Man Accused of Aggravated Stalking After Calling Hotel Receptionist 80+ Times
A man was arrested on charges of aggravated stalking and violating a domestic violence injunction after police say he called a hotel receptionist more than 80 times in one day. According to a Coral Springs Police Department report, Joel Dimas Lopez-Santana, 26, of Margate, was arrested on February 26 following...
Whithorn Gas Station Inferno Leaves Woman Fighting For Life
A routine stop at a Whithorn gas station turned into a nightmare on Thursday, Feb. 19, leaving a 40-year-old woman, identified by family as Dacia Forrester, clinging to life after she was doused with gasoline and set on fire. Relatives and charity organizers say she has extensive third-degree burns, and a South...
Grocery store docked for dirty kitchen, moldy fish and bug zapper over prep area
Supermercados El Bodegón 3 in Margate needs a re-inspection after an inspector found an array of violations.
Man dies in North Lauderdale shooting, Broward Sheriff’s Office says
A North Lauderdale man was killed in a Saturday shooting, and no arrests have been made, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded around 7:30 p.m. to a shooting on the 6500 block of Harbour Road and found a man who had been shot, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said...
Broward woman killed in turnpike PIT crash; suspect charged with murder
Bonnie Bouffard, a longtime medical records worker, was killed near the Sunrise exit after a fleeing stolen truck struck her vehicle during a law enforcement PIT maneuver attempt.
Cops Arrest Man At Delray Beach Restaurant After Alleged Child Meetup Plan
Delray Beach police arrested a 27-year-old man the day before his birthday after a local “predator catcher” group used a decoy to draw him to a fast food restaurant for what was alleged to have been a sexual encounter with a teen. Emanuel Porras, 27, of Boynton Beach, was arrested at the Steak N Shake […]
Teen Shot On Busy I-95 Stretch In Fort Lauderdale Morning Gunfire Scare
A 16-year-old was shot Monday morning along the 1800 block of State Road 84, just east of I-95, and was taken to Broward General Medical Center with injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to Fort Lauderdale police. Officers rushed to the area after reports of gunfire around 10:30 a.m. and found the...
Physical altercation leads to shooting in Miramar, police say
MIRAMAR, Fla. — One person was injured Monday afternoon in a shooting in Miramar, authorities confirmed. According to Miramar police spokeswoman Janice McIntosh, the shooting was reported at about 12:45 p.m. in the 7500 block of Pembroke Road. McIntosh said an argument escalated into a physical altercation, at which...
Coral Springs bank teller steals over $10,000 from cash drawer, police say
He skimmed money after customers made deposits on multiple occasions, Fifth Third investigators and police found.
‘I have a bomb in my bag:’ JetBlue evacuates Florida flight over upset passenger
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A New York man was arrested on Sunday after he told airline staff that he was carrying a bomb on board, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. In an affidavit, deputies said they were initially called to a JetBlue Airways plane at the...
