CRIME & SAFETY
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
Attorneys reveal Broward teacher has brain damage from Fort Lauderdale crane collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The attorneys for a woman injured in a fatal crane collapse that occurred earlier this month in downtown Fort Lauderdale have filed a lawsuit on her behalf, they announced Friday at a news conference. Gemmalyn Castillo was identified by her lawyers as the victim who...
‘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...
Car crashes into laundromat in Broward County
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A driver was transported to a hospital Friday after crashing his or her car into a laundromat in Broward County, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported at a strip mall, located at 943 SW 71st St. in North Lauderdale. Deputies investigate shooting in Broward. NOW...
Suspects Arrested in Sacramento for Fatal Florida Bar Shooting Await Extradition to Broward County
Two suspects have been clapped in cuffs in Sacramento County, California, in the shooting that left one man dead and another injured outside a Florida bar in early February, according to authorities. The Lauderhill Police Department reported that 28-year-old Damar Troy Andrews and 20-year-old Jahiem Jonah Dixon were arrested in...
Hit-and-run driver arrested after striking 8-year-old girl in Hallandale Beach released from jail
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A driver, who was arrested after being accused of striking an 8-year-old girl and leaving the scene in Hallandale Beach, was released from jail. 7News cameras on Wednesday afternoon captured 37-year-old Berdry Lubin walking out of the Broward County Jail. Lubin spoke exclusively to 7News...
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.
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.
Crews extinguish garage fire in Fort Lauderdale home; charred electric skateboard found inside
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews battled fierce flames in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood after, officials said, a fire broke out in the garage of a home. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the home along the 2700 block of Northeast 37th Drive, just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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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