Uber driver accused of fondling 15-year-old in Sunny Isles Beach appears in court
A South Florida Uber driver was arrested after allegedly making sexual comments and touching a 15-year-old girl during a ride she requested through the Uber Teens app. “You were arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct on a child,” said Judge Mindy S. Glazer. Jose Miguel Perez-Molina, 39, appeared Wednesday...
Broward deputy shot in burglary investigation, saved by vest Shooter also injured
A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot while conducting a burglary investigation Thursday afternoon, with his bulletproof vest saving his life, authorities say. The person who pulled the trigger was also shot. They were both rushed to the hospital. Around 2:30 p.m., the Broward Sheriff’s Office Burglary...
Comedian Hannibal Buress Settles Miami Police Lawsuit for $200K
The City of Miami will pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its police officers falsely arrested comedian Hannibal Buress in 2017 on a bogus disorderly intoxication charge. On Thursday morning, several weeks after Buress and the city’s attorneys decided to settle the 2020 case — in which...
Sister of man convicted in fatal shooting of Hollywood Police officer asks for mercy
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - The sister of Jason Banegas, the young man convicted of killing a Hollywood Police officer in 2021, took the stand to ask for mercy as a jury weighs whether he receives a death sentence or life in prison. Katherine Banegas told the jury about the...
NICU babies get a winter wonderland at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — It may be warm and sunny in South Florida, but inside the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital NICU at Memorial Hospital West, it’s starting to look a lot like winter. For the unit’s annual “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” celebration, staff turned the space into a...
Doctor arrested after attacking husband, spitting on FHP trooper on Palmetto Expressway, authorities say
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - A doctor is in deep water when an afternoon out for drinks turned sour after she attacked her husband and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, according to police. According to FHP, 39-year-old Gisell Mansur was arrested after she became violent on the Palmetto Expressway,...
Unlicensed contractor left elderly victim who paid $39K with ‘non-functioning’ kitchen: Cops
A Hialeah man accused of working as an unlicensed contractor was arrested after he allegedly was paid over $39,000 for remodeling work an elderly customer's home then gutted the kitchen and left it "non-functioning," police said. Carlos Cabrera, 34, was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft, exploitation of...
Deputy okay, suspect shot during Margate burglary investigation
A suspect was shot and a Broward deputy is okay after a shooting during a burglary investigation in Margate on Thursday.
FHP, ICE seen targeting landscape workers in Broward
The Florida Highway Patrol could be seen this week teaming up with federal immigration enforcers to stop and question people in the landscaping business, pulling over their trucks along busy Broward County highways. FHP is part of a state-federal partnership that the state is mandating local jails and law...
Scammers Pose as Deputies, Target Families of Arrested Loved Ones in Broward County, FL
Scammers are impersonating Broward Sheriff's Office deputies and demanding immediate payment from families moments after their loved ones are arrested, local officials warned earlier this month.
