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Neighbors worry after seniors shot dead at Fort Lauderdale home: ‘Who did it and why?’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A wave of concern is spreading throughout a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood following the shooting deaths of an elderly couple. “When I wake up, I worry,” said resident Elouise Lesane. “Even when I go to bed, I worry, because who did it and why?”
Fort Lauderdale police release body cam video of officer shot, suspect killed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police released body camera video of a shootout at a Fort Lauderdale hotel that ended with a suspect dead and an officer wounded last Thursday. It happened in a room at the Holiday Inn Express at 1500 SE 17th St., in the city’s...
Woman killed in crash on Turnpike near Coconut Creek Parkway
A woman was killed in a crash on the Florida's Turnpike in Coconut Creek early Thursday, authorities said. The crash happened around 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike south of the Coconut Creek Parkway. Florida Highway Patrol officials said a 2009 Acura TSX sedan was parked on...
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill that will increase wine bottle size limit
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill Thursday that removes the wine container capacity limit in Florida. DeSantis signed the bill at a ceremony at a Fort Lauderdale wine shop. DeSantis said the measure, HB 583, changes an “anachronistic” law that isn’t good for businesses or consumers.
Crook smashes way into Hollywood cellphone store
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A bold bandit went to great lengths to get his hands on some high-tech merchandise, but he may have found out later that the loot wasn’t exactly high-end. It happened at the iShop Repair store at 1803 N. 68th Ave. in Hollywood at around 2...
Feds accuse man of trying to arrange hit on business rival in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man thought a Leap Day meeting in Plantation was with an assassin, but, unbeknownst to him, it was with an undercover federal agent, whom he would eventually pay $2,500 to kill a business rival, according to court documents released Thursday. U.S. Marshals arrested the...
Coral Springs man convicted in 2011 murder of restaurant worker
A Coral Springs man was found guilty Wednesday of the 2011 killing of a restaurant worker whose body was surrounded by enough blood for investigators to piece together who committed the offense. Kadian Andre Garfield Roper, 43, will learn his fate May 1, when Broward Circuit Judge Tim Bailey imposes his sentence. Life in prison is possible but not mandatory for the second-degree murder ...
Mother, child died by "traumatic means" at Plantation home
MIAMI - The deaths of a Plantation mother and her child in their home on Tuesday is being investigated as a possible homicide. Around noon, police went to the home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check. Inside, they found the bodies of 38-year-old Sara Ashley Gama, and her 2-year-old son Ethan Aponte. Investigators said they father, 40-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte, was also in the home. He was unconscious, possibly as a result of an apparent self-induced drug overdose, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital where he's listed in critical condition. A neighbor saw police show...
Man arrested for road rage in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Matias Fleuriza appeared in Broward County court on Wednesday accused of assaulting someone during a road rage incident in Fort Lauderdale. Fleuriza, 33, stood before Circuit Judge Christopher M. Brown after an officer with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested him on Tuesday. Investigation ongoing...
Coral Springs Man Accused of Attempted Murder of Parents After Alleged THC Vape Frenzy
A 21-year-old Coral Springs man, identified as Alexander Figueroa, is facing attempted murder and aggravated battery charges after a chilling incident where he allegedly attacked and stabbed his own parents post embarking on a THC vape-induced frenzy. Details emerging from court documents and police reports explain that Figueroa, alongside his...
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