CRIME & SAFETY
Pompano Beach residents hear explosion during fire at luxury real estate sales office
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Firefighters responded to a fire at a luxury real estate sales office on Saturday night in Pompano Beach. Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion. The fire was at the Related Group’s Casamar gallery in the area of North Ocean Boulevard and Northeast Ninth Street.
Man struck and killed by Broward County deputy in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH — A man is dead after they were struck and killed by a Broward Couty Sheriff's deputy early Saturday morning.Just after 5:30 a.m., BSO Pompano Beach district deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a crash involving an on-duty deputy and a pedestrian near the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard.Upon arrival, deputies found the other deputy — who was identified as 24-year-old Wyatt Jennesse — and the pedestrian, who was pronounced dead on the scene. He was later identified as 28-year-old Jamil Moreland of Fort Lauderdale.According to investigators, Jennesse...
‘Vilonious’ waits in jail after arrest in Plantation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – John Gabriel Spannos, better known as “Vilonious” on social media, was at the Broward County main jail on Thursday afternoon, in Fort Lauderdale. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies booked Spannos, 35, on Wednesday after police officers arrested him in Plantation. Police searching for...
Hollywood police: 1 injured during shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A shooting injured one person early Sunday morning in Broward County. The shooting was at about 3:30 a.m., in Hollywood. Police officers responded to the area of North Dixie Highway and Collins Court after a 911 call. More details after fatal-deputy collision in Broward. NOW PLAYING.
Over 3 years after cops found her with baby bleeding, mother struggles to stay out of Broward jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 30-year-old mother — who has been in and out of jail for years in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties — was at the Broward main jail on Friday in Fort Lauderdale. Ashly Marie Kestler, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, has...
Coconut Creek police seek residents’ video in stabbing investigation
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Coconut Creek police are asking residents in four neighborhoods to share doorbell or surveillance camera video as detectives investigate a weekend stabbing that sent a victim to the hospital. The stabbing happened Saturday in the area of Northwest 49th Avenue and 52nd Street. Detectives investigate...
Woman injured in fatal Fort Lauderdale crane collapse files $50M negligence suit
A woman who was injured when parts of a crane and construction materials fell from a Fort Lauderdale high-rise project onto the car she was in earlier this month has filed a $50 million-plus negligence lawsuit against the companies involved. Attorneys for Gemmalyn Castillo announced the lawsuit on her behalf...
Fort Lauderdale Teacher Sues for $50 Million After Devastating Crane Collapse Leaves Her with Brain Damage
A horrific crane collapse in Fort Lauderdale has left Gemmalyn Castillo, a mother of four and teacher, with severe brain damage and she is now suing for $50 million in damages. The tragedy struck on April 4 when a crane atop the Riverwalk Residences construction site plummeted onto Southeast Third Avenue Bridge, directly hitting the gray minivan Castillo was a passenger in, leading to the death of worker Jorge De La Torre and injuring several others. WSVN detailed that Castillo's attorneys, Brett Rosen and Judd Rosen, are pushing for accountability, citing negligence on behalf of the developer and general contractor.
2 arrested in California in Lauderhill double shooting that left man dead
Two men wanted in connection with a fatal double shooting at a Lauderhill shopping center back in February have been arrested in California, police said Thursday. Damar Troy Andrews, 28, and Jahiem Jonah Dixon, 20, were arrested in Sacramento County, Lauderhill Police said. Andrews and Dixon are expected to be...
Dad demands accountability after daughter dies in BSO custody
POMPANO BEACH - As a child Keirstyn Bucy loved music and horses. "She was a good rider from a young age. A natural," says her dad Jason Bucy, but autism and mental health issues took their toll. In the summer of 2022, Keirstyn Bucy was Baker-Acted and hospitalized in Hollywood. After a skirmish with a police officer, she landed in the north Broward Jail. "When I found out she was arrested, she begged me to come home and I said no."Thinking she would be safe in jail, Jason Bucy was devastated when he learned his daughter had committed suicide in October 2022. "When the...
‘I am afraid’: Woman accused of domestic violence in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 39-year-old woman appeared in bond court on Friday accused of domestic violence. The victim, who had an injury on her face, testified before Broward County Circuit Judge Michele McCaul Ricca that Erica Gomez had also damaged a car. FDLE looks to suspend ability of...
Neighbor sets up fundraiser to help Broward family after fire
COOPER CITY, Fla. – A Broward County family of five needs the community’s support after they lost everything during a sudden house fire. Their neighbor, Mari Anne McDonnell, organized a fundraiser to help The Calhouns and their three children, who were not injured in the fire. Significant damage...
2 men sought after fight, shooting over parking spot at Miramar Publix
MIRAMAR — Police need help finding two men they said fought another man over a parking spot at a Broward County grocery store last week.According to Miramar Police, the men began fighting inside the parking lot of the Publix near the corner of Miramar Parkway and Palm Ave on Friday.In a video shared by police, one of the suspects pulls out his gun and fires it near the victim's head before driving away in a silver Mercury Marauder.If anyone can identify the suspects, they are asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477). Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible for a $5,000 reward for helping the investigation.
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