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One accused, one sought in shooting that may leave man paralyzed
One man is in custody and a second is being sought in connection with a shooting outside a food store near Fort Lauderdale that could leave the victim a quadriplegic if he lives, authorities said. Damian Royer, 25, of North Lauderdale, and another man...
Tags: North Lauderdale, Shootings, Fort Lauderdale, Theft, Firearms
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Tow truck driver accused of pepper-spraying baby and then offering deputy a bribe
A routine trip to tow an illegally parked car ended up with a baby being pepper-sprayed, a false report of shots fired and the tow truck driver arrested on bribery charges. It all began shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, when Carmel Towing driver Ronald...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Crimes, Fort Lauderdale, Corporate Crime
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Suspect pocket-dials 911 while planning murder, BSO says
A Pompano Beach man mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 as he planned a killing earlier this month, enabling an emergency dispatch system to record his conversation and link him to the slaying, authorities said Wednesday. Scott Simon, 24, is heard talking with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Florida Highway Patrol, Broward County, Lauderhill
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Israel, Snipes warned to keep budgets 'lean'
The budget outlook is brighter, but it's not time for a taxpayer-funded spending spree, county commissioners told the sheriff and other top county leaders Tuesday. Property tax money has started flowing back in, thanks to rising property values. But...
Tags: Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Values, Al Lamberti
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North Lauderdale man accused of sexual battery on 7-year-old child
A North Lauderdale man is accused of sexually battering a 7-year-old girl, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office report. Hermann Londono, 57, was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12 and was ordered held without bond Tuesday during his...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, North Lauderdale, Justice System, Judges, Sexual Misconduct
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Guess who's watching the sheriff's budget?
Surprise, surprise. Look who we found in the audience at Tuesday's budget workshop in County Hall, where Sheriff Scott Israel will talk about his request for a 14 percent increase. Yes, it's his political nemesis, former Sheriff Al Lamberti, sitting...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Health Insurance Cost, Budgets and Budgeting, Cooper City, Al Lamberti
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Boat overturns offshore in Pompano Beach
A 19-foot boat overturned about 30 yards offshore Sunday afternoon, authorities said. About five or six people were on board, all are safe, said Mike Jachles, a spokesman for the Broward Sheriff's Office. Marine units from the Broward Sheriff's Office...
Tags: Pompano Beach
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In bid to combat prostitution, human trafficking, lawmakers vote to limit massage hours
Legitimate massage therapists are tired of them and law enforcement officials see them as potential venues for human trafficking. Now, the Florida Legislature is also flexing its muscle in the fight against the growth of adult-oriented massage...
Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Regional Authority, Florida Legislature, Health Treatments
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Burglar trashes home, grabs a beer during chase, police say
Stopping to steal beer while running away from cops may sound silly, but this is South Florida. The illegal beer run occurred early Sunday morning after a burglary suspect was allegedly caught in the middle of looting a Lighthouse Point home and...
Tags: Theft, Mustard, Lighthouse Point
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Interior Policy, Politics
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BRIEF: Injured Port Everglades worker rescued
Miami HeraldA 52-year-old worker was injured at Port Everglades Sunday afternoon when a cargo container shifted and landed on his leg, trapping him. The unidentified worker, from Lauderdale Lakes, was on top of the cargo containers of a ship docked at Berth 30 when...Tags: Port Everglades, The Miami Herald, Lauderdale Lakes
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Sheriff Israel hires Dem activist Ann Zucker
Sheriff Scott Israel hired another campaign supporter this week: Ann Zucker. Zucker is a Democratic activist in Broward County and as of Tuesday, a Broward Sheriff's Office employee. Here's what she said on Facebook after he won the election in...
Tags: Broward County, Israel
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