In Kansas City, KS, Capt. The more prominent ones are subsequently asked to appear on other shows on different networks as interviewees and even jumpstart their own programs as a second career. Hell also lose his Lamborghini, Motorcyclist launched from bike when his girlfriend hits him with truck, Florida cops say, A man went in for kidney removal. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) All Rights Reserved. The club is suing, Traffic alert: New patterns coming to busy Miami highways. The verdict is another embarrassing blow for the Miami police department, which has been criticized in the community and in courts for its involvement with the popular A&E show The First 48. Federal jurors deliberated less than three hours before deciding in Smarts favor. But with an eye toward fame and notoriety for themselves and the city, the detectives plowed ahead with their speedy theory of crime resolution and arrested, shamed and humiliated this young man, as well as depriving him of his freedom for 19 months.. Det. January 20, 2011 by POL Staff Miami-Dade Police Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed while serving a warrant to a man recently paroled from prison and wanted in connection to an October homicide. Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida Episode 4 - The Witness / The Trunk. We challenge each other, collaborate and come together, just as a family does; winning as a team and celebrating as one too. He just wanted closure, Edelstein said. Then came the body cavity search, Massive Arctic creature spotted for first time in 25 years along coast of Scotland, Florida man gets 6 years for bilking millions in PPP loans. Given the steady marathon rotation the show is given on A&E and in syndication, the end credit is easy to overlook, but its presence is significant to the legacy of the show. But far and away his best-celebrated voice work has been done as an audiobook narrator, work for which he has been earned a number of awards. Detective Castillo had served with the Miami-Dade Police Department for 21 years. Herrera is well known to viewers of The First 48, the A&E reality show that follows Miami homicide detectives as they investigate real-life murders. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The First 48 is an American documentary/news magazine television series on A&E filmed in various cities in the United States, offering an insider's look at the real-life world of homicide investigators. The Miami Herald reports 17-year-old Dontrelle Williams was arrested last week and charged with first-degree murder and possession of two illegal firearms, one of which killed Greyston Garcia when he was struck in the crossfire of a gang-related gunfight June 26. Castillo died at the scene, and Haworth succumbed later in surgery. This story was originally published June 4, 2015, 5:42 PM. The show featured Miami police in 113 episodes. A federal jury late Monday awarded $850,000 to a man who said he was wrongfully arrested for murder by Miami police preening for reality-show TV cameras. Much like investigating homicides, the initial day or two after a person goes missing are the most critical. A producer who had been on scene at the time initially withheld the footage, then showed it to the department before handing it over for both criminal and civil trial proceedings. Striving to always do so requires passion. The case garnered national headlines at the height of coverage over the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. 48 First Alert Weather Day: Severe storm threat tonight into Thursday morning. In Detroit, city police shot a 7-year-old girl in the head in a bungled attempt to catch a suspect on The First 48. The First 48 Crime + Investigation 2012 24 seasons Reality/Real Life Detectives in major cities in the United States race against the clock in the wake of homicides, knowing that if they don't find a lead within the first 48 hours, their chances of solving a case are cut in half. In Miami, the homicide team investigates a triple shooting on a crowded bus that injured two and left a teenager dead.