 Police said McCrow had been shot multiple times Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported him to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition McCrow was involved in a discussion with another man at the gas station when the situation escalated into violence The man McCrow was speaking with initially left the scene but returned while officers were investigating Miami-Dade Police Detective Andre Martin said “We are in the process of interviewing that individual but we are also working with employees at this gas station to obtain any video evidence that can provide clarity on what happened,” Martin told Local 10 News last month McCrow’s sister shared a recent photo of them together in happier times Police have still not made any arrests in the case nor released further details about the person they interviewed Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Saira Anwer MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – Miami-Dade police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Friday morning in West Perrine the shooting occurred in the 10100 block of East Hibiscus Street Police said officers responded to the area after receiving a ShotSpotter alert and found a man inside of a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds Neighbors in the area told Local 10′s Saira Anwer that the heard the shots ring out sometime before 4 a.m Gotta build up a better community,” Seymour Vincent said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel transported the victim to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition Neighbors said Daye was a father and in his 20s They told Anwer gun violence is frequent in their neighborhood and something needs to be done to keep families safe “All we’re asking these young people is to lay down these guns (and) stop killing each other,” Mark Harris said No other details about the shooting were immediately released Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Sign up to receive breaking news alerts from Local10.com Saira Anwer joined the Local 10 News team in July 2018 Saira is two-time Emmy-nominated reporter and comes to South Florida from Madison where she was working as a reporter and anchor Roy Ramos – Detectives with the Miami-Dade Police Department investigated the death of a woman in the county’s West Perrine area Friday morning was found dead in the area of Southwest 174th Terrace and 103rd Avenue Images from Sky 10 showed the woman’s tarp-covered body in a grassy area closed off with crime scene tape Multiple police officers were at the scene An MDPD spokesperson confirmed that investigators were at the scene investigating the woman’s death but listed her cause of death as “unclassified” pending an autopsy Family members told Local 10 News the woman was pregnant homeless and had just been released from jail They believe she was murdered and identified her as 34-year-old Cassandra Davis She may have had her flaws but she was a sweet person she was a sweet person,” Krystal Coppett She was a free spirited person unfortunately she lost her life to the streets.” with the group Mothers Fighting for Justice said she’s helped Davis get help on several occasions I just had to run over here and find out,” Dukes said “We walked around and gave all the homeless people $5 to $10 dollars and a gift card And she was one of the people that I was looking for personally.” she did not deserve whatever happened to her Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018 Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City He attended Christopher Columbus High School Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St – Police investigated a deadly shooting early Friday morning in the West Perrine area of southwest Miami-Dade officers responded to the 10200 block of Southwest 175th Street just before 1 a.m blood could be seen just inches from the front door Family members later identified the victim as 37-year-old Terrell Vaughn said Thursday night began with a celebration “We had a birthday party for my 1-year-old godson that’s when they called me and told me he got shot -- Terrell (Vaughn) got shot,” Collins said Collins described his cousin as “kind” and “giving.” said “he loved his kids and his kids loved him.” “The street life wasn’t for him,” Williams said The latest incident comes three days after a triple shooting just two blocks away It’s not clear if the two shootings are connected in any way “When it’s gonna stop?” Mark Hickson Harris with the local mentorship group Circle of Brotherhood “We’re tired of the killing in these communities down south Police said they had no information about possible suspects or motives in Friday morning’s shooting Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the victim’s last name He was initially identified by family members as Terrell Rodgers Copyright 2023 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Liane Morejon is an Emmy-winning reporter who joined the Local 10 News family in January 2010 Liane has a unique perspective on covering news in her own backyard – A brand-new Costco is a major step closer to being built in South Miami-Dade On Tuesday, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted 8-to-5 to sell a county-owned parcel to a developer who plans to build the wholesale store on the property The Commission agreed to sell 17-acres of vacant land near Southwest 190th St to developer Michael Swerdlow for $8.1 million Analysts say the sales price was well below the property’s assessed value The tract of land has been held by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) acquired by the County for approximately $2.7 million in 2003 providing no value to the community for over two decades,” said Commissioner McGhee “This development will not only add the site to the County tax roll but also create local jobs and deliver lasting economic benefits to residents in the West Perrine Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and surrounding neighborhoods.” McGhee said the area “is one of the most depressed areas as it relates to employment and as it relates to food deserts.” He said the Costco would bring $217 million to the area if it is built Sponsors say it will also bring more than 400 jobs the developer has also committed to providing 5,000 free memberships to individuals in the area Veronica Crespo writes for Local10.com and also oversees the Español section of the website she graduated from the University of Miami where she studied broadcast journalism and Spanish Andrea Torres – One person was injured during a shooting on Thursday in Miami-Dade’s West Perrine neighborhood Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to a two-story apartment building near the intersection of Southwest 172 Street and Duval Avenue as police officers limited access to 172 Street at Southwest 100 Avenue Crime scene tape blocked off the entrance of a second-floor apartment near a black stationary bicycle Police officers detained two suspects for questioning according to the Miami-Dade Police Department in the Perrine community urban center zone has four two-bedroom apartments owned by one corporation based out of Miami-Dade Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Alex Finnie joined the Local 10 News team in May 2018 She was raised in Miami and attended the Cushman School and New World School of the Arts for high school – Police identified a victim Saturday who they say was killed in a shooting in southwest Miami-Dade Friday night in the area of Southwest 177th Street and Southwest 104th Avenue Detectives have not released information on the victim’s age or confirmed if any arrests were made Saturday’s incident was the second fatality reported this week in Miami-Dade County’s West Perrine neighborhood Detectives with the Miami-Dade Police Department are also investigating after a woman was found dead in the area of Southwest 174th Terrace and 103rd Avenue Local 10 News has reached out to Miami-Dade police for more information on both incidents Anyone with information on either case is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Any information that leads to an arrest in Brown’s case will receive a reward of up to $5,000 Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG – A shooting left two people wounded Thursday night in Miami-Dade County's West Perrine neighborhood The shooting was reported at a home near the intersection of Southwest 102nd Avenue and Southwest 177th Street Police said a man and a woman in their 20s were shot and taken to Jackson South Medical Center Their conditions were not immediately known Witnesses told police officers the shooters were two males who fled in a black vehicle Officers used crime scene tape to block the street as they continued their investigation Friday morning Authorities believe the motive might have been robbery Detectives were asking anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Nicole Perez is the the primary co-anchor of Local 10 News at 4 p.m. She first joined Local 10 in July 2016 as the morning traffic reporter DORAL – It has been more than a year since Lliliam Alonso’s 16-year-old son Carlos died A shooter killed him — just a day before Mother’s Day — in southwest Miami-Dade During a news conference on Wednesday at the Miami-Dade Police Department’s headquarters in Doral Alonso described her slain son as “very affectionate.” Detective Jessica Alvarez released a surveillance video on Wednesday showing a person of interest in the May 9 “So what’s shown on the video is a Black male who is seen trying to run away .. he walks away very calmly so we would like to talk to him; see what it is that he saw Alonso said Carlos told her he was going fishing when he left Officers found him wounded shortly before 4 p.m. near his home in the West Perrine neighborhood “It wasn’t just one shot; it was five,” Karla Iraheta said during her public plea for help last year Officers found him at a backyard along Southwest 179th Street Fire Rescue personnel took him to Jackson South Medical Center where he died Detectives hope the video can provide clues that could finally help the slain teenage boy’s grieving family find some sense of closure. They are asking anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Trent Kelly is an award-winning multimedia journalist who joined the Local 10 News team in June 2018 he attended the University of Florida in Gainesville where he graduated with honors from the UF College of Journalism and Communications Promote your business to the localized audience you want to reach with Miami's Community Newspapers. Call 305.669.7355 or view our Media Kit. WEST PERRINE, Fla. – A driver crashed into a wall near a traffic circle on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s West Perrine neighborhood Miami-Dade fire rescue personnel responded to the area Southwest 107 Avenue and 176 Street at about 10:50 a.m Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Stephany Heilbron contributed to this report – The Miami-Dade Police Department identified a murder victim on Friday as Javonte Summers Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting on Thursday in West Perrine Detectives are investigating Summers’ murder in the area near the intersection of Southwest 107 Avenue and 177 Street A LinkedIn account with a picture of Summers wearing a cap and gown listed him as a proud graduate of Miami Southridge Senior High School’s Class of 2020 Police officers were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Palmetto Bay is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2022 but the area existed well before then and it is important to highlight our very interesting history What now encompasses the Village of Palmetto Bay actually started out as the “Town of Peters.” It was named after its resident The “Tomato King” built a successful tomato-growing and packing business which became the area’s first million-dollar enterprise and like that – Peters was the first “company town.” Tomatoes were grown here and hauled to the People’s Dock on Biscayne Bay The center of the Town of Peters was located about three blocks south of SW 183rd Street on the west side of US 1 in the vicinity of Quail Roost Drive That part of our history may not be well known including those who do not live in the area is the name “Perrine” because there are still neighborhoods that are still referred to by the popular name The Town of Perrine encompassed the area between SW 184th Street to SW 174th Street and SW 102nd Avenue to Franjo Road Perrine was an astute physician and horticulturist was granted land in South Florida in 1839 by the United States Congress Perrine to cultivate tropical plants from other countries Perrine met his untimely demise in 1840 during a battle of the Second Seminole War in Indian Key and after much legal dispute was left with a portion of the land in South Dade Two different railroad companies were also granted land which transformed the community into a railroad camp during the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway Perrine was essentially a railroad warehouse stop especially tomatoes grown on the surrounding prairie land Streets named for people and plants were laid out parallel to the Florida East Coast railway tracks and later a grid pattern creating triangle lots in what is now downtown Palmetto Bay the area is divided with West Perrine continuing as a neighborhood in unincorporated Miami-Dade County while East Perrine has been absorbed into Palmetto Bay Another notable historic fact about our awesome Village is our historic Old Cutler Road How many cities out there can claim a historic road as beautiful and iconic as Old Cutler Road Old Cutler Road was formally named in 1935 The road was a path cut by William Fuzzard in 1883 between his property which became part of the town of Cutler and Coconut Grove The road was moved twice; once by Charles Deering in 1918 to run outside his property west of his oolitic stone fence and later in 1935 when it was moved to the west of Fairchild Gardens The original path followed the Atlantic Coastal Ridge which was above water during the annual rainy season Cutler Road was the first overland route between Miami and South Dade It was designated a state historic highway in 1974 Old Cutler Road has been upgraded with a multi-use pathway located on the east side of the roadway joggers and bicyclists along the shady pathway at all hours of the day many folks are dedicated to preserving these and other iconic historic landmarks for the benefits of generations to come the Village of Palmetto Bay has created a historical brochure and video walking tour highlighting these and other historical factoids about our amazing Village while we celebrate twenty years of incorporation we acknowledge those who established this land area well before that The Village of Palmetto Bay may only be twenty years old but our past travels well beyond those twenty years and that is a fact that we are proud of Andrew Perez teen wounded in West Perrine drive-by shootingMan shot in buttocks; woman shot in arm; 15-year-old shot in back were wounded Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the West Perrine neighborhood of southwest Miami-Dade County The shooting occurred while the victims were sitting on the front porch of their home on Southwest 174th Terrace near 103rd Avenue Miami-Dade police Detective Argemis Colome said a dark-colored vehicle occupied by three masked people armed with handguns pulled up to the home and the people inside began firing at the victims woman and 15-year-old boy were injured in the drive-by shooting Friends told Local 10 News reporter Andrew Perez that the victims were a 42-year-old mother and her two sons "They were innocent bystanders," family friend Yvonne Wright said Colome said the man was taken to Jackson South Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his buttocks while the woman was taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound to her arm Friends said the woman has since been released from the hospital Colome said the boy was shot in the back and taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center "This drive-by gun violence -- they need to stop it," Wright said "They need to stop all this violence because it doesn't make any sense Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS Andrew Perez is a South Florida native who joined the Local 10 News team in May 2014 Summer began with a splash on Memorial Day with the dedication of a new Family Aquatic Center in West Perrine Moss was joined by state and county officials including Miami-Dade County Parks Recreation and Open Spaces director Jack Kardys in the ribbon cutting of the new $5.9 million first-of-its-kind mini water park “What an appropriate way to celebrate the beginning of summer,” Commissioner Moss said “The West Perrine Family Aquatic Center provides a safe family-oriented aquatic experience that will enrich the lives of residents and their children for years to come.” The aquatic center is complete with amenities including a 25-foot waterslide zero-depth “beach” entry heated swimming pool with competition lanes and underwater lights along with a Kids Water Activity Pool featuring a Spray ‘n’ Play Zone “We are very excited about opening the doors of this new facility,” Kardys said “Visitors will see all the play elements of a water park with an accessible community pool that offers Learn-to-Swim lessons for kids swimming competitions and other aquatics-based fitness and exercise programs for people of all ages and abilities.” The new Family Aquatic Center highlights the nine-acre West Perrine Park “Now there is no need to go anywhere else,” Commissioner Moss said “You have it all right here in this marvelous facility.” The park improvement project was funded by the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Program the Quality Neighborhood Improvement Program and impact fees – Officers arrested a suspect in the murder of a locksmith on Sunday outside of a home in south Miami-Dade County’s West Perrine neighborhood was responding to a call for help at about 5:35 p.m. just steps away from the House of God Church A gunman shot him several times in the back and left him in the front yard Officers later identified Andre Paul-Noel III He had a 9 mm handgun that officers believe he used to fatally shoot Molina Officers detained him for questioning on Monday but detectives said Paul-Noel just couldn’t explain why he shot and killed him Paul-Noel’s behavior was so erratic while at the Miami-Dade Police Department’s headquarters in Doral that it prompted officers to commit him to a psychological evaluation Officers arrested Paul-Noel on Tuesday at the Palmetto Hospital in Hialeah He is facing charges of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon and burglary of an unoccupied conveyance Stay informed with regular breaking news alerts – An 11-year-old boy was watching television when a 61-year-old woman crashed a black Kia Optima into his home on Friday in south Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the one-story home at 11545 SW 168th Terr. said their neighbor from across the street crashed into her home tried to jump back into the car to put it in Park; put it in Drive by mistake Then just accelerated and it hit my uncle’s car and then went straight through the house,” Llanos said The boy’s father was in the backyard putting away equipment after cutting the grass The family’s dog named “Luna” was so scared she ran away and returned later “He sees the car is inside his house and his son is sitting there bleeding from his nose So everyone was pretty panicked at that point with what was going on,” Llanos said for that car to have gone even as far as it did I can just imagine if the car wasn’t in the way.” Authorities declared both homes were unsafe. Emmanuel Llanos set up a GoFundMe fundraiser and asked the public for help for the family Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editors Emily Hales and Wilson Louis contributed to this report – A 17-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in connection with a shooting that occurred last month in the West Perrine area of southwest Miami-Dade June 20 outside a home in the 10500 block of Southwest 177th Street was arrested after the shooting and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center but he was transferred Thursday to Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Wilson was seen wearing a red hoodie and black mask when he allegedly approached a group of people who were fighting and fired into the crowd She was taken to Jackson South Medical Center before police arrived Police said responding officers arrived at the scene to find three structures that had been struck by gunfire along with three vehicles A 911 caller reported 27 shots being fired in the area witnesses told officers that one group was seen walking from a field on the north side of the street while the other group was coming from a home on the south side of the street An argument between the two groups escalated into a physical altercation at which time police said Wilson pointed the gun at the group standing in front of the home and began shooting Wilson showed up at Jackson South Medical Center and was treated for his injuries Police said a 15-year-old girl was struck by fragments of unknown material caused by the gunshots that went into the home Wilson was detained by police at the hospital aggravated assault with a firearm and armed criminal mischief Further details about the cause of the fight which led to the shooting were not released Ocaquatics Swim School celebrated 24 years in business with the grand opening of a new location on Apr The fourth Ocaquatics Swim School is located at 11101 SW 176 St in the West Perrine neighborhood just off Florida’s Turnpike at the Eureka Drive exit About 300 people attended the grand opening in addition to the 110 staff members present “We are so incredibly excited that so many families came out to celebrate the grand opening of our newest location,” said swim school owner Miren Oca “Water safety is so important in South Florida and learning to swim is an important step in keeping families safer around the water.” During the grand opening celebration families were able to tour the new facility enjoy samples from local food businesses and enter to win prizes in addition to other family-friendly activities and a ribbon cutting ceremony The Eureka Ocaquatics location will offer lessons Wednesday through Saturday with additional hours during summer peak season Classes will be offered for babies 6-36 months with parents in the water “There is constant adult supervision,” Oca stressed The indoor teaching facility features a state of the art 36,000-gallon heated pool solely devoted to swimming instruction It is equipped with the latest innovations designed to provide the ultimate in both safety and swimmer comfort Cutting-edge technologies at the new facility include a drinking water grade filtration system and a non-chlorine ultraviolet light treatment system to provide 100 percent protection against the spread of water-borne diseases there are a number of green technologies installed at the facility to make it more energy efficient: a heat exchanger dehumidification system will provide free heat to the pool; motion sensor lights are throughout the entire facility; an insulated pool cover system will reduce heating costs by 66 percent; a variable frequency drive will reduce pump energy by 20 percent during the day and 90 percent at night Ocaquatics currently is accepting registrations for swimming lessons and will be hiring swim instructors front desk and customer service assistants for the new facility and its other three locations in Miami Dade County Contact Ocaquatics at 305-969-SWIM (7946) or visit www.ocaquatics.com for information – Authorities formally arrested an already-jailed 37-year-old woman early Christmas morning one month after they said she used pepper spray on her ex-girlfriend — and her ex’s new girlfriend — then used her car as a weapon in southwest Miami-Dade 23 at an apartment complex at 18000 SW 107th Ave Miami-Dade police said Cutler Bay resident Sharron Wright who also uses the alias “Camille Perdomo,” dated the victim for about a year and had broken up with her about three months prior The report states her ex-girlfriend went with her current girlfriend to a third person’s apartment after Wright told that person to check her doorbell camera and vehicle tires went up to her in an attempt to “defuse the situation,” at which point Wright “maced her on the face” and began to punch her repeatedly the woman’s current girlfriend tried to break up the fight but also got pepper-sprayed and beaten Police said Wright’s young son then got out of her car and began beating up her ex Police said witnesses were able to break up the fight and Wright and her son were able to get back in the vehicle She’s accused of putting her car in reverse then “accelerating rapidly” and hitting her in the knees Wright then accelerated towards the woman again and hit her Police said her ex tried jumping to avoid the vehicle causing her to be hit in the legs and “flung” towards it “began harassing her via text messages mocking them” over the beatings The arrest report doesn’t specify what Wright allegedly texted her ex after authorities spent nearly a month looking for Wright a Miami-Dade corrections officer saw a wanted flyer for Wright and let Miami-Dade police know that she had been booked into jail on Christmas Eve who’s still listed in Miami-Dade jail records as “Camille Perdomo,” is facing felony charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief as well as misdemeanor charges of battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor She’s also charged with giving police a false name Court records list Wright’s bond at $24,000 as of Tuesday morning When organizers kick-started the Sugar 4 Kids program in 2016 their goal was to brighten the holiday spirits of underprivileged children living in West Perrine Nearly 1,500 toys will be handed out at the conclusion of a police-escorted motorcycle and vehicle ride to West Perrine Park on Dec 9 for the Second Annual Sugar 4 Kids Toy Drive says Sugar 4 Kids Board Member Linda Peterson is to raise enough funds to buy 1,000 laptops and tablets for middle-school-bound West Perrine students “Many of these children are without the ability to do homework on a laptop,” said Peterson co-owner of Peterson’s Harley-Davidson South “An educational product is as important as—or even more important than—a toy.”  Peterson’s Harley-Davidson South is raffling off a 2018 Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 motorcycle Tickets cost $50 each and are limited to 200 black cast-aluminum wheels with machined highlights and blacked-out surfaces from fender to fender Any support from the community is welcome, said Peterson, who approached several business associations in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay for participation. BNI Business Leaders and Rubenstein Law are among the drive’s earliest supporters this year is to foster widespread community involvement and a dedicated support system of local businesses “Anyone can go to a store and buy toys and give them to a family,” said Faison “But in what way does that give children a sense of hope for tomorrow We want to let these children know that they’re not only loved Sugar 4 Kids was founded last year when Faison a West Perrine resident and longtime Peterson’s Harley-Davidson South customer visited the dealership to help Drew and Linda Peterson during one of their many annual toy drives “She asked about bringing toys to children in West Perrine,” said Peterson where people could use a little extra help and decided to join the Sugar 4 Kids Board of Directors to support the charity with Mary.” Sugar 4 Kids had raised enough money to purchase 250 bicycles and more than 1,500 toys – benefitting close to 1,000 children more than 350 motorcycles gathered together for the short ride to West Perrine Park but also the greatest toy drive the kids in West Perrine had ever seen,” said Faison Although West Perrine is outside the boundaries of Palmetto Bay some councilmembers and neighbors donated to the inaugural Sugar 4 Kids Toy Drive when Peterson and Faison spoke at a village council meeting the village furthered its support by hosting several fundraising events and toy collections through an official endorsement by Councilman David Singer on behalf of the entire council “We could easily have had two sponsors—a car dealership and Rubenstein Law—raised $10,000 that will cover everything and be good to go,” Peterson said “But that doesn’t touch people’s hearts or shine a light on the big picture Sugar 4 Kids needs sustainability and visibility The second annual Sugar 4 Kids Toy Drive police-escorted ride is on Saturday starting at Peterson’s Harley-Davidson South Complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be served Everyone—and varieties of vehicles—are encouraged to participate in the ride and hand-deliver toys to kids For information and to purchase raffle tickets, visit petersonsharley.com/toydrive or call 305-235-4023