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Broward Sheriff's Office

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    June 14, 2013

    Did the Broward Sheriff Ignore a Workplace Diversity Study?

    Law enforcement agencies aren't exactly known as great bastions of workplace diversity -- meaning that most of the faces you see in uniform are pale and pasty. Police forces across the country have paid a lot of lip service to idea of fixing that problem, but the stats remain pretty dismal about inc ... More >>

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    May 7, 2013

    Waffle House Meeting May Be Key to Fatal I-95 Shooting

    Police are investigating the role an Oakland Park Waffle House played in the fatal shooting of Nicholas Romondo Walker that occurred on I-95. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, drivers called 911 to report shots fired on the highway. BSO deputies found a silver Buic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    Cypress Bay High Student Arrested After Food Fight Breaks Out

    Dozens of Broward Sheriff's Office deputies descended on Cypress Bay High School on Friday to quell an on-campus disturbance involving hundreds of students. Thanks to the quick-thinking hand of justice that is the BSO, the disturbance was quickly and efficiently silenced, and the suspect, a 17-year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2013

    Turn In Your Gun For a Walmart Gift Certificate This Saturday

    Ever thought to yourself, "Boy, I really wish I could get rid of this gun," while at the same time thought, "Boy, I really wish I had a hundred dollars so I can buy stuff at Walmart"? Well Saturday is your lucky day, sir. Sheriff Scott Israel and the Broward Sheriff's Office are holding a gun buyb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Michael Lunt, South Broward High Teacher, Arrested For Having Sex With Student

    South Broward High School teacher Michael James Lunt was arrested for allegedly having sex with one his female students back in December, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Lunt reportedly turned himself in Tuesday night at the Broward Sheriff's Main Jail.The relationship appears to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2012

    Armor Correctional Health Faces Jailhouse Lawsuits as BSO's Provider of Medical Care

    Citizens in Milwaukee are revolting against their sheriff over poor health care in jails. Patients have serious untreated health-care needs, and the only services the jails provide is pulling teeth. Sheriff David Clarke says the solution is to outsource jail medical care to a private Miami-based com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2012

    Samuel Sabin, Oakland Park 9-Year-Old, Reported Missing (UPDATE)

    UPDATE, 1:25 p.m.: Sabin was found dead today in a lake behind his apartment complex.Original post, 9 a.m.:Samuel Sabin is 9 years old, about 4'7 and 90 pounds. Police say he went missing yesterday, and are asking for help finding the Oakland Park boy.He was last seen yesterday evening playing near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2012

    Pastrami Pillager Steals Entire Semi Truck of Meat in Pompano Beach

    The Broward Sheriff's Office has just put out a surveillance video showing an unidentified salami swiper driving away with a tractor-trailer containing $150,000 of meat destined for a grocery distributor.Police say a white truck pulled up behind the semi just before 8 a.m. on May 29. The driver went ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2012

    South Florida Cops Getting Arrested All Over the Damned Place

    Broward Sheriff's Office Lt. Eric Wright turned himself in on Friday on charges of fraud and 14 counts of grand theft after he was accused of working side jobs while he was technically on duty as a supervisor at least ten times between August 2010 and May 2011.In addition to working only fractions o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Man Steals Two Cars, Shoots Two Cops, Kills Himself on Florida Turnpike

    Here's the latest from a 9:10 p.m. press conference from authorities about the shooting this afternoon; information is pulled together from the FBI, Broward Sheriff's Office and other news sources.From FBI spokesman Tim Donovan:It started at about 2:20 p.m., when a man stole a car at the intersectio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    That Police Helicopter in Deerfield Beach Is Responding to a Burglary in Progress

    Just a heads-up: The big to-do on the 1200 block of SW 25th Avenue in Deerfield Beach is a response to what the Broward Sheriff's Office called a "burglary in progress" that sounds like it's more complicated than just somebody climbing in a window -- they report deputies have surrounded the area and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Do Not Freak Out About the SWAT Team at Sun Trust Bank in Parkland

    Just so you know, police just sent out a notice at 5 p.m. today that the Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team is conducting a training exercise at the Sun Trust Bank at the intersection of West Hillsboro Boulevard and State Route 441 -- the helicopter and heavily armed men are not responding to an act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Top Five BSO Swag Bag Finds (Including Al Lamberti Sponge)

    Recently, I had the privilege of attending a meeting between local Muslim leaders and law enforcement officials.This heartwarming gathering, designed to improve relations between cops and South Florida's Muslim community, was hosted by the Broward Sheriff's Office. Therefore, everyone who attended g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    New Anonymous E-Book Takes Aim at Stacy Ritter, Promises More Dirt on BSO

    ​A new anonymous e-book that looks like it was penned by the same person (persons?) who published the e-book taking shots at the Broward Sheriff's Office last month.You can buy the book on Lulu.com for $12.50, a $2.51 price hike from the BSO book. It looks like the book was officially published on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Broward Sheriff's Office Cleared for Purchase of Fourth Helicopter for a Cool $6.5 Million

    lametees.net​The Broward Commission gave the OK yesterday for $6,505,593 to come out of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund and be used for the purchase of a brand new helicopter for the Broward Sheriff's Office.The BSO already has three other helicopters -- the most recent one being purchased in M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    BSO Says It Needs a $6.5 Million Helicopter Because the Other Three It Has Are Needy

    The Broward Commission will be deciding today whether the Broward Sheriff's Office gets $6,505,593 for a new helicopter.Sure, they already have three other helicopters -- the most recent one being purchased in March 2010 -- but the sheriff's office apparently needs a brand new one, because the three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2011

    Man Killed at Dania Beach Party, Cops Looking for Alleged Shooter and "Person of Interest"

    Broward Sheriff's OfficeEric Hunter​A 20-year-old man was shot and killed at a Dania Beach street party early Saturday morning, and the Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for both the alleged shooter and a "person of interest" wanted for questioning.Dijon Brown, a Hollywood resident, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2011

    It's That Time of Year Again: BSO Alerts the Public About Dangers of Frying Turkeys

    ​It wouldn't be fall without crisp air, pumpkin-spice-latte-sipping locals pretending they live somewhere that requires sweaters, an influx of Canadian license plates, and -- of course -- the annual warning from the Broward Sheriff's Office that if you're an idiot, maybe you shouldn't be deep-fryi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Subway Workers Told Man They Didn't Sell $2 Sandwiches, So He Shot Them

    Broward Sheriff's OfficeCops say this guy discovered Subway doesn't sell $2 sandwiches and shot the people working there.​A man walked into a Fort Lauderdale Subway store last night and asked the two employees if they sold $2 sandwiches.The employees said they didn't, so the guy demanded cash and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Mo' Metal, Mo' Problems: Scrap Thefts Ravage Broward

    Metalhead?​A handful of Broward hooligans has shown that some people think metals are a little too precious. Six storm drains have been stolen from Oakland Park in the last two nights, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. The upswing in metal thefts -- which includes a "Slinky" AC thief -- h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    'Slinky Metal Thief' Arrested, Turns Out to Be Man, Not Actual Slinky

    Copper stopper​A "slinky metal thief" has been caught on video stealing copper wires and tubing from Oakland Park air conditioning units, the Broward Sheriff's Office reports. "It was just after 4 a.m. Wednesday when Amos Issac finished stripping another air conditioning unit for its copper tubin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Breaking: Three People Shot at Central Broward Check Cashing Store

    ​UPDATE 2: A female clerk who was among the three people shot has died.UPDATE: Three people were shot this morning, including the suspect, according to the sheriff's office. They are all currently at a nearby hospital. We'll post a full update once more details are released.Three people were shot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Lauderdale Lakes Shooting: Ten Injured, Two Killed, Including Gunman

    streetcorner.com.au​An argument at a Lauderdale Lakes bar early this morning led to 12 people being shot, two of whom died, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.The BSO's Dani Moschella tells New Times they got a call at 3:19 a.m. about a shooting at the South Rock Lounge Bar & Grill, des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Lauderdale Lakes Shooting: Vishna Beepot Named as Alleged Shooter

    BSOVishna Beepot​This morning, the Broward Sheriff's Office announced a shooting inside a Lauderdale Lakes bar -- 12 people were hit by bullets, and two died.The cops now say the alleged shooter is 26-year-old Vishna Beepot, who died shortly after the gun battle that occurred inside the bar.Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    13-Year-Old Girl Who Told the Cops She Kicked and Escaped an Attempted Rapist Made It Up

    pissedoffteeacher.blogspot.com​A 13-year-old girl who sounded like a total badass last week because she kicked off an attempted rapist now tells the cops she made it up, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.The cops say investigators had no reason to doubt her story after she told them, but i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Pompano Beach Pirate Radio Station Raided, Shut Down by Feds

    BSOMercius Dorvilus​The Haitian pirate-radio station that broadcast on 92.7 FM is no more, thanks to the Broward Sheriff's Office and the Federal Communications Commission, according to the Sun-Sentinel.That led to the arrest of 31-year-old Mercius Dorvilus, a North Lauderdale resident who the cop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Plastic Surgery Patient Dies After Procedure at Weston Cosmetic Surgery Center

    go4film.com​Less than two weeks removed from a New Times cover story exposing the deaths at one of South Florida's most popular plastic surgery centers, the cops are looking into a suspicious death that occurred Saturday after a woman stopped breathing during a cosmetic surgery procedure at anothe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2011

    BSO Finds $2.2 Million Worth of Pot Because Someone Parked Their Van Like a Douchebag

    BSO2 Spots 1 Van​If you don't want the cops finding the 2,000 pounds of weed you left in your van, don't park it across multiple parking spots like a douchebag.Now the cops want to know who that douchebag is."Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are looking for the rightful owner of 38 bales of ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    James Way: Mug-Shot Poser Extraordinaire

    Broward Sheriff's OfficeJust the tip of the iceberg for James Way's jailhouse modeling catalog.​James Way likes to trespass -- a lot.According to court records, the 52-year-old Lauderhill man has been arrested 15 times in the past three years -- 14 of those for trespassing.There's nothing too out- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    UPDATED: BSO Sgt., Wife, Hit With Oxy Trafficking Charges

    Associated Press Wild Art: Rick Scott's omnipresent security guards (in what one reader called "Blackwater-style" beige vests) couldn't protect him from the catcalls and boos hurled at him by the crowd at this parade in Tallahassee.UPDATED: The pill mill problem in Broward County may have ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Sketch Released of Suspect Who Beat and Robbed 88-Year-Old Pompano Woman

    ​The Broward Sheriff's Office released this sketch today of the suspect who they say beat and robbed an elderly woman during a home invasion last week. Last Tuesday, shortly before 10 p.m., the suspect busted into the Pompano Beach home of 88-year-old Pearl Patrinos, punched her in the face, threa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    James Perdue's Deputy-Involved Shooting in Hollywood Quickly Labeled Suicide by BSO

    The intersection of A1A and Evans St, near where James Purdue was shot by BSO deputies​Update 12:30 p.m.: Perdue was also facing charges of probation violation relating to a drug-possession case from July 2009. Sunrise police found Perdue with unprescribed Alprazolam (Xanax), used to treat anxiety ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    [UPDATED] Broward Deputy Hits Teenaged Bicyclist in Weston

    Screenshot from Google MapsWith Glades Parkway in the foreground, this is the road's intersection with SR 84, looking north.​A teenager riding a bike this morning at the intersection of Glades Parkway and State Route 84 was struck by a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy.According to the BSO release, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Bible Says Nothing About Nudity Near Church Property, Yet Pompano Couple Is Shunned

    FlickrAdam & Eve: Also naked near a church.​The opening scene of the Bible describes a naked man and a naked woman who feel no shame about displaying the bodies that were created for them by God. So why should Americans, who reside in a nation of Judeo-Christian values, be so incensed by a hap ... More >>

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    June 29, 2010

    Buxom Bandit's on the Run!

    No, that's not the Buxom Bandit in question. But it is a buxom woman running, which might help you all to recognize the Buxom Bandit, who is officially "on the run" according to Broward Sheriff's Office. She even has a name -- Samara Leneece Seward. The news release says that Seward had planned to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    A Numbers Game: Did Mango Festival Organizers Inflate Attendance Figures to Sell Vending Booths?

    Promotional photos like this one had Mango Festival sponsors and vendors planning for a big crowd.​Even before last weekend's Deerfield Beach Mango Festival failed, there were signs of a bait-and-switch.Organizers of the festival lured sponsors and vendors on the basis that the event would draw so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Inmate at Broward Jail Found Hanged

    A 21-year-old inmate at the Broward Sheriff's Office Main Jail is believed to have committed suicide Monday afternoon. Around 3 p.m. a deputy found the man hanging from a bed sheet. CPR failed to revive him. BSO has not released the name of the inmate. News release here.

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Deerfield Beach Mango Festival Claims Broward Sheriff Sponsorship; BSO Denies

    Photo: Mango Festival​In what's becoming an annual tradition, the Deerfield Beach Mango Festival is exaggerating the role that the Broward Sheriff's Office has at the June event.Last year event organizers claimed that BSO deputies ensured that cash collected at the gates wasn't skimmed. BSO contra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Amateur Actors, Professional Thieves Perform a Lucrative Skit at Broward Gas Station

    Photo: BSOThis unidentified man collapsed dramatically, while his buddy grabbed the cash.​I guess it's too much to expect aspiring actors to make their money the honest way, by performing Hamlet on the sidewalk, where passersby could put a tip in a jar. Rather, they're plying their trade in a Nort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Amateur Actors, Professional Thieves Perform a Lucrative Skit at Broward Gas Station

    Photo: BSOThis unidentified man collapsed dramatically while his buddy grabbed the cash.​I guess it's too much to expect aspiring actors to make their money the honest way, by performing Hamlet on the sidewalk, where passersby could put a tip in a jar. Rather, they're plying their trade in a North ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Morning Juice: Rothstein Fitted for Stripes; Property Taxes Soar in Palm Beach County

    ​Just another Wednesday morning for most of us; but then, most of us aren't Scott Rothstein:Broward County's most colorful criminal will finally be sentenced to prison in connection with his $1.4 billion Ponzi scheme. Updates and analysis here and on Bob Norman's blog. [Daily Pulp]After 16 months ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Holy Water Incident Evaporates

    Flickr​The prayers of local Christian leaders have been answered -- if not by God himself, then at least by investigators with the Broward Sheriff's Office. That's because two Blanche Ely High School teachers accused of harassing an atheist teacher have been reinstated.The South Florida Times repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Sheriffs Report Another Child Missing

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeJainy Santos-Ramos​A search has been launched for a 14-year-old girl, Jainy Santos-Ramos, who is said to be a "habitual runaway." The girl's father first reported that the girl disappeared on January 25. She returned on February 3, only to vanish again that night. Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Investigators Looking for Leads in Murder of Pompano Woman

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeYvonne Oulton​At some point after 62-year-old Yvonne Oulton left The Isle casino in Pompano Beach she was murdered. Her body was discovered late Sunday by Broward Sheriff's Office, responding to a call about a woman needing assistance at 1450 SW 3rd Street, a few blo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Dania Beach Woman Drowns at 50th Birthday Party

    After celebrating her 50th birthday last night, Apryl Flanigan took her dogs for a walk in the backyard of her Dania Beach home. But she never came back. Her family found her floating in the canal near her home. CPR failed to revive her.The Broward Sheriff's Office release indicates the cause of dea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Pain Clinic Doc Busted for Oxy

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeBrown​A local pain clinic is gonna need a new doc. The only one at Pompano Beach Pain Management, Dr. Steven Brown, just got caught with a bottle full of Oxcodone.The news release by Broward Sheriff's Office says that undercover officers saw Brown settle into a parki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Broward Sheriff Admits Error in Report About Deerfield School Beating; Deputy Was Not Quickly at Scene

    Josie Lou Ratley​In an email to Juice, the Broward Sheriff's Office has admitted committing an error in its report about a BSO school resource deputy's response to the nearly fatal beating of Josie Lou Ratley last week at Deerfield Beach Middle School.In the hours after that attack, the sheriff re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Barbecue in Pompano the Site of Fatal Stabbing

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeHilaire​When a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy saw a couple dozen people running in different directions on Northwest 10th Street Saturday night in Pompano Beach, it was a clue that something pretty awful had happened. The deputy learned that they were scrambling awa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Profiling Bicyclists a New Police Strategy?

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeReginald Monroe, accused of riding without a bike light; but police searched him and allegedly found drugs.​Based on a scan of recent Broward County mug shots, it appears local police are using the lack of a bicycle light as the basis for stopping and then searching ... More >>

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