The next step is for Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava s administration to outline how the program will be rolled out. The commission will vote again when Cava returns with a plan in about two months.
According to Higgins, who sponsored the legislation, all Miami-Dade residents would be eligible to apply for community IDs. The ID cards would provide county residents with photo identification that they could use locally to access government services, open accounts with a credit union, do business at a check-cashing store, or provide as identification in an emergency.
For privacy reasons, the IDs would be administered by a community-based organization rather than by the county. The identities of people with community IDs would not enter the public record.
Miami-Dade launches ‘Operation Summer Heat’ to combat gun violence
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Miami-Dade to combat gun violence with Operation Summer Heat
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – They’re calling it “Operation Summer Heat,” and the 12-week initiative puts more boots on the ground and online to try and control the sudden spike in gun violence in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez describes it as a first-of-its-kind, countywide initiative as shooters jump jurisdictions and commit “belligerent acts of violence . extravagant acts of brutal killings.”
“I’ve never had to mobilize the entire county,” Ramirez said. “Our other crime initiatives were always for a specific area that was experiencing a trend, a hot spot. . These bad actors are going across the county.”
Rapper DaBaby questioned in Miami Beach shooting, released
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FILE - In this Sunday, March 14, 2021, file photo, DaBaby arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby is being questioned by Miami Beach police regarding a shooting that wounded two people, officials said Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said in a news release that Jonathan Kirk, which is DaBaby’s legal name, is one of many people being questioned by officials on Tuesday. No arrests have been made. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)