Chief Ramirez News Today

Statistics provided to 3NEWS by Chief Ramirez show that calls for service continued to climb over the past three years.

With his appointment, Ramirez replaces Maurice Robinson, who resigned in July. An announcement for the swearing-in ceremony will be sent out when the date and time have been determined.

Witnesses say Alfredo Ramirez pushed his wife against a wall and tried to strangle her before putting a gun to his head. He survived and is in stable condition.

The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is alert, awake and responsive as he recovers in a Tampa hospital after shooting himself on the side of I-75 in Hillsborough County following a domestic incident in downtown Tampa earlier in the evening. 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP/WSVN) — The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department was in critical but stable condition following surgery in a Tampa area hospital<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/miami-dades-police-chief-shot-himself-while-with-wife-state-official-says-he-survived/">Read More</a>

Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, who holds both job titles, is in stable condition after shooting himself on the side of a Florida highway Sunday night following a dispute.

Police say Alfredo Freddy Ramirez has undergone emergency surgery after being taken to hospital following an incident on the Interstate

The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department attempted to take his own life along I-75 after a domestic incident in downtown Tampa.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava spoke with Police Director Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez on Sunday sometime before he shot himself in an apparent attempted...

Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez was said to be speaking on Tuesday, less than two days after he shot himself in an apparent attempted...