Category: Crime & Safety
CGPD Welcomes 8 New Officers
On Friday, December 17th, the Coral Gables Police Department welcomed 8 new officers to the department. Chief Edward J. Hudak, Jr. administered the oath of office to Officer Gregory DiCarlo, Officer Christopher Pena, Officer Stephanie LaRicci, Officer Casey Rivera, Officer…
Police Involved Shooting Leaves Suspected Car Thief Dead, Another Charged With Murder
At 5:16AM on Sunday, November 28th, the Coral Gables Police Department received a call from a resident reporting suspects breaking into a vehicle on the 100 block of Calabria Avenue. Coral Gables police officers responded and witnessed 2 subjects breaking…
CGPD Halloween Display Causes Stir With Parents Of Younger Children
At Saturday’s Halloween on the Mile, the Coral Gables Police Department’s display caused a stir with parents of younger children due to the nature of the display. As first reported by the Miami Herald, parents took to social media to…
Routine Fire Hydrant Testing Underway
The City of Coral Gables Fire Department has begun its annual testing of fire hydrants throughout the City Beautiful. If you see fire fighters running water from the hydrants, don’t be concerned, they are just fine tuning the hydrants to…
Biltmore Masseur Charged With Battery
On May 13th, the City of Coral Gables Police Department (CGPD) formally charged former Biltmore Hotel masseur, Oscar Ojeda, with a misdemeanor battery charge for an incident with a patron at the Biltmore Hotel. On April 25th, CGPD had been…
Youth Zones: A Traffic-Calming Measure
The City of Coral Gables is home to thirty-two parks, ten community facilities, a library, and countless other open spaces that experience high volumes of foot traffic and use by the city’s youth and their families. Although the seventeen schools…
CGPD Arrests Thief Caught On Camera
On September 27th, the City of Coral Gables Police Department (CGPD) arrested a suspected thief who was caught on camera. Here are the facts as stated by CGPD: On September 27, 2021, at 1:44 a.m., Coral Gables Police were dispatched…
City Manager Presents At Miami-Dade County Commission’s Infrastructure And Innovation Subcommittee
On Tuesday, September 21st, Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias spoke before the Miami-Dade County Commission’s Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Innovation, at the invitation of Commissioner Raquel Regalado. The subcommittee has been looking into safety protocols following the building collapse…
11th Judicial Circuit Judge Rules In Favor Of City On Automated License Plate Readers
Judge Charles K. Johnson of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida has rendered a ruling from the bench in Raul Mas Canosa v. City of Coral Gables et al in favor of the defendants, the City of Coral Gables, Florida…
Dog Safety PSA: Hot Pavement
A longtime Coral Gables resident reached out to Gables Insider this week and asked us to help share the following post that had been created in the Animal Awareness Advocating and Educating Group on Facebook. The information relates to the…
