Two men arrested in pursuit that ended with crash in Coral Springs
Two men in a Camaro who eluded police and crashed into an SUV, injuring a bystander, have been arrested following a large nighttime manhunt, police said Friday. With the aid of a helicopter and dogs,...
View ArticleRenowned Fort Lauderdale teen therapist accused of child cruelty
The owner of a prominent Fort Lauderdale-based teen rehab program was jailed Thursday on a child cruelty charge. Karen Corcoran Walsh, of Boca Raton, runs Inspirations for Youth and Families with her...
View ArticleFive arrested at Boca Raton mall part of iPhone-buying scam, say police
Call them the iPhony five. A group arrested at a Boca Raton mall this week are the latest examples of an emerging iPhone scam targeting the U.S. east coast, say Boca Raton police. The scheme plays out...
View ArticleBoca man blew over four times legal limit, police say
A Boca Raton man is accused of blowing over four times the legal limit during a breath test, according to an arrest report. William Joseph Scaggs, 25, pulled up to a house in the 600 block of Southwest...
View ArticleDentist botched root canals while working with a suspended license, deputies say
The owner of the Terrific Smiles of the Palm Beaches dental practice is in trouble – and deputies say she left two patients in a terrific amount of pain. Deputies say Dr. Miriam Rubano, 34, of Lake...
View ArticleBrooklyn murder suspect may be in South Florida, detectives say
The search for a fugitive in a 1992 murder case has led two New York City police investigators to South Florida. Detectives Robert Schulman and Stephen Hunter said Wednesday that they are trying to...
View ArticleBSO deputy instigated wrongful arrest, lawsuit says
An ugly confrontation involving an off-duty deputy in a store parking lot cost a Margate man his job — and has resulted in a federal lawsuit against the Broward sheriff and two deputies. Lewis Bradley...
View ArticleDine and dash prank took a deadly turn
This man will pay a steep price for what he thought would be a meal on the house. A trio of men dined and dashed -- left without paying their tab -- at the New Dynasty Restaurant in Sarasota, according...
View ArticleDrunken man confessed to corrupting public morals, deputies said
Here's a sure sign that you can't hold your booze: You spontaneously confess to an approaching officer that you're "corrupting the public morals." And here's another sign: You're 19 and not legally old...
View ArticleCops: Man with "death kit" planned to kill estranged wife
This estranged hubby was a man on a mission...to kill. When cops pulled over Tolga Miran, 29, for allegedly driving a stolen truck, they discovered a 'death kit' inside the vehicle, according to an...
View ArticleDUI crash: Boy found standing along roadside holding empty bottle of vodka
Loads of tourists visit Florida to experience thrill rides ... just not with Uncle Leon. Leon J. Lovelady, age 20, woke up his nephews, ages 8 and 5, at 4 a.m. Sunday to go for a joyride, according to...
View ArticleCops: Man allegedly bit off piece of best bud's ear ... "just a small piece"
If you can't go for the jugular, then go for the ear. Just ask renowned ear foodie Mike Tyson about it. A lot of folks have been doing so lately, like this Port St. Lucie man. Kenneth Thompson told...
View ArticleGirls caught nude dude showering with hose on high school campus
Normally getting a report of a naked man taking a shower with a water hose next to the girl's locker room on a school campas at 1:00 a.m. on a weekend would raise much of an eyebrow. But Key West High...
View ArticleReport: Woman faked her own kidnapping, gave herself a self-inflicted eye bruise
On Wednesday about 5:00 a.m., deputies said they responded to a report of a woman who had been abducted in Fort Myers at gunpoint by a man and a woman. After the abducted woman, identified as Ashley...
View ArticleWoman allegedly told cops: 'It's breast time, oh, yes, baby I'll take it all...
Ronda Beckman, 46, is accused of getting drunk and exposing her breasts -- and refusing to put her shirt back on -- while dancing at a Fort Pierce bar, reports Will Greenlee in his Off the Beat blog...
View ArticleBroward Sheriff Scott Israel having rocky rookie year
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is a political rookie, and it's showing. As much as he tries to blame enemies and predecessor Al Lamberti for his problems, it's time for Israel and his team to face up to...
View ArticleMan busted on drug charges after being caught having sex in car with adult...
On Sunday afternoon Barry Thompson got busted. Big time. Sometimes it's the price you pay for 'keeping it in the family.' When deputies noticed a 2005 Toyota parked in the entrance of Pride Elementary...
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