🌱 How Miami Gardens neighbors helped bring missing police K-9 Gael home

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In today's newsletter:

• How Miami Gardens neighbors helped bring missing police K-9 Gael home
• Miami Gardens pilot named in major lawsuit over fatal Amazon Air crash
• Neighbor dispute near Miami Gardens ends with shocking bucket-of-feces arrest

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A morning shower, with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 89, low: 77.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Miami Gardens Police K-9 found safe nearly a week after going missing, officials say (wsvn.com) — A Miami Gardens police K-9 that bolted from a patrol vehicle during a call has been found safe nearly a week later, according to city police. Officials say Gael may have been hit by a car but is now back home, and they thanked Miami Gardens residents whose tips helped bring the dog back. Details on where he was located or any injuries are still pending.
   

• Amazon, cargo carrier knew of safety failures before fatal Miami airport crash, lawsuit claims (wptv.com) — A wrongful death lawsuit over the Amazon Air cargo crash at Miami International Airport is moving forward, and one of the pilots named is a first officer who lives in Miami Gardens. The suit alleges Amazon, its contractor 21 Air, and several aviation companies ignored safety warnings before the jet overran a runway and hit a van, killing a worker. Pineda's family is seeking significant damages under Florida's Wrongful Death Act.
   

• She Was Mad as Hell and Had a Bucket of Poop to Prove It (lawenforcementtoday.com) — A bizarre and disturbing dispute at a mobile home park near Miami Gardens ended with a woman accused of forcing her way into a neighbor's trailer and dousing her with a bucket of feces over a suspected affair. Deputies arrested the 50-year-old on burglary and battery charges, while she later claimed she was only trying to dispose of the waste from a broken toilet.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My dog's birthday is this Saturday.
  I'd like to take him out for lunch except where we used to go. The flashback diner in Davie isn't in business anymore. Anyone know of any restaurants… (Nextdoor Carol City Gardens)
• Found puppy female.
  Miami Gardens. Black with white patch on her chest. Healthy, she has collar, very friendly, calm and playful. (Nextdoor Tuga)

• Bridgeprep Academy Charter Schools posted a job opening for School Custodian (Miami Gardens) in Miami Gardens. Apply here.
• Adams and Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook I (62767) in Miami Gardens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miami Gardens here.

🗞 Nearby News

Opa-locka

• 'Pile of scraps' catches fire at Opa-Locka warehouse; no injuries reported (wsvn.com)
• NAACP launches $20 million voter drive for November election as Blacks could lose representation (sfltimes.com)

North Miami

• 16-Story Mixed-Use 'Aurevia' to Occupy Site at 1590 NE 123rd St, North Miami, FL (floridayimby.com)
• I-95 Crash in North Miami Sends Two to Trauma Centers, Causes Major Traffic Delays – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• DeSantis signs death warrant in North Miami motel murder (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)

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