Did you miss these 3 Miramar stories? Catch up on new restaurants, crime & more
Three recent stories about Miramar covered several topics, including a popular Jamaican patty chain expanding, a judge’s ruling in the 2019 UPS shootout case, and a major fentanyl drug-ring bust.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Coming soon to Miramar: A second Juici Patties restaurant. Here’s when and where
Juici Patties, the big-name Jamaican patty chain, is opening a second Miramar location after its first year at Miramar Town Center. The new spot is expected to open mid- to late April at 16327 Miramar Parkway in the Shoppes at Silver Isles, and the owners say people keep asking when the doors will finally open.
No manslaughter charges against officers in UPS shootout in Miramar, judge rules
A Broward judge ruled three Miami-Dade officers can’t be prosecuted for manslaughter in the deadly 2019 UPS truck shootout on Miramar Parkway, saying they were justified under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Prosecutors say they plan to appeal, as the case remains a flashpoint over police tactics after the gunfight killed a UPS driver and a bystander.
Five arrested in fentanyl drug ring bust in Miramar and Pembroke Pines, feds say
Federal agents say they broke up a fentanyl operation after a two-year investigation, arresting three Miramar men and a father-son pair from Pembroke Pines on conspiracy charges. Investigators allege thousands of pills were sold through a Miramar “trap house,” and the arrests followed an undercover deal for 8,000 pressed fentanyl pills.
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