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Biscayne Park police chief resigns; probe finds he hired fired cops, Shakira guard with suspect past
BISCAYNE PARK, Fla. – The police chief in the small northeast Miami-Dade village of Biscayne Park has resigned after an internal probe found he used his position to “bypass” background check procedures to “hire individuals who would otherwise be denied employment,” including fired former cops and a man with “a lengthy criminal history.”
US Marshals arrest ‘attempted murder fugitive’ who they say opened fire on man in Pinecrest
PINECREST, Fla. – US Marshals arrested an “attempted murder fugitive” Tuesday who they say opened fire on another man in a quiet Pinecrest neighborhood last month. Authorities said Jeffrey Manuel Chamorro, 31, was apprehended by members of the US Marshals Service and the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force near the 800 Block of Himmarshee Street in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday.
Husband of missing woman in Spain accused in Miami federal indictment of kidnapping her
MIAMI — A Fort Lauderdale man whose estranged wife has been missing in Spain since early February was charged with kidnapping her in a federal grand jury indictment filed by prosecutors on Wednesday. The indictment accuses David Knezevich, 35, of traveling from Miami to Madrid to kidnap his wife...
Fort Lauderdale Honors Fallen Heroes with Flags at Half-Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day
In a solemn act of remembrance and respect, the City of Fort Lauderdale today lowered its flags to half-staff at all city facilities in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. The gesture aligns with the Presidential and Governor's proclamations dedicated to law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty, as per the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Miami Gardens Police Investigate After Man Found Bound and Shot Near Canal
The Miami Gardens community is grappling with the unsettling discovery of a man found shot to death, his hands bound and a bag covering his head, on the bank of a canal last Friday. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Christopher Lee Henry, was discovered by residents of the neighborhood near the 3900 block of Northwest 207th Drive just after 8 a.m.
Former Parkland School Deputy Wants Legal Fees Covered
A Broward criminal judge denying a request by former Parkland school deputy Scot Peterson to get legal fees from the Broward Sheriff's Office. Judge Martin Fein says he's denying the request without prejudice because it was made in the wrong venue. Peterson was acquitted of felony child neglect and all other charges of failing to act during the massacre.
Debate over ‘Mount Trashmore’ landfill proposal: Expand or pay more
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – The Monarch Hill Landfill, also known as “Mount Trashmore,” is about 210 feet tall. Trucks collecting Broward County’s garbage started to make dropoffs in 1965. The 500-acre landfill deals with about 5,000 tons of waste, six days a week. Waste Management expects...
Family seeks justice in mother and son's tragic killings two decades apart
Tragedy revisited a South Florida family after one of their loved ones was fatally shot in a Wynwood parking lot earlier this month, 21 years after the unsolved murder of his mother in Miami Gardens. DaMarco Harris, 24, had been discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at 3500 North Miami...
He Nose Best
Building a specialized medical practice truly does involve a special type of person. Beaming with a patient-centered passion, audible spark and a drive to keep growing, Dr. Lee Mandel has built a South Florida-bred, small-but-mighty empire in the sinus and snoring treatment space. Mandel is a true New York-meets-Florida success story. He’s from Brooklyn and was raised in Hollywood, Fla. He completed his undergrad studies at the University of Florida, went to the University of South Florida for medical school, and completed his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Post NYC residency, Mandel joined a practice in Hollywood for a year and a half.
Feds ask Broward deputies to hold man for cocaine trafficking
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The U.S. Marshals Service asked Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies to avoid freeing Danny Sanchez, accused of cocaine trafficking. According to BSO inmate records, deputies booked Sanchez, 42, on Saturday at the Broward County main jail in Fort Lauderdale and remained there on Sunday. Witness...
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