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Florida Man Breaks In to Store, Steals Empty Cell Phone Boxes

An unidentified man who looks a little like the Cobra Commander -- if Cobra Commander's blue uniform were in the wash and he had to wear khakis and his old college letterman jacket -- broke into a Cellular Sales cell phone store in Jacksonville shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday.The suspect gained access ... More >>

Missing Hallandale Beach Boy's Remains Possibly Found; Parents Arrested

The possible remains of an 18-month-old boy who has been missing since July of 2011, have been found at the home of his two parents, authorities say.The parents, Brittany Sierra, 21, and Calvin Melvin Jr., 27, were arrested on child neglect charges. According to Hallandale Beach Chief of Police Dwa ... More >>

Josephine's Manager, Rafael Rodriguez, Shot During Armed Robbery Friday

The Sun-Sentinel has reported that there was a shooting at Josephine's Italian Restaurant in Boca Raton on Friday. Manager and bartender, Rafael Rodriguez, was shot and killed during an armed robbery. 

Michael Venditto, Boca Raton Cheerleading Coach, Arrested on Sexual Battery Charges

Michael Venditto, a Boca Raton cheerleading coach, was arrested Wednesday on charges of sexual battery and unlawful sexual activity involving two teenage girls, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Venditto, 27, is charged with unlawful sexual activity with one of his 17-year-old ch ... More >>

Davie Police Say the Vehicle That Killed 86-Year-Old Rita Chiero May Have Been Identified

Cops may have found the car involved in this sad hit-and-run case. On Monday, Rita Chiero was using a walker to get around her gated senior living community when a vehicle hit her from behind, killing the 86-year-old grandmother. The driver fled the scene. But on Wednesday, Davie police say that a ... More >>

Cigarette Thieves Are on the Loose in South Florida

Broward County cops are on the hunt for two dudes who have been running around stealing cigarettes from stores all over South Florida. The Nicotine Bandits first struck on August 5 around 3 a.m., when they hit a Publix at 1297 S. State Road 7 in North Lauderdale. About an hour later, they hit t ... More >>

Gabriel Amaya, Biking Teen, Killed in Oakland Park Hit and Run

Police are looking for a blue pickup truck or SUV in connection with a hit and run that killed 17-year-old Gabriel Amaya last night.The Broward Sheriff's Office reports that Amaya was riding his bike east on Prospect Road around 9:40 last night when a GMC or Chevrolet truck hit his front tire, shoot ... More >>

Bank Robber Drops Cash All Over I-75, FBI Asks For It Back, Nobody Gives It Back

​The FBI announced a $5,000 reward yesterday for information leading to the arrest of a man they say robbed a Pembroke Pines Wells Fargo bank on March 29.Police say the man fled on a dark-colored sport bike with the money stuffed in a black backpack. The backpack then opened on Interstate 75 and d ... More >>

BSO Identifies West Park Murder Suspect but Doesn't Quite Know Where He Is

Broward Sheriff's OfficeNalio Williams in 2010.​The Broward Sheriff's Office says it believes it knows who killed a 34-year-old man at a West Park warehouse last month, but investigators don't know where he is.The sheriff's office says 35-year-old Nalio Williams is the suspect in the shooting deat ... More >>

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Gets Its First Homicide of 2012

​Thirty hours and 30 minutes into 2012, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office began investigating its first homicide of the year.The PBSO announced this morning that 49-year-old James McMillan was working at his Belle Glade grocery store when he was shot during an attempted robbery around 6:30 a. ... More >>

Cattle Thieves on the Loose in Wellington; Abducted Bovine Count Up to Six

zazzle.comAliens: NOT the suspects.​The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is looking for a pair of dudes who jacked six heads o' cattle from a Wellington property.The agricultural-crimes unit at the Sheriff's Office says three bulls and three cows were taken from the northeast corner of 50th Stre ... More >>

Convicted Murderer and Murder Suspect on the Run After Escape From Indian River County Jail

Indian River County Sheriff's OfficeRondell Reed (left) and Leviticus Taylor escaped from jail this morning and are still on the run.​A BOLO (be on the lookout) has been sent out to the entire state of Florida and the rest of the United States after two murder suspects escaped from the Indian Rive ... More >>

Palm Beach County Serial Rapist Attacks Victim Number Five, Police Say

​The "very violent" man suspected of raping women for more than two years has recorded his fifth attack, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office believes.Investigators have connected the September 23 sexual assault of a 22-year-old to their suspected rapist, marking the second assault linked to the ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Cops Investigating Shooting Death

​The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is currently investigating a shooting last night that left one man dead.According to Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Travis Mandell, the shooting took place around 9:50 p.m. yesterday in the 1100 block of NE 16th Court.Mandell says that when officers arrived ... More >>

Boynton Beach Cops Released From Hospital; Burglary Suspect Still Missing

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeIf you see Markell Hollis, call the cops.​All three of the Boynton Beach Police officers injured during Officer Rachel Loy's third car crash have been released from the hospital -- including Loy herself -- but one of the suspects from the burglary they were respon ... More >>

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 >>

Fort Lauderdale Man Says He Accidentally Shot His Little Brother in the Head, Killing Him

Felix Phelps told police he accidentally shot his 17-year-old brother in the head.​A Fort Lauderdale man says he accidentally shot and killed his 17-year-old brother over the weekend as the boy was helping his older brother close down the gas station he worked at, police say.Fort Lauderdale Police ... More >>

Jason Kertesz May Have Beaten His Mother to Death With a Baseball Bat, Police Say

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJason Kertesz​An arrest report from the Hollywood Police Department says 29-year-old Jason Kertesz -- who's been charged with the murder of his 62-year-old mother -- may have beaten her to death with a baseball bat.Irene Kertesz's husband found her dead in her Hollywood hom ... More >>

BSO Seeking Damaged Jaguar in Hit-and-Run Death That Flung Bicyclist Over Train Tracks

motortrend.comA maroon 2001 Jaguar S-Type, similar to the one suspected of killing Kevin Hamill this morning.​If you know anybody who drives a 2000 to 2002 maroon Jaguar S-Type and the car is missing a few front-end parts -- as if the car had recently killed a bicyclist by launching him over some ... More >>

South Florida Cops Have Been Looking for Credit Card Thief for Nearly a Decade

Coral Springs PD​If you've had your credit card stolen in the past nine-or-so years, it's possible that it's the guy cops across South Florida are looking for -- because he's apparently been doing it and evading police for nearly a decade.Coral Springs police released a new surveillance photo ... More >>

Body On Fort Lauderdale Beach Identified

​Police have identified the body that was discovered on a Fort Lauderdale beach this morning.Nolan Morrand, a 46-year-old Miramar resident, was found washed up on the beach wearing only jeans around 6:40 a.m., according to the Sun-Sentinel.Police had cordoned off the area where Morran's body was f ... More >>

Boynton Beach Looking for Hipster Bank Robber

Photo: Boynton Beach Police​The Great Depression had Bonnie and Clyde. This not-quite-great depression of modern times has the gentleman to the right. Yup, a cheap knockoff. I think that's a trilby he's wearing, which would have looked better on Clyde Barrow, circa 1933.From the Boynton Beach Poli ... More >>

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 >>

[UPDATED] Lauderdale Police Name Suspect in Hit-and-Run

Photo courtesy Fort Lauderdale PoliceIver Sui​A Lake Worth resident named Iver Siu has been named as the suspected driver in last week's hit-and-run on State Road 84 that left a 13-year-old boy in critical condition.That boy, who has not been named, was crossing the westbound lanes of State Road 8 ... More >>

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 >>

NEW UPDATE: Child Abduction in Boynton Beach Was Just Spat With Dad

Boynton Beach Police Department​The Boynton Police have released news about the girl "abducted" in Boynton today: It was her dad. And he wasn't kidnapping her, just being extra persuasive about getting her back in his car. The father had just dropped his 5-year-old son at the bus stop when his dau ... More >>

Scamster Strikes in Tamarac

Sketch courtesy Broward Sheriff's Office​On January 14, Barbara Patrick of Beechfern Circle in Tamarac heard a knock. She opened the door to see a polite, well-dressed stranger -- he looked like the guy in the drawing on the right. We'll let the BSO release take it from here.The tall, slender visi ... More >>

Deputies Looking for Ex-Marine Who Shot at Trash Hauler

Sketch courtesy Broward Sheriff's Office​Dude, thank your for your service to this nation in time of war, but... um.... can you save the bullets for the terrorists, please? The man pictured in wanted in a road rage case after he allegedly fired a shot at a dump truck that offended him when it made ... More >>

Release the Hounds! Priceless Whisky Is Missing!

Flickr: Arroz con NoriMy precious...​If the man who stole the bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue from the Weston liquor store thought that this blog -- which covers only major breaking crime stories -- was going to overlook this case, well, that person does not know this blog. We will solve this case, ... More >>

Registered Sex Offender Betrayed by What Was Supposed to Be a 15-Year-Old Girl

Photo courtesy Fort Lauderdale PoliceDavid Forget​Just slap on those handcuffs. His name may be David R. Forget, but he remembers this drill. According to police, the registered sex offender who lived in Plantation believed -- truly believed -- that when he arrived at their meeting place, he would ... More >>

Man Shot by Police in Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Details remain vague, but Fort Lauderdale Police are investigated a shooting that occurred near the Broward County bus terminal downtown involving an off-duty officer. From the release:Preliminary investigation has revealed that a Police Sergeant was working an off-duty detail at the Broward County ... More >>

Blocking Foul: In Boynton Beach Murder Case, No One Wants to Be a Snitch

So 30-year-old Junior Cesar had several friends with whom he played basketball but none of them recognized the person who walked up to Cesar, then shot him dead? Really? Here's the latest from the Boynton Beach Police Department: The victim has been identified as Junior Cesar, 30, of Boynton Beach. ... More >>

YouTube: Maybe Not the Best Place to Conceal Video Evidence of Your Crime

There you have four juvenile delinquents near the Blue Sky Motel in Pompano Beach, in a scene that could have appeared in The Clockwork Orange. They're harassing some poor homeless guy. The Broward Sheriff's Office turned up this video during its investigation into the vicious beatings in Oakland P ... More >>

Deputies Name Suspect in Deerfield Homicide

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeElvin R. Sanchez​Ronald Rivera is the name of the suspect wanted for the murder Sunday of 31-year-old Elvin R. Sanchez in Deerfield Beach.From the BSO release:Sanchez's body was found Sunday, October 25 shortly before 9 o'clock when a man walked outside his residence ... More >>

Thief Who Lost His Cell Phone, Soon to Gain a Cellmate

Photo courtesy Broward Sheriff's OfficeSinclair photographing himself; saving time for investigators.​Losing your cell phone is not a crime. If it was, we'd all be locked up! But if you lose your cell phone at a crime scene -- say, a strong-arm robbery -- well, then you might have some trouble. Ri ... More >>

Murder Victim identified at Boat Ramp

The man who was found dead yesterday at a boat ramp near Weston has been identified as Edward Brown, 40, from Homestead. His death has been ruled a homicide.Brown's friends and family became worried after he failed to show up for a Sunday barbecue. An officer with Broward County's Fish and Wildlife ... More >>

Bittersweet 18th Birthday for Teen Involved in Brutal Attack in Oakland Park

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeChad Olah​On your 18th birthday you can buy pack of smokes, watch an R-rated movie, cast a vote and joined the Armed Forces. Or, if you're Chad Olah, you can be charged with adult crimes. He turned 18 on October 1. And on October 7, the man he's accused of beating la ... More >>

No Honor Among Thieves: Check-Cashing Store Robbed

Here's how it's supposed to work: You're so desperate for your paycheck that you visit a place like the Family Financial Center in North Lauderdale to get an advance on that check, in exchange for the center itself getting to skim from that check. But if folks are going to just rob the check-cashing ... More >>

Attackers Torch Deerfield Beach Teen

Horrific story coming out of Deerfield Beach. The Broward Sheriff's Office is reporting that a 15-year-old boy named Michael Brewer was attacked at a pool within an apartment complex, then deliberately burned. Here's the BSO news release: At 3:14 pm BSO deputies were dispatched to the Lime Tree apar ... More >>

15-Year-Old Car Jacking Suspect Rams Two Cops Before Arrest

Flickr: dm.nyc​Corinthian Johnson was not going to wait till he turned 16 to start driving, as evidenced by his Clerk of Courts record. Nor was he going to wait till he was 18 to be arrested for a felony. Johnson allegedly stole a black BMW SUV in Aventura on August 28, and that was just his openi ... More >>

Fatal Stabbing at Pompano Gas Station

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeEdris Berry​An argument at a Shell gas station in Pompano Beach led to the early-morning stabbing death of a 33-year-old man, Edris Berry, and the Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for two men in their 20s who were with Berry when the stabbing to took place. From t ... More >>

Who Is Stealing Palm Beach County's Lawnmowers?

Flickr: NotleySomewhere someone is building a landscaping arsenal with stolen equipment.​All this worrying about serial cat killers and serial horse killers has led us to overlook the very serial nature of how lawn-care equipment has been vanishing from North Palm Beach County.The latest one occur ... More >>

Armed Man in Rusty Mercedes Sought by Police

Photo: Fort Lauderdale PDAntoine Joseph​Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for the rusty Mercedes that 25-year-old Antoine Joseph allegedly used to kidnap an ex-girlfriend, Dominique Duval, 23, last night in north Fort Lauderdale. From Sgt. Frank Sousa's news release: Preliminary investigation has ... More >>

[CORRECTED] Bicyclist Badly Hurt in Lauderdale Traffic Accident

A 2008 Toyota Scion​A bicyclist sustained life-threatening injuries this morning in an accident that occurred on West Davie Boulevard. A Fort Lauderdale Police news release says that a Toyota Scion involved in the accident was driven by Taisha Gonzalez from Coconut Creek.According to police, Gonza ... More >>

Things Not to Do on a Condo Staircase

Photo: Broward Sheriff's Office​That's the sketch of an alleged flasher who struck in Lauderdale Lakes a few days ago. Broward Sheriff's deputies want your help finding him. But is this really a flasher? Or an unlucky guy caught having a private moment in a public place? Here's the BSO release:At ... More >>

Ironic T-Shirt an Accessory to Robbery

Photo by Dom Cruz​At least since Bonnie and Clyde, criminals have been fashion trendsetters. Now an unidentified thief appears to be seeking similar icon status, days after wearing a "POLICE" T-shirt to an armed robbery in Pompano Beach.The BSO news release tells of a 35-year-old woman named Franc ... More >>

The Finger That Robbed 7-Eleven

Flickr User: sm4rtusSeveral suspects in the robberyBroward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching South Florida for the human being who belongs to the finger who robbed a 7-Eleven in Pompano Beach. The BSO release does not say exactly what, if anything, was on the tip of that finger that made it ... More >>

Double-Murder Suicide the Official Ruling in Palm Aire Condo Deaths

Still no word on exactly why Benjamin Schwartz gunned down his two neighbors on Friday before killing himself, but an investigation of the case confirmed that particular chain of events. From the Broward Sheriff's Office release:Ballistics tests done on evidence collected from the two adjacent condo ... More >>

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