Miami, FL
K-9 dies days after being injured during fentanyl supplier pursuit: MDSO
A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office K-9 has died days after being injured during a wild police chase of a man who authorities said was the main supplier of a fentanyl trafficking organization, deputies said.
Roxi the K-9 was transported to an emergency veterinarian hospital after she was injured in Thursday’s pursuit but succumbed to her injuries, the sheriff’s office said Monday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that K9 Roxi passed away. Roxi was a true hero who dedicated her life to protecting and serving. Her legacy will live on in the lives she touched and the hearts she protected,” Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cardero-Stutz said in a statement. “Rest in peace, K9 Roxi. Your duty is done, and your memory will be with us always. Please keep her handler and our K9 Narcotics Section in your prayers during this difficult time.”
Roxi was injured after 33-year-old Anthony Medina intentionally struck a K-9 SUV when he led deputies on a chase on Thursday night, officials said.
Medina, who is a convicted felon, was charged with multiple counts of fentanyl trafficking, fleeing and eluding, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of controlled substances and resisting an officer without violence.
The investigation into Medina dates back at least seven months and involved MDSO’s Narcotics Section working with Miami Beach Police’s Narcotics Unit and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
During their investigation, detectives made numerous controlled buys of fentanyl and were able to identify Medina as the main supplier to a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in the county, officials said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
When detectives attempted a traffic stop, Medina fled at a high rate of speed, leading to a police pursuit, officials said.
As he was fleeing, Medina struck the K-9 SUV, which caused it to crash into a concrete wall in the area of Northwest 72nd Street and Northwest 1st Avenue.
Roxi and the deputy were injured as a result of the crash.
The pursuit eventually ended on State Road 836 westbound near Northwest 12th Avenue, where Medina and two other suspects were taken into custody after a brief struggle, officials said.
When officials searched Medina’s vehicle, they found a trove of drugs, which included 12 grams of suspect Phylocybin Mushrooms, 252 Bags of suspect Marijuana totaling 1,411 grams, 90 boxes of Marijuana totaling 315 grams, 20 boxes of suspect THC cartridges +/- 400 grams, and 14 packs of Marijuana edibles totaling 678 grams.
U.S. currency totaling $8,525, and one firearm was also recovered police said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
Two other suspects, 35-year-old Julio Flores and 34-year-old Krystal E. Flores, were also arrested following the pursuit.
The Cleveland Browns traded for an extended right tackle, former Houston Texan Tytus Howard, at the start of free agency as they began their rebuild of the offensive line that was awful in 2025. But Howard has played every position on the offensive line except for center, so if it’s all about getting your best five on the field, which it should be, there’s a chance Howard doesn’t play at right tackle in 2026.
While doing a mock draft on Peter Schrager’s podcast, former Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon had the Browns drafting Miami (FL) right tackle sixth overall. He talked about the issue with Howard, but said Mauigoa could either take over the tackle spot or be a really good guard.
Carthon said he knows that Mauigoa would be one of their best five, whether it is at guard or tackle. Some will say that a guy who may be best at guard isn’t worth the sixth overall pick, and I have to disagree. You should draft the best football players, and Francis Mauigoa is my highest-rated offensive lineman and seventh overall. It might be at guard, but I have a good feeling that Mauigoa will find a home in the NFL as a high-quality offensive lineman.
Inventory of homes and condos across the coastal Miami mainland and Miami Beach and the barrier island markets fell in the first quarter, marking the first big inventory drops since 2023.
The Corcoran Group’s first quarter reports don’t cover all of Miami-Dade County, but they offer insight into how the coastal markets, which have a higher share of luxury properties, are performing.
In Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, Miami Beach, Fisher Island and Key Biscayne, single-family home inventory dropped 15 percent annually to 398 listings, and condo inventory was down 13 percent to 3,919 listings.
On Miami’s coastal mainland markets, which include Aventura, Miami Shores, Upper East Side, Edgewater, downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove, inventory slipped 4 percent to 4,584 condo listings and 555 single-family listings, down 6 percent year-over-year.
Here’s a closer look at the market:
Miami Beach and the barrier islands
Single-family sales rose 13 percent year-over-year to 85 closings, the first time they have increased since the second quarter of 2024. Condo closings rose 15 percent to 693 closings, the first increase since the last quarter of 2024.
Pricing dropped, with the median price of single-family homes down 4 percent to $3.5 million and the median condo price down 9 percent to $640,000. The average price per square foot was nearly flat at $1,119.
Still, buyers set records with their purchases. Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg paid $170 million for the waterfront mansion at 7 Indian Creek Island Road, and Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz paid $44 million, or $7,949 per square foot, for a penthouse at the Four Seasons Residences at The Surf Club.
Coastal mainland
Sales of single-family homes on the coastal mainland rose 16 percent to 220 closings. While markets like Coral Gables experienced declines in condo and single-family home sales, Coconut Grove home sales surged — up over 100 percent for single-family homes to 47 closings and up 55 percent to 87 condo closings. Condo sales rose 13 percent to 759 closings.
The median price of single-family homes across the coastal mainland rose 11 percent to just over $2 million. The median price of condos increased slightly, up 1 percent, to $602,000.
The priciest deals in the first quarter were the $32 million trade of 12 Tahiti Beach Island Road in Coral Gables, and the $19.8 million sale of a penthouse at Vita at Grove Isle.
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