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Horses
Miami police department acquired horsed to help aid them in their patrols. -
K9 Unit
In 1954, the City of Miami Police Department began to conduct research on the utilization of police work dogs within other agencies around the country.It was first officially established in 1960.
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Arresting their own
Three Miami police officers were arrested on first-degree murder charges Friday in the drowning deaths of three men during an alleged drug rip-off. Metro-Dade Police Department homicide investigators also arrested a fourth officer and two civilians on lesser charges in connection with the same crime.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1985-12-28-0340890198-story.html -
1st Black Police Cheif
Clarence Dickson started as a police officer with the department in 1960, and rose through the ranks before becoming the top officer in 1985.
https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/former-miami-police-chief-clarence-dickson-receives-honor-at-miami-police-college/#:~:text=Miami's%20mayor%2C%20city%20commissioners%20and,the%20top%20officer%20in%201985. -
1st Black Police Cheif
Clarence Dickson was the first black graduate of the City of Miami's police academy and he rose to become Miami’s first black police chief in 1985.
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Miami Mutilator
Manuel Pardo had nine known victims. These events led to his arrest and conviction for 8 counts of First Degree Murder in the mid 1980s which he received the death penalty for, and ultimately his execution in December 2012.
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Camps for underprivileged Kids
With the assistance of law enforcement and community partners Carmona and Guerra organized two separate camps for underprivileged and at risk kids These programs included sporting activities and training in leadership skills in total a lot young people benefited
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Robotic Platform
A new robotic platform was acquired by the MPD in 2013
that will prove beneficial in keeping bomb technicians at a
safer distance from explosives.
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Vice Detail
The Vice Detail was created to investigate street
prostitution, escort services, massage parlors, and any
other prostitution-related crimes that are sensitive in
nature.
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9/11 Ceremony
A stunning light sculpture named “Grace” by artist Pietro
Costa was inaugurated during a solemn ceremony on
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1st Female Police Cheif
Heather R. Morris became the first woman to serve as deputy chief of police in the history of the Miami Police Department. (https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/08/16/ex-houston-pd-internal-affairs-commander-becomes-1st-woman-to-serve-as-miami-pd-deputy-chief/#:~:text=MIAMI%20%E2%80%93%20Heather%20R.,of%20the%20Miami%20Police%20Department.) -
"One bullet kills the party"
The annual please do not shoot your gun into the air as celebration on July fourth without regard for others safety. -
Mass Shooting
Two people were killed and over 20 others were injured in a mass shooting in Miami. Three people got out of an SUV and "began shooting indiscriminately into the crowd" of people who were standing outside a "scheduled event" at an establishment on 186th Street, in the Hialeah area west of Miami Gardens.
(https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-dead-over-20-injured-miami-mass-shooting-police-say-n1269113) -
Police Cheif
Hubert Arturo Acevedo is an American police officer and chief of police of the Miami Police Department. He previously held the same position at the Houston Police Department, and Austin Police Department, following a career with the California Highway Patrol.