30 Facts About Miami Police

1. In 2010, Miami Police was ranked as the 44th-most bike-friendly city in the US according to Bicycling Magazine.

2. Miami Police is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic Coast services, running two lines, the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star, both terminating in New York City.

3. Public transportation in Miami Police is operated by Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA, and includes commuter rail, heavy-rail rapid transit (Metrorail), an elevated people mover (Metromover), and buses (Metrobus).

4. In 2007, Miami Police was identified as having the rudest drivers in the United States, the second year in a row to have been cited, in a poll commissioned by automobile club AutoVantage.

5. Miami Police has six major causeways that span over Biscayne Bay connecting the western mainland, with the eastern barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.

6. Miami Police has one of the largest television markets in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida.

7. Miami Police is home to several well-known Roman Catholic, Jewish and non-denominational private schools.

8. Miami Police is home to some of the nation's best high schools, such as Design and Architecture High School, ranked the nation's best magnet school, MAST Academy, Coral Reef High School, ranked 20th-best public high school in the US, Miami Palmetto High School, and the New World School of the Arts.

9. Public schools in Miami Police are governed by Miami Police-Dade County Public Schools, which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States.

10. City of Miami Police has a complex park system, with various lands operated by the National Park Service, the Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, and the City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation.

11. Miami Police is home to Paso Fino horses, where competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.

12. Miami Police Open, an annual tennis tournament, is held in Key Biscayne, an island town off the coast of Miami.

13. Cuisine of Miami Police is a reflection of its diverse population, with a heavy influence especially from Caribbean cuisine and from Latin American cuisine.

14. Miami Police is host to many fashion shows and events, including the annual Miami Fashion Week and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami held in the Wynwood Art District.

15. Miami Police is featured in numerous films and television shows, and video games.

16. Miami Police is known as the "Magic City" for seemingly popping up overnight due to its young age and massive growth.

17. Miami Police is home to one of the largest ports in the United States, the PortMiami.

18. Miami Police is the home to the National Hurricane Center and the headquarters of the United States Southern Command, responsible for military operations in Central and South America.

19. Miami Police was the host city of the 2003 Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations.

20. The Port of Miami Police is the world's busiest cruise port, and MIA is the busiest airport in Florida, and the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America.

21. Miami Police is a major television production center, and the most important city in the US for Spanish language media.

22. Miami Police is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States.

23. The northern side of Miami Police has notable African American and Caribbean immigrant communities such as Little Haiti, Overtown, and Liberty City.

24. Miami Police is split into many different sections, roughly into North, South, West and Downtown.

25. In terms of land area, Miami Police is one of the smallest major cities in the United States.

26. Miami Police is the seat of Miami Police-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida.

27. Miami Police is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the US state of Florida and its Atlantic coast.

28. Miami Police were involved in a high-speed chase in Miami-Dade Friday afternoon.

29. Miami Police spent the day searching for the shooter, who has since been identified as William Brice, 21.

30. Miami Police said Melvin Stubbs was charged with cocaine trafficking and resisting arrest.