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BSO detectives still looking for leads a year after woman shot while riding in Slingshot
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are still searching for the killer who gunned down a woman who was riding in a convertible Polaris Slingshot last year on the Fourth of July. According to authorities, the shooting was reported shortly after 7:15 p.m. on July 4,...
Dengue fever alert issued in Florida Keys after confirmed cases
MIAMI - Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.The local alert comes days after the CDC issued a health advisory warning of an increased risk of dengue infections in the country. The two confirmed dengue cases in the Keys were locally acquired, which means the people didn't get sick while traveling. Miami-Dade County has also reported locally acquired dengue cases this year. It takes two cases for an alert to be issued.In Broward Mosquito control is using drones to get the pests in hard to reach places. They're...
Flooded church won’t pay
(WSVN) - Heavy rains flooding homes and businesses is becoming an all too common theme in South Florida and it’s creating problems. In one case, a company cleaned a flooded church and hasn’t been paid, which is why they called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser. The people...
Carjacker dumps 3-year-old in car seat by side of road — then speeds off
A Florida carjacker was captured on video dumping a car seat on the side of the road — with a 3-year-old girl still strapped in it — after he took off with the tot during his crime last week. The child’s mom had frantically clung to the passenger door of her SUV minutes earlier as the 35-year-old suspect started to zoom off with her little girl but couldn’t stop him, said authorities in Broward County. The creep was later apprehended, the local sheriff’s department said. Sleeping couple wakes up to truck attached to their camper being carjacked by thief: ‘Just test driving’ The terrifying...
Teen accused of murdering grandmother to remain jailed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 14-year-old girl accused of murdering her grandmother in late May faced a Broward County judge again on Monday. Sofia Koval is accused of beating her grandmother, 79-year-old Yevheniia Koval, to death on May 23 at their home in Lauderdale Lakes. Koval, charged with second-degree...
New Florida law cracks down on those who take risks at railroad crossings
MIAMI - In an effort to save lives, a new Florida law cracks down on drivers and pedestrians who take risks at railroad crossings trying to beat a train. According to Operation Lifesaver, Florida is the fourth-highest state in the nation for railroad crossing crashes. Florida also has the fourth-highest number of deaths of people trespassing on tracks. This data is based on preliminary 2023 Federal Railroad Administration Statistics. "A train is coming by and people just try and speed by it," said one South Florida driver. "They try to go as fast as they can and sometimes...
Broward deputies arrest man accused of carjacking woman, fleeing with child; his mom IDed him
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County deputies arrested a man suspected of carjacking a woman and taking off with her SUV while her child was still in the back seat; prosecutors said his own mother identified him. Willio Petioma, 35, of Boca Raton, appeared in court on Monday. According...
Cops Nap Carjacker, Kidnapper, Wanted In Palm Beach County On Drug Charge
WATCH THE VIDEO: Man Snatched Car, Kid, After Car Crash In Broward… Mom Holds On To Car, But Falls To Street. BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A man wanted in Palm Beach County on a drug charge is facing kidnapping and carjacking charges… Read More »Cops Nap Carjacker, Kidnapper, Wanted In Palm Beach County On Drug Charge
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