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After years of calls for reform, the Miami-Dade Police Department is set to make a landmark change in how it deals with many cases involving the mentally ill. Instead of dispatching just officers, the department expects to unveil “sprinter” trucks manned with mental health experts to respond to nonviolent emergencies calls.

MIAMI — A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had

MIAMI (AP) — A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had called police for help. Alejandro Giraldo was suspended after cellphone video circu

A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had called...

MIAMI (AP) — A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had called police for help. Alejandro Giraldo was suspended after cellphone video circulated on social media in March 2019 showing him tackling Dyma Loving, who had called police to report that a neighbor had pointed a shotgun at her.

A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer Alejandro Giraldo of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Dyma Loving, a black woman who called for help

Jonathon Aledda claimed he believed the man was holding a firearm and holding another man hostage during a standoff in July 2016.

Jonathan Aledda now awaits a new trial, almost six years after the shooting.