CRIME & SAFETY
‘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...
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.
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...
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...
Two men arrested in deadly shooting outside Lauderhill lounge
FORT LAUDERDALE - Two men have been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting earlier this year in Lauderhill. In the early morning hours of February 7th, Christopher Fletcher was shot in the parking of a strip plaza on University Drive near 45th Street. Fletcher was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center where he died. According to police, the two men were seen inside of The Spot Lounge Bar & Grill, near where the shooting took place, for "several hours" before the shooting happened, arriving and leaving in what detectives believe to be a BMW SUV. Police said a fight led to the gunfire. Surveillance video from the shopping plaza shows a man firing an assault-style rifle and an SUV speeding away. A second man was also injured in the shooting. He went to the Florida Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. During the investigation, detectives identified two men they believed to be involved and warrants were issued for their arrest. On Thursday, 28-year-old Damar Andrews and 20-year-old Jahiem Dixon were arrested in Sacramento, California. They are now awaiting extradition to South Florida.
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...
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.
Man accused of shooting at driver who rear-ended him in Pembroke Park
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A man from Miami-Dade County is facing three felony charges in Broward County after opening fire on a driver who rear-ended him, according to court documents obtained Tuesday. Authorities said Rachad Wildgoose, 41, of Coral Gables, opened fire after the crash in Pembroke Park and...
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...
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