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Florida woman allegedly left her 3 young children at home in the middle of the night to work an unexpected late shift at Wawa
"It’s not like she was trying to go out and have fun," her defense attorney said. "She was trying to provide for her family." The post Florida woman allegedly left her 3 young children at home in the middle of the night to work an unexpected late shift at Wawa first appeared on Law & Crime.
Police: Toddler shot during kids’ party at Fort Lauderdale park
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A toddler was shot on Sunday afternoon during a children’s party in a public park in Fort Lauderdale. Crime scene tape surrounded a shaded playground and picnic area on the northern edge of the Riverland Park & Pool. The yellow tape extended to Southwest Ninth Street, near 26 Avenue.
Tamarac Man Arrested for Felony Assault After Victim’s Brave Escape
A Tamarac man was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon, and domestic battery by strangulation, after a victim escaped his home and reported his crimes. According to Broward County Sheriff’s Office records, on July 10, a woman walked into the Tamarac District...
Schoolgirl, 18, shot dead in front of sister in sickening mystery drive-by shooting
A devastated Florida community are left trying to pick up the pieces after a school girl was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in front of her little sister as they waited for an Uber home from a friend's house
Man accused of making bomb threat against South Florida hospital
TAMARAC, Fla. – A 36-year-old man was arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office this week after they said he made a bomb threat against a hospital. According to BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis, Guerdouin Montimer, of Tamarac, was taken into custody Monday afternoon and transported to the BSO Main Jail.
Tamarac Crime Update: Thief Steals Donation Canister For Cancer Patients
This is a summary of Tamarac crime events through July 15, 2024, compiled through our joint effort with the Broward Sheriff’s Office to share updates with the residents. Momentum Solar was a victim of Burglary Conveyance at 6001 Hiatus Road that was reported on 07/10/2024. The total estimated loss was $65. An unknown suspect unbolted a tire from the victim’s vehicle and then attempted to put their very damaged tire on the victim’s vehicle, but it wouldn’t fit because there were 4 lug nuts on the victim’s vehicle and 5 lug nuts on the suspect’s wheel. It seems that after the suspect realized this, they left the victim’s rim on the ground but still took three lug nuts and left.
Man arrested after stabbing, standoff in Pompano Beach
An early-morning stabbing led to a standoff with authorities in Pompano Beach on Sunday. Broward Sheriff's Office deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue initially responded to a stabbing call just before 5 a.m. near the 700 block of Northwest 15th Court. They found a man with lacerations to his body,...
Broward SAO employee set to retire in August got caught up in fraud case with her son
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – A woman who works for the Broward State Attorney’s Office, in a unit that handles mental health-related felonies, was at the Broward County main jail on Saturday afternoon, in Fort Lauderdale. Josephine Brown started working for the SAO on March 8, 2001. The 65-year-old...
BSO: 14-year-old girl reported missing from Deerfield Beach found safe
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities said they have located a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Deerfield Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Sarah Capo had been last seen in the area of Northwest Seventh Place and 38th Terrace, at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Capo...
Miramar police officers arrest Hialeah murder suspect
HIALEAH, Fla. – Miramar police officers arrested a 27-year-old man on Friday who was wanted for a homeless man’s recent murder in Hialeah. According to Broward Sheriff’s Office inmate records, Mohammed Rajaie Ali was at the Broward County main jail without bond on Saturday evening in Fort Lauderdale.
Police arrest man accused in multi-county crime spree throughout Florida, including thefts in Dania Beach and Doral
DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A suspected thief who, police said, went on a crime spree throughout the state of Florida, was arrested on Tuesday by officers in Miami-Dade County. During his court appearance on Wednesday, 35-year-old Alex Luis appeared before a judge who denied him bond. According to police,...
Sean Kingston and Mother Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges
Singer Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been indicted on federal charges in Miami, accused of defrauding businesses out of more than $1 million. The indictment follows their arrest two months ago on fraud charges in Broward County, FL. TMZ reports that a Grand Jury has indicted Kingston...
Caretaker charged in theft of homes, more than $1 million of dead couple
Two Florida women are being accused by prosecutors of filing fake deeds in Broward County to gain control over two homes and more than a million dollars that had belonged to a dead couple that one of the woman had cared for. The latest deed fraud investigated by the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office’s Crimes Against Property Unit involves a caretaker whose charge was the wife of a ...
Man arrested for robbing two banks in Palm Beach County: DOJ
MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A man was arrested for robbing two banks in Palm Beach County. The first robbery occurred in Boca Raton at the Truist Bank in June. According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) the robbery happened at 9:30 a.m. Courtney Mallory is accused of entering the Truist bank on State Road 441 and brandishing what appeared to be a firearm.
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