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Miami-Dade School Board to consider spending limits for members
MIAMI – The Miami-Dade School Board will consider spending limits for its members
It’s part of an effort to regain public trust after former vice chair Lubby Navarro was charged for reportedly spending taxpayer dollars on personal expenses.
In addition to banning an increase in spending limits, Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dotres wants to assign a staff member to review everyone’s spending, members would have to save receipts and ask for permission ahead of time.
Currently, School Board members have a spending limit of $6,000 per month. To make sure there is no “perception of impropriety,” the board will also consider eliminating the practice of raising that limit, except in emergencies.
Navarro is accused of nearly $100,000 in suspicious purchases, including family vacations to the Dominican Republic and a trip to Las Vegas with her then-boyfriend. When they broke up, she is accused of using district money to purchase fake silicone pregnancy bellies to convince him she was pregnant.
The alleged misuse came to light after Navarro resigned from her post last December 2022.
Instead of reconciling credit card charges, which is required by officials who have the cards, Navarro left the school system, which resulted in the superintendent’s chief of staff and chief financial officer examining her credit card purchases.
She has pleaded not guilty to four counts including organized scheme to defraud. Navarro could face up to 55 years in state prison if convicted.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old girl was shot in the arm after gunfire erupted in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded just before 1 a.m. to the area of Northwest 64th Street and Northwest 21st Avenue in the county’s Gladeview area, where they found three vehicles struck by gunfire, including a silver Hyundai.
“The car was parked outside of the residence. It was occupied by three juveniles, so it was the girl and her two siblings that were in the vehicle. The mom was outside of the vehicle at the time, so this could have been a very different outcome,” MDSO Detective Samantha Choon said.
Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics transported the girl to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
A family member of the victim told Local 10’s Jackie Pascale that the girl is now home and doing OK.
They said neither her siblings nor their mother was injured in the shooting.
According to investigators, no arrests have been made, and detectives have not released any suspect information at this time.
Neighbor Marie Grimes said she was shaken after hearing multiple gunshots.
“I heard the booms — boom, boom, boom, boom — and I said, ‘Oh my God, what’s happening?’” she said. “Maybe five or six, ’cause look at that right there. I’m just glad the little girl is OK.”
Investigators asked neighbors to check their surveillance or Ring camera footage from around 1 a.m. and contact authorities with any information.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. Anonymous tips are accepted.
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Three people were hurt after a building caught fire on Lincoln Road on Sunday, according to authorities.
The Miami Beach Fire Department said it was working a fire near 230 Lincoln Road.
The flames had spread from a fire in a manhole that “ignited an FPL vault of an adjacent building,” officials said.
Three people were taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center with minor injuries.
The building was evacuated, and FPL has shut off power to the surrounding area, the fire department said.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area of Collins Avenue between 16th and 17th streets while crews worked the scene.
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