CRIME & SAFETY
Man, 20, accused of murder in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Christian Julian Pope didn’t even get to celebrate his 21st birthday in May, and he was already accused of killing someone and trying to kill two others in Broward County. Hollywood police officers arrested Pope, 20, on Tuesday and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were...
His blood-alcohol level was so high he nearly was poisoned. Then he crashed, killing two.
WEST PALM BEACH — A judge last week sentenced a Boca Raton man to 12 years in prison after the man pleaded guilty to DUI charges stemming from a 2023 crash that killed an older couple from New York. Jamie Gomez Escobedo, 36, pleaded to two counts of DUI manslaughter and one...
Police search for missing, endangered woman from Plantation
PLANTATION, Fla. – Authorities in Broward County are searching for a missing, endangered woman. According to police, 46-year-old Lisamarie Nadia Finzi was last seen along the 1200 block of Northwest 95th Avenue in Plantation at approximately 6:00 p.m. on April 6. Father of 2 dies after stabbing at laundromat...
2 arrested in California following fatal shooting outside Lauderhill lounge
LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Lauderhill police announced the arrests Thursday of two men who are believed to be responsible for a fatal shooting that occurred outside a lounge in February. According to police, Damar Troy Andrews, 28, and Jahiem Jonah Dixon, 20, were taken into custody Thursday morning in Sacramento...
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for double DUI manslaughter
Jamie Josue Gomez Escobedo, 36, of Boca Raton, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in the manslaughter of two elderly New York residents and a woman critically injured in 2023 west of Boca Raton.
Man busted smuggling 31 migrants on boat, feds say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man appeared in Fort Lauderdale federal court Monday after federal authorities busted him smuggling nearly three dozen migrants on his boat off the coast of South Florida, according to a criminal complaint. Derek Campton, 43, is facing a federal charge of bringing aliens into...
Tamarac woman, 78, facing arson charge after allegedly setting her home on fire
A 78-year-old woman is facing an arson charge after she allegedly set her Tamarac home on fire. Linda Carella was arrested Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 4 fire at her home on Northwest 46th Way, records showed. According to an arrest report, Tamarac Fire Rescue crews responded to the...
Detectives trying to ID suspect linked to killing of stray cat in Broward
Authorities in Broward are working to identify a suspect believed to be involved in the killing of a stray cat. The investigation began on Monday after detectives were alerted that a known stray cat was found with bite marks in the 300 block of Northwest 28th Terrace in an unincorporated area of the county near Fort Lauderdale, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said Thursday.
Lauderhill Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Sunrise Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed
A man has been charged in connection with a shooting that took place in Sunrise, Florida, which left another man paralyzed, local authorities said. The suspect identified as 24-year-old Charles Robert Lewis, from Lauderhill, was arrested and faces charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder, according to an arrest report.
Pompano Beach Man Charged with Aggravated Assault After Allegedly Using Van to Ram Prius in Coral Springs Road Rage Incident
A road skirmish in Coral Springs erupted into vehicular violence last week when a man allegedly used his Nissan van as a battering ram against a Toyota Prius, police reported. Magin Caceres, 39, of Pompano Beach, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he apparently pursued and rammed into the Prius at about 1:30 p.m. on April 10, according to a TAPinto Coral Springs report.
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