Fort Lauderdale Police release bodycam, surveillance video detailing fatal shooting of armed man
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released body camera and surveillance footage capturing the moments when, they said, officers were forced to fire on an armed man in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Police put together a video that incorporates the footage, along with their own narration of what happened...
Renters concerned about high rental fees in Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast
High rental fees are putting a strain on renters across South Florida, according to renters who connected with WPTV. “All this starts to accumulate,” said Nicholas Baumann, from Stuart. "At the end of the day, it eats up most of your paycheck.”. WATCH BELOW: 'It's always going to be...
Starved Dog In Taped-Up Box Leads To Fort Lauderdale Man’s Arrest
Authorities say a routine cremation drop-off at a Wilton Manors vet clinic turned into a criminal case on Thursday, after staff opened a taped-up box and found a severely emaciated dog inside. The dog, later identified as Spike, was so thin that his hip bones and ribs were clearly visible,...
Boil water notice remains for SW 3rd Street area
Water service has been restored in the affected area of SW 3rd Street as of March 5 at 4:50 PM. Testing is now underway to confirm that the water is safe to drink. The first round of samples was collected today, and a second round will be taken on Friday, March 6. Results are expected by Saturday morning, and if both...
‘Data masking’? Florida trooper’s traffic stops raise questions about race, ethnicity reporting
In Lake Worth Beach last September, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled over Jose Hernandez Alvarez and detained him after federal immigration authorities said he lacked legal status to be in the U.S. Trooper John Petrofsky identified the man from El Salvador as “white,” according to his citation and arrest...
Man arrested after allegedly firing at police in SWAT standoff held without bond
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Delray Beach man is behind bars after police say he fired several shots at them during a standoff with the SWAT team Thursday. Evan Berkowitz, 56, appeared in court this morning and a judge ruled he will be held without bond. He was...
Pioneering Black Broward educators’ grave is in disrepair. She wants to fix it
For weeks after her mother’s death, Tracie Boyd visited Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pompano Beach, taking time to process her grief, bring flowers and spruce up the graves where both parents now rest. But she began to wander to other parts of the cemetery, curious to see if she saw graves of others she...
Palm Beach Police make first lagoon enforcement-related arrest
Palm Beach Police arrested a man on felony charges after they said he defrauded boat owners by renting them illegally installed mooring buoys in the Intracoastal Waterway. It marks the town’s first arrest related to the enforcement of mooring and anchoring rules in the section of the Intracoastal also known as the...
Man’s walk home from Boca Raton Target turns into shootout, cars and home hit...
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A walk home from a Boca Raton Target turned into a struggle for survival when a man found himself in a gunfight after an alleged unprovoked attack by a Delray Beach man. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said that on Thursday at 10:12...
Margate Crime Blotter: Man Accused of Strangling Woman During Domestic Violence Incident
The Margate Police Department responded to various incidents and made multiple arrests between February 24 and March 2, 2026. Theft: A victim reported that a known subject, Charles Helton, took his cellphone at 513 N. State Road 7. A notice to appear in court (NIC) was filed with the State Attorney’s Office for review.
