Brian Hamacher has served as a digital editor and producer at NBC Miami since March 2009. He came to South Florida after a five-year stint at the New York Post, where he was a reporter and digital editor for the newspaper. Brian is a graduate of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, and The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in Chicago, his hometown.
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Brick of ‘bunny' cocaine found floating in Florida Keys by lobster diver
Florida’s annual lobster mini-season got off to a wild start on Wednesday but the most interesting catch may not have involved a crustacean.
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‘A little sweetheart': Family of 3-year-old killed in shooting speaks as reward hits $10K
The heartbroken family members of a 3-year-old boy who was killed in a drive-by shooting during a child’s birthday party at a Fort Lauderdale park over the weekend is speaking out as the search for whoever is responsible intensifies.
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Registered sex offender arrested for allegedly stalking 10-year-old at Miami-Dade Home Depot
A man who is a registered sex offender and is on probation after serving prison time for sexual battery and molestation of a child has been arrested for allegedly stalking a 10-year-old girl at a Miami-Dade Home Depot.
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‘Unthinkable tragedy': Fort Lauderdale mayor, police chief decry shootings after 3-year-old killed
Fort Lauderdale’s mayor and police chief were expected to speak Wednesday about gun violence in the city following the tragic drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old as he attended a birthday party at a park.
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Bodycam shows Miami Beach cop fatally shoot man holding hostages at knifepoint in Victoria's Secret
Intense new police body camera footage shows an officer fatally shooting an escaped convict as he held a girl and an employee hostage at knifepoint inside a Miami Beach Victoria’s Secret store last year.
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Miami man arrested in ‘grandparent scam' also linked to multiple fraud incidents: Police
A Miami man has been arrested in a “grandparents scam” that conned an elderly couple out of thousands of dollars, and police say he’s linked to multiple fraud incidents in Florida and elsewhere.
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3-year-old fatally shot at Fort Lauderdale birthday party ID'd, police find car
A 3-year-old boy was at a birthday party in Fort Lauderdale when he was fatally shot over the weekend.
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Shocking new video shows Fort Lauderdale drive-by shooting that left 2 dead, 3 hurt
Shocking new surveillance video shows a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale that left a man and woman dead and a 2-year-old and two other people injured earlier this week.
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Father, grandma among 3 arrested in fatal shooting of 11-year-old girl in Miami apartment
A father and grandmother are among three people who are facing charges after an 11-year-old girl who was somehow shot inside her Miami apartment died from her injuries.
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Police ID man and woman killed in Fort Lauderdale drive-by shooting that injured 2-year-old
Police have identified the man and woman killed in a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale Monday night that left a 2-year-old and two other people injured as they search for whoever is responsible.