Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart dies at 29

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  May 20th at 03:45 PM  | 

Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, son of retired U.S. Rep. Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), died Sunday at the age of 29, according to The Miami Herald early Monday.  Diaz-Balart was also the nephew of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Jose Diaz-Balart a Telemundo host. The Diaz-Balart family are Cuban exiles and are politically powerful in Miami’s exile community.  Well known for their political power, Mario Diaz-Balart is a five-term congressman | Read More »

Miami Police: Member of Obama security detail arrested on disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest charges

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  October 13th at 06:55 AM  | 

A member of President Barack Obama’s security detail has been referred to the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility following his arrest Friday on disorderly intoxication and resisting charges in Miami. Miami Police allegedly found U.S. Secret Service Agent Aaron Francis Engler passed out on the sidewalk in a drunken stupor near the intersection of Brickell Avenue and 7th Street.  Officers reported that Engler had bloodshot | Read More »

Help Wanted: City of Miami Police Chief

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  July 2nd at 06:59 AM  | 

Do you enjoy politics and care to live in sunny South Florida?  If you have a management background in law enforcement, you may be just what the City of Miami is looking for – a new police chief. Notwithstanding the lack of occupancy in the position, the City of Miami has posted to their website an opening for police chief.  With a salary of between $136,045.94 | Read More »