Unfolding in a series of raw videos, a mother’s interactions with Miami-Dade cops provide a case study in Florida’s dysfunctional mental health system.

There is one thing on which some police officers and mental health advocates agree: Police aren’t social workers OR People with mental illness have a far greater risk of dying in an encounter with police,

The officers roll in hot. “This lady has me really pissed,” one radios to colleagues. “Second time.” Miami-Dade officers from the West Kendall Hammocks station are weary of the Hollis family refrain. They’ve been to the apartment for mental ...

A man was fatally shot near Palm Drive and U.S.-1 in Florida City, with Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue responding.

Taveras gave the middle finger to the cop who pulled him over for the offense of entering his gated subdivision from the wrong lane. Hollis called Officer Jaime Pino “asesino” – Spanish for killer – and wouldn’t cooperate when told to get out of her car.