Authorities say they have ended a three-store Home Depot theft spree after arresting a man and his suspected getaway driver on Monday.
The first of six thefts happened on May 30 at a Lake Worth Home Depot around 10:50 a.m., when Steven Weston Sykes, 27,...
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Two men accused of three-city theft spree at Home Depot stores
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State: Keep Goodman on house arrest
John Goodman could easily flee the country and skip out on his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial if he's released from house arrest, the Florida Attorney General's Office argued Monday in response to the Wellington polo mogul's latest appeal.
Since...
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Two men accused of using tax-preparing business for massive refund thefts
Two South Florida men were ordered held without bond Monday after federal authorities said they have substantial evidence to link them to millions of dollars in income tax fraud and identity theft.
Geto Dorlizier, 34, and Jourmel Thomas, 47, were...
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Bail gets tougher for Broward burglary suspects
The justice system is cracking down on crooks who break into people's homes and businesses in Broward County.
Starting this week, defendants arrested on burglary charges are no longer allowed to post bail and go free without first coming before a judge....
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Ex-Miami Dolphin accused of domestic battery
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver James McKnight was arrested Monday and charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest, jail booking records showed.
The 40-year-old retired NFL player is accused of knocking over his wife at their Southwest...
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Howard Simon: Marijuana law enforcement comes at devastating price
Last week the American Civil Liberties Union issued a report ("The War on Marijuana in Black and White: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests" http://www.aclu.org/marijuana) confirming what everyone suspected: marijuana possession...
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One man, three juveniles busted on burglary charges in Boca
Boca Raton Police Wednesday arrested one man and three juveniles after police said they drove a rental car into a community to burglarize houses, only to give a variety of stories when questioned.
Jaquan Rashod Johnson, 18, of Deerfield Beach, and the...
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Convicted sex offender extradited from Brazil after 12 years on run
A convicted sex offender was back in a Broward jail Friday after 12 years on the run and a two-year extradition process with Brazil, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Kenneth Andrew Craig, 44, who landed on an international Most Wanted Sex...
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DUI suspect was 'buggin' out' before crash, friend tells police
After allegedly downing shots and smoking weed, Christopher Juez plowed his car into a guardrail and seriously injured himself and two of his friends, according to a Greenacres police arrest report.
The March 29 crash scene was ugly: Backseat passenger...
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Delray juvenile, 16, arrested after police chase stolen car, find gun
A 16-year-old Delray Beach teenager is facing charges after police chased a stolen car Thursday and found a shotgun in the back seat, police said.
The boy was driving a stolen green Nissan when a police officer pulled up to Southwest 2nd Street and...
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Condo president gambles away community's money, police say
Luck finally ran out for a Pembroke Pines condo association president accused of gambling away the community's maintenance money at a casino.
Nancy Marquez, 58, was arrested on charges she stole $148,012 from the French Villas condominium association,...
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Prominent Haitian broadcaster hides from immigration in plain sight
Faced with deportation, Haitian immigrant James T. Leger did not lay low to avoid authorities, like most people living in the U.S. illegally might do.
Instead, he leased a radio station, hosted a morning show, sponsored concerts, participated in a relief...
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Smell of marijuana: Who needs a search warrant when police use their nose?
Who needs a search warrant when you've got a nose?
It's a common phrase in South Florida arrest reports: the scent of marijuana wafting from a suspect's vehicle.
And while the detail may seem amusing, it's actually a serious legal requirement that...
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Two men accused of using tax-preparing business for massive refund thefts
Two South Florida men were ordered held without bond Monday after federal authorities said they have substantial evidence to link them to millions of dollars in income tax fraud and identity theft.
Geto Dorlizier, 34, and Jourmel Thomas, 47, were...
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Woman arrested after foul-mouthed tirade
Edinsa Martinez-Henao wasn't getting up without a fight.
According to a Delray Beach police arrest report, the 58-year-old was found passed out in some bushes in the 200 block of Northeast Sixth Avenue just after midnight on Saturday.
After an officer...
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State: Keep Goodman on house arrest
John Goodman could easily flee the country and skip out on his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial if he's released from house arrest, the Florida Attorney General's Office argued Monday in response to the Wellington polo mogul's latest appeal.
Since...
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Two men accused of three-city theft spree at Home Depot stores
Authorities say they have ended a three-store Home Depot theft spree after arresting a man and his suspected getaway driver on Monday.
The first of six thefts happened on May 30 at a Lake Worth Home Depot around 10:50 a.m., when Steven Weston Sykes, 27,...
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Osceola County deputies arrested a man accused of trying to stop a speeder in his Kissimmee neighborhood by flashing a gun and claiming to be a police officer, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
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Texas woman arrested in latest bar-scam theft
— Cash and a watch worth $12,500 were stolen from a South Florida man in what appeared to be the latest instance of bar-hopping temptresses scamming men they go home with.
Travis Kania, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, met the woman at Blondies on June 10...
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Coral Springs woman accused of using counterfeit bills
Seven months after being arrested for using a fake $100 bill, Monalisa Cardozo is again behind bars, accused of repeating the same crime.
Cardozo, 29, of Coral Springs, was arrested Monday after spending nine counterfeit $100 bills at stores throughout...
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