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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.
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.
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,...
Giants legend Lawrence Taylor arrested in Florida
Retired New York Giants legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested this week in Florida, TMZ reports. Taylor turned himself in at the Broward County Jail on an outstanding felony warrant related to failing to report his status as a registered sex offender. Per TMZ: Lawrence Taylor was arrested again in Florida this week, TMZ Sports has learned … after he was accused yet again of failing to follow conditions imposed on him as a registered sex offender. Broward County jail officials tell us … Taylor turned himself in on an outstanding felony warrant on Wednesday at around 5 PM...
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...
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 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
14-year-old girl found safe after reported missing from Deerfield Beach
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives were searching for a teenage girl who was reported missing from Deerfield Beach this weekend, but she was found safe on Sunday afternoon. Sarah Capo, 14, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Friday near the 700 block of Northwest 38th Terrace, wearing a black shirt and black shorts.
Deputies respond to reports of stabbing inside Pompano Beach gated community, find 1 dead, 1 injured
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Authorities in Broward County are investigating a stabbing incident. It happened at approximately 5 p.m. along the 3300 block of Northwest 10th Avenue in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene after...
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 ...
Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket holders saying they were denied entry.
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...
Broward State Attorney's Office employee and son accused of trying to exploit elderly veteran
An employee with the Broward State Attorney's office and her son are in jail after authorities said they tried to steal a business from an elderly veteran. Josephine Brown and her son Debarris James are accused of targeting the then 94-year-old inside a nursing facility. “It's been very disheartening,” the...
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.
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