Pembroke Pines
CRIME & SAFETY
Man shoots former co-worker after being fired from Pembroke Pines barbershop, police say
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A victim was found with a gunshot wound outside of a Publix in Pembroke Pines Friday afternoon shortly after police say a shooting was reported at a barbershop in the area. The shooting occurred at Halftime Barber, located at 15677 Pines Blvd., according to the...
Broward workplace shooting suspect faces felony charge
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A 29-year-old man is facing a first-degree felony charge punishable by life in prison on Saturday in Broward County after a workplace shooting on Friday in Pembroke Pines. Jesus Santiago — who police accused of shooting a man in the back at a barbershop —...
Jurors recommend death sentence for killer in Miami Lakes love triangle murder
A jury has recommended a death sentence for a man who was found guilty of murder from a complicated love triangle over a decade ago. Eight out of 12 jurors on Thursday recommended the death sentence instead of life in prison for Ysrael Granda, who was convicted of first-degree murder in connection to the death of 42-year-old Jose Soto in Miami Lakes in 2012.
Unsolved mystery: Jamaican-American man vanishes in Kingston
MIAMI – A Jamaican-American man who travels to the Caribbean island nation regularly vanished nearly two weeks ago in Kingston. He was set to return to his home in Miramar on June 30. Fabian Hammond, also known as Fabion Hammond, arrived on June 15 at the Norman Manley International...
Fort Lauderdale cop faces termination after alleged racist behavior, city says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Fort Lauderdale police officer is facing serious scrutiny and demands for his resignation following accusations of racist behavior over the past year, authorities confirmed Friday. John Giga, who has served as an officer with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for 16 years, has a...
Coconut Creek Crime Update: Father Takes 11-Year-Old To Get Brazilian Wax
Through our joint effort with the Coconut Creek Police Department to share updates with residents, this is a summary of Coconut Creek’s crime and arrests through June 24, 2024. Theft. A victim of Theft from a Motor Vehicle at the Tradewinds Apartments on NW 42 Avenue was reported on...
‘Mommy is not home’: 3 arrested after child left unattended, malnourished at Hollywood hotel
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man and two women who were responsible for watching a child at a Hollywood hotel were arrested Thursday after police say they left him unattended, without food and suffering from severe rashes on his body. Hollywood police officers were flagged down by a manager at...
Doral resident finds a 3-year-old boy alone, sleeping outside her doorstep
DORAL, Fla. – A 3-year-old boy from Daytona Beach was sleeping on the floor of an apartment building alone in Doral while his 25-year-old mother was undergoing plastic surgery, police said. Jessica Renteria appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Friday after residents of the APEX apartment complex along Northwest...
Video shows woman wanted for robbery in Plantation
PLANTATION, Fla. – Keith Louis said he poured his heart into Coastal Provisions, based out of Plantation. Surveillance video shows how the growing small business recently took a big blow. It’s a family business, so his son signed after receiving a delivery on Tuesday morning. He sells snacks such...
Search for missing 19-year-old man reported missing from Miramar
MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Police seek the public’s help in their search for a young man who was reported missing from Miramar. According to Miramar Police, 19-year-old Prynce Travon Clark pedaled away from the area of the 3600 block of Bahama Drive in Miramar on a blue and gray bicycle at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday and has not been heard from since.
Broward man, 40, arrested in fatal Boca-area hit-and-run
A 40-year-old Broward County man was arrested this week on charges related to a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in April in suburban Boca Raton. Carlos Cardoso is facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash and tampering with evidence in a crash on April 6 that killed 65-year-old Martin Albert Barry....
Shooting reported outside Fort Lauderdale hotel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday morning outside a hotel. The shooting was reported at 5:47 a.m. outside the Extended Stay hotel in the 6000 block of Northwest Sixth Way. According to Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman Casey Liening, the victim suffered...
Man sentenced to 54 years in prison for killing 4 people in Glades County DUI crash
A Fort Lauderdale man has been sentenced to 54 years in prison for a DUI crash that killed four people in 2023 in Glades County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a two-vehicle crash occurred in June of 2023 on U.S. 27, Glades County, killing four people. The at-fault vehicle...
Man dies after being struck by lightning at park in Davie: Police
A person was killed at Vista View Park in Davie on Sunday after being struck by lightning, police said. Davie Police officers responded to the scene at 4001 SW 142 Avenue around 10:30 a.m. where they found a man dead. The park was closed for weather-related safety reasons, police said.
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