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Police: Men beat woman’s former roommates while she robs Miami Beach apartment

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June 16, 2023

Police: Men beat woman’s former roommates while she robs Miami Beach apartment

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Police arrested a woman Thursday after she was accused of robbing her former roommates in a scheme where two men would beat the man and the woman inside a Miami Beach apartment so that she could steal over $7,200 worth of goods.

According to a warrant, Miami Beach police responded after receiving a call of a home invasion robbery on Nov. 25 at an apartment near the 1800 block of Collins Avenue.

Upon arrival, police said they spoke with a man on the sidewalk outside of the apartment who was bleeding from his face and his shirt was stained with blood. The man led police to a woman who he said also lived inside his apartment and who had visible injuries and blood running down her left forearm.

According to police, Hakima Cherier, 35, of Miami, Kevin Mbilu, 34, and Alain Chelalalastra, 25, entered the front door of the apartment after a handyman was changing the locks to the victims’ home.

Detectives said they spoke with the handyman as part of the investigation and told them he was in the process of changing the locks on the door when the three suspects barged into the apartment. The man confirmed that the suspects battered both victims and told police that he ran away from the apartment after fearing for his safety, according to police.

Once inside, Mbilu and Chelalalastra began to physically attack the victims in the living room of the apartment, according to police. Authorities said both victims told police that Mbilu, who wore gloves when entering the home, displayed a knife during the robbery. After he was arrested, Mbliu said the reason for the gloves was that he wore them when he rode a motorcycle.

While both victims were being beaten, Cherier kicked open the victim’s bedroom door and began removing items within the room, detectives said.

The victims stated that the suspects stole an estimated $7,250 in items which included an ASUS laptop, an Apple iPhone 13, an Apple iPhone SE, a Louis Vuitton purse, a Gucci handbag and two Gucci belts.

Detectives later discovered that Cherier was a former roommate of the victims and had removed the female’s property from the apartment in the early morning of Nov. 23, two days before the home invasion robbery.

The victims told police that Cherier left the property after having multiple altercations with them while they were living together, authorities said, and that Miami Beach police had been called to the apartment numerous times because of disturbances.

The female victim said that Cherier brought Mbilu and Chelalalastra to the apartment on Nov. 22 despite her objections about having people in her home.

Investigators were able to collect fingerprints from a cellphone that belonged to Cherier, which was left in the apartment on the day of the robbery.

Surveillance video from the apartment complex showed the three suspects arriving at the apartment building on foot and entering through the front door. Surveillance also showed the three suspects then fleeing the scene by using the rear exit and parking garage area, according to the arrest warrant.

Police said Cherier was seen carrying multiple items, which appeared to be consistent with the items stolen from the victims. According to police, Chelalalastra was arrested on Nov. 25 and confessed to the incident through a video recording.

Detectives said Mbilu was taken into custody on Dec 1. on an unrelated incident and brought in for questioning.

According to Cherier’s arrest warrant, Miami Beach Police’s Robbery Unit attempted to locate her at multiple addresses and locations without success.

Police said Cherier was arrested around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at her home located near the 250 block of Southwest 11th Street in Miami.

She is facing charges of armed home invasion with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.

According to jail records. Mbilu and Chelalalastra were also charged with armed home invasion with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.

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Triple shooting in NW Miami-Dade under investigation

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November 22, 2024

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Miami-Dade police are investigating a triple shooting that injured three people Thursday night in Northwest Miami-Dade.

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Miami-Dade prison inmate sets his cell on fire, investigators say

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November 21, 2024

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Miami-Dade prison inmate sets his cell on fire, investigators say

MIAMI – Florida Department of Corrections officers recently asked Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations detectives to figure out how a 26-year-old prison inmate set his cell on fire.

Correctional officers accused Jeronimo Rosario of setting the fire shortly after 11:05 a.m., on Wednesday inside his locked prison cell at the Dade Correctional Institution.

BFAEI detectives reported Rosario likely removed the protective plexiglass cover from his cell’s light fixture, accessed the electric wires, and burned cloth from a towel.

FDOC records show Rosario has been in prison since March 1, 2023 after convictions of grand theft vehicle, fleeing and eluding police, and battery on police/fire.

Before the fire, Rosario was set to be released from prison on Feb. 2. On Thursday, he was facing charges of preventing or obstructing extinguishing a fire and lewd or lascivious exhibition at a correctional facility.

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For No. 11 Miami, this weekend's game with Wake Forest may feel like a playoff contest

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November 21, 2024

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For No. 11 Miami, this weekend's game with Wake Forest may feel like a playoff contest

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Officially, the College Football Playoff field gets announced on Dec. 8 and the first game of the tournament is on Dec. 20.

Those dates don’t really apply to Miami. For the Hurricanes, the CFP may as well start now.

A win this week means Miami’s playoff chances live on and a loss this week means hope is almost certainly over for the Hurricanes. No. 11 Miami (9-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 8 CFP) plays host to Wake Forest (4-6, 2-4) on Saturday, now with little room for error after falling to Georgia Tech two weeks ago.

“We’re going to be locked in regardless,” Miami quarterback Cam Ward said. “We’re not really worried about no room for error. Play like that, you mess up. Even when you play good, you’re going to mess up at some point. So, that has no meaning to us.”

If Miami wins Saturday and again next weekend at Syracuse, the Hurricanes will be heading to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game in Charlotte on Dec. 7. But coach Mario Cristobal’s mantra all season has been that no good comes from looking ahead. It has become cliche at Miami: “go 1-0 this week” is the phrase that has been uttered by players and coaches countless times.

“There’s too much going on in the outside world,” Cristobal said. “There’s too much clutter, there’s too much coverage and hype and noise to really do anything else but make sure your guys are focused on the task at hand. … Without a doubt, that’s been emphasized and that’s not going to change.”

There’s much on the line for Wake Forest as well this week. The Demon Deacons aren’t going to the ACC title game or the CFP, but an upset win Saturday and then a victory over Duke next week would get Wake Forest to 6-6 and likely to a bowl. Wake Forest didn’t make a bowl last year, snapping a seven-year streak of reaching one.

Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier (9) looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Credit: AP/Chris Seward

“Our practices are good. They’re lively. Guys are into it,” Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. “We have a bunch of guys that are in their last year of football and they’re trying to, in the words of Warren Zevon, enjoy every sandwich. And then you have some young guys that are playing for the first time ever that are just excited to be playing.”

A rare matchup

Calling Miami and Wake Forest “conference rivals” is a stretch, since the schools haven’t played since 2013. Clawson is in his 11th year at Wake Forest; he’s had more ACC games against Stanford (one) and Cal (one) than he has Miami (zero). The schools next play in 2026 in what’ll be Miami’s first trip to Winston-Salem in 17 years. “I thought about all those years that they were struggling, and then the year we get them they’re 9-1,” Clawson said.

Injury watch

A trio of injured Hurricanes — cornerback Damari Brown, defensive lineman Elijah Alston and offensive lineman Ryan Rodriguez — are “close” to returning and could all be game-time decisions Saturday. Brown would be an especially key returnee, since Miami is getting very thin in the secondary. For Wake Forest, starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier is expected to play. He was knocked from last week’s loss to North Carolina because of an issue with his left shoulder.

Miami senior day

The Hurricanes will pay tribute to 27 seniors before their final home regular season game, including Ward, WR Xavier Restrepo, K Andres Borregales and ninth-year TE Cam McCormick — now healthy after years and years of dealing with injuries. “I wouldn’t have changed my journey. If I could do it again, I would do it again,” McCormick said.

Magic number: 31

Wake Forest is 4-0 this season when holding teams under 31 points, 0-6 otherwise. Miami is 9-0 when scoring that many, 0-1 otherwise.

In the rankings

The Hurricanes entered this week leading the nation in yards per game, points per game and yards per play, all a big reason why Ward is considered the Heisman Trophy favorite. He says Miami’s offensive line deserves more credit. “If you don’t have an O-line, you can’t do anything,” Ward said.

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AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard contributed to this report.

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