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CBS4 Investigates: Fmr. MDPD Director On Firing "Delinquent" CopsIn his final act as Miami Dade Police Director, James Loftus summoned Sgt. Jennifer Gonzalez and police officers Dario Socarras and Jose Huerta to his office. One at a time he met with them. And each conversation ended with Loftus delivering the same message: “You’re fired.”

Miami-Dade County Police Director Sworn InMiami-Dade County officially welcomed a new police director to lead the Miami-Dade Police Department Tuesday morning.

County Names Patterson Police DirectorMiami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced the hiring of J.D. Patterson, Jr. to lead the Miami-Dade Police Department Friday morning.

M-D Police Director Finalists Narrowed Down To SixCounty Mayor Carlos Gimenez has narrowed the candidates for the next director of the Miami-Dade Police Department down to six.

Loftus Ends Career Honoring Officers And FirefightersMiami-Dade Police Department director James Loftus spent part of his final day on the job honoring Miami-Dade firefighters who saved one of his officers’ lives. It was a fitting end to a nearly 30 year career with MDPD.

Miami-Dade Police Department's Top Cop RetiringJames Loftus, a 26-year veteran of the department, is retiring effective October 1st.

Officers Injured On The Job Thank Caregivers At JMHSouth Florida police officers who have been wounded in the line of duty were reunited Tuesday with the people who helped save their lives.

Loftus Discusses Next Steps After Dade County Pink Slips IssuedThe director of the Miami-Dade Police Department spoke Saturday afternoon discussing the next steps the department will take after hundreds of Miami-Dade county employees received pink slips one day ago.

13 Remain On Miami Beach Police Chief Candidate ListThe list of potential contenders to be the next Miami Beach police chief has been whittled down to about a dozen or so.

M-D Police Hit The Stores With Lucky StudentsWhile many head to the mall to shop for last minute gifts; the Miami-Dade Police Department did some shopping of their own with a few lucky students by their side.

Miami Police Chief Candidate List Narrowed Down To TenThe search for Miami’s next police chief has been whittled down to a list of ten candidates. A selection committee, headed by Miami-Dade Police Director James Loftus, will interview the candidates and narrow the list down to the five top finalists.

Two Miami-Dade Police Officers Face Misconduct AllegationsTwo members of the Miami-Dade Police Department face allegations of misconduct and have been relieved of duty with pay.

Army Vet Who Killed Fellow Vet HonoredMiami-Dade County honored its police officers who are serving or have served in the military Wednesday. The event came complete with an irony of Shakespearean proportions.

Lost M-D Police Squad Under InvestigationThe Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating an entire patrol squad, a sergeant and five officers, for allegedly conspiring with one another to duck and evade calls so they could instead hang out at malls and restaurants, CBS4 News has learned.