Tag: Coral Gables Police
Coral Gables police among top 1% nationally after 10th accreditation
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak still remembers when the police department he now heads went through its first Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement…
Coral Gables Police on track to hire 37 officers in ‘record-setting effort’
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Police Department is on pace to hire 37 officers this year, a total that would nearly eliminate the agency’s staffing shortfall by…
Stolen cross, shattered trust: One woman’s plea for a safer Coral Gables
By Rafael Hernandez On a quiet Saturday afternoon in a Coral Gables neighborhood just north of the Granada Golf Course, Heledy Fleites, 79, was tending her front garden last month,…
Coral Gables Police Chief Hudak praises new dispatch system after first year
By Coral Gables Gazette staff One year after launching its new computer-aided dispatch and records management system, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak says the platform has exceeded expectations—delivering on…
EDITORIAL: Safer Coral Gables no accident
The latest crime statistics from the Coral Gables Police Department offer welcome news: reported crime in the city dropped 14.3 percent from 2023 to 2024, capping a two-year trend marked…
Crime falls sharply in Coral Gables, led by drop in violent, property offenses
Coral Gables recorded a significant drop in overall crime in 2024, continuing a downward trend that began two years ago. Newly released data from the Coral Gables Police Department show…
Armed gang member arrested in Coral Gables after carjacking attempt
A 24-year-old man who police say is a self-proclaimed member of the violent MS-13 gang was arrested May 16 after attempting an armed carjacking at a Coral Gables stop sign….
Coral Gables Police honor their fallen
The Coral Gables Police Department held a solemn memorial service at its headquarters on May 1 to honor its ten officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of…
