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October 15, 1998
To Protect and Flatten
The weapon du jour of South Florida cops is the Sage SL-6, a gun that shoots big rubber bullets that hurt like hell but don't kill. They hope.
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February 25, 1999
Undercurrents
The weapon du jour of South Florida cops is the Sage SL-6, a gun that shoots big rubber bullets that hurt like hell but don't kill. They hope.
News
May 20, 1999
Undercurrents
The weapon du jour of South Florida cops is the Sage SL-6, a gun that shoots big rubber bullets that hurt like hell but don't kill. They hope.
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September 7, 2000
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Letters for September 7, 2000
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January 9, 2009
Arrrh! Band of Alleged Pirates Lose Booty to Cops
On a day people in other parts of the world were paying ransom to pirates, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department was cold bustin' em. Just ask 20-year-old Latesha Raines, of Miami, and 37-year-old Alora Berrian, of Lauderhill, who were arrested yesterday by FLPD at at a house allegedly stocked ... More >>
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April 1, 2004
Letters for April 1, 2004
Criminals: We Love 'em
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March 3, 2009
City Link Issues Unrubberized Checks
A month ago this blog reported that Fort Lauderdale Police officers who worked security for City Link's Beerfest had their checks bounce -- a consequence related to Sun-Sentinel parent Tribune Company's bankruptcy proceedings.Now Lt. Mitch Vansant, who retired from the force Jan. 31, tells Juice tha ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Cops OK'd to Beat You for Riding Elevator; Even Dominicans Apparently Have Better Anti-Brutality Policies
Prosecutors have dropped battery charges against a guy after watching a surveillance video showing that cops bum-rushed the shit out of him. The tape, which shows officers grabbing and punching Josh Ortiz, reinforces the idea that I'd better say some really nice things about Fort Lauderdale co ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
UPDATE: Police Searching for Robbery Suspects Near Fort Lauderdale High School
A Fort Lauderdale Police Officer on the scene said officers were using helicopters and K9 units to search for robbery suspects on the loose near Fort Lauderdale High School. Police cars have blocked off the area between Andrews and NE 4th Avenue, just north of Sunrise. There are at least two police ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
Breaking: Police Arrest Serial Bank Robber Suspect
Fort Lauderdale PDWellerSouth Florida cops have been looking for the rotten-toothed bandit for a month. Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Frank Sousa says officers believe they found their man: a man arrested this morning, suspected of robbing the Wachovia Bank at 4875 N Federal Hwy. The suspect fits ... More >>
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May 15, 2009
Another Government Perk: Random Days Off
Flickr user: hatter-incHow your local government spends its Fridays.It sure is sweet to be a government employee during the Great Recession. Wilton Manors just became the latest local city to announce it will save money by taking Fridays off, following the example of Pembroke Pines and the police de ... More >>
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August 5, 2009
A Caper That's Genius for Its Simplicity
Flickr User: mitten melee1) Grab diamond 2) Run like hellJewel thieves tend to over-think the heist, often with disastrous results -- as you might remember from Before the Devil Knows Your Dead. A thief who hit Galleria Mall yesterday did not make this mistake. He simply walked into Zales and... ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
State Trooper Claims He's Victim of Ticket Quota
Flickr: gdoolittleFormer Florida Highway Patrolman Christopher Maul tells the St. Pete Times he was fired in June because he "didn't write enough tickets." FHP supervisors say that was one among other productivity issues. They deny that there's a quota.Though there's no mention of Maul's filing s ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
After 30-mile High Speed Chase, Lauderdale Police Catch Armed Robbery Suspects
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PoliceKyle SmithTwo men suspected of robbing a 71-year-old man last night in Fort Lauderdale led police on a 30-mile high-speed pursuit into Palm Beach County before being arrested near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach.Kyle Smith, 23, and Ivan Camacho, 24, are in custody on ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Armed Man in Rusty Mercedes Sought by Police
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PDAntoine JosephFort 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 >>
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August 28, 2009
Morning Juice: If This Keeps Up, We'll Just Call It the "Dolphin Flu"
It's Friday morning. Let's tackle the toughest issue first.In what may be the final straw for South Florida working families, the Dolphins looked totally uninspired while playing a game that doesn't count -- even though they won (which might cheer us up, but since it doesn't count, no). Both Dav ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Stings So Good! But How Will We Con Criminals Next Time?
Flickr: quickcuffed"Welcome to Al's! Let me show you to your cell. Can I tell you about our special on bologna sandwiches?"Operation Show Me the Money was a big hit for the Fort Lauderdale Police, who invited people with outstanding warrants to collect stimulus checks only to be arrested. In this ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Robbery at Fort Lauderdale Bank of America; Suspect Arrested
Screen grab: Google MapsThe Bank of America at Davie Boulevard and SW 31st Ave in Fort Lauderdale.The Fort Lauderdale Police Department just issued a news release saying that someone tried to rob the Bank of America at 3030 Davie Boulevard, near with intersection with SW 31st Ave.That's the bank ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
Police Shooting in Fort Lauderdale
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department will have a press conference in one hour to give information on a shooting that involves a cop. That's all the information that's available at the moment. We'll update when there's more.
Blogs
November 6, 2009
Registered Sex Offender Betrayed by What Was Supposed to Be a 15-Year-Old Girl
Photo courtesy Fort Lauderdale PoliceDavid ForgetJust 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 >>
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November 20, 2009
Bank Robbery on Las Olas
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PDNo, this one didn't involve Scott Rothstein. It was the lonely, forlorn creature to the left, who came to the SunTrust at 501 E. Las Olas this morning, then waited patiently for other customers to leave. This is from the Fort Lauderdale Police news release:Once he was alo ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Car Alarm Leads Lauderdale Burglary to Escalate to Sexual Assault
Javerros WrightThe Fort Lauderdale Police Department is reporting that a man broke into a woman's car early this morning. After the woman came outside to investigate the alarm, the thief sexually assaulted her, say police.Javerros Wright, 22, was arrested in connection with the incident, which oc ... More >>
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December 11, 2009
Hot Tip on Cold Case: Fugitive Arrested Nearly a Decade After Murder
This February 4, Yakoub Levy would have had his 10-year anniversary as a fugitive from justice. Instead, the man wanted in a 2000 homicide in Fort Lauderdale will spend it in a jail cell. The Fort Lauderdale Police are reporting that Levy, one of three suspects in a killing that took place at 2217 N ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Dead Body Found in Fort Lauderdale; Police Open Murder Investigation
This morning Fort Lauderdale Police found the body of a dead woman at 201 Northwest 20th Avenue. They believe she was murdered. Judging by the press release, they don't know much more than that.Police and Fire responded to the location and confirmed that they had a deceased person. This is an activ ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Name, Photo Released in Fort Lauderdale Murder
Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeSloaneKeith Sloane, 20, is the man that Fort Lauderdale Police arrested yesterday as a suspect in the broad daylight murder of Oscar Battle. According to release by the FLPD, the 21-year-old Sloane got into a verbal argument with Battle Wednesday afternoon on the si ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
After Parking Dispute, Man Beaten With His Own Bat
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PoliceLast Wednesday, in the midst of an argument over where he'd parked his Jeep, Virlyn Watson grabbed a bat, then threw it at the man he was arguing with. That man dodged the bat, then picked it up and beat Watson with it.The incident, which occurred around 1:45 in the a ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
Mercedes Smashes Into Lauderdale Jewelry Store
The black Mercedes that smashed through the front door of Windsor Diamonds in Fort Lauderdale this afternoon did not have a political motive. I say this because after yesterday's kamikaze attack on the IRS building in Texas, we're all a bit jumpy about people driving things into buildings where they ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
[UPDATED] Missing Lauderdale Woman Found; Police Considering Child Neglect Charges
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PoliceParadaUpdate: Police just announced that Parada has been charged with child neglect and taken into custody.Last night around 10, Fort Lauderdale police patrol officer found Melanie Parada, a 36-year-old woman who has been missing since March 11, in the 1100 block of ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Tutor, Football Coach From Lauderhill Busted for Child Porn; Alleged Victim in Delray
Photo: Fort Lauderdale PoliceChristopher ThorntonChristopher Thornton, a 27-year-old coach and child tutor who lived in Lauderhill, has been arrested in a Fort Lauderdale police sting and charged with child sex crimes. According to the department's news release, investigators tracked Thornton's I ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
Van Strikes 13-Year-old, Flees the Scene
Around 3:55 this afternoon, we got another hit-and-run case in Fort Lauderdale. Sounds like this case will be easier to break than the others, thanks to a motorist who chased down the suspect. From the Fort Lauderdale Police news release:Investigators have learned that a 2001 Dodge van was traveling ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
[UPDATED] Lauderdale Police Name Suspect in Hit-and-Run
Photo courtesy Fort Lauderdale PoliceIver SuiA 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 >>
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July 1, 2010
Burglar Used Crucifix to Pry Open Collections Box of Lauderdale Church
Photo: Wikipedia CommonsJesus died for our sins, but that doesn't mean thieves should use his crucifix as a crowbar.It's one thing to break one of the Ten Commandments -- in this case, Thou Shalt Not Steal. It's another thing to break that commandment by stealing from a church -- in this case, th ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Lauderdale Officer Resigns After Video of Arrest Triggers Investigation
Jeff Overcash, the Fort Lauderdale Police officer who arrested Brennan Hamilton, resigned Tuesday, one day after giving a statement in an Internal Affairs investigation involving his arrest of Brennan Hamilton. That arrest that was caught on tape by Hamilton's girlfriend -- that's the video above.
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July 8, 2010
Lauderdale Police Make Child Porn Bust
Frank RichardsonA man who lives at 701 SW 18th Court in Fort Lauderdale has been charged with possession of child pornography after investigators found more than 100 videos and images on his computer that showed children being sexually abused.According to the release by Fort Lauderdale police, Fr ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
McDonald's Robbery: I Am So Not Lovin' This
It's shaping up to be a bad month for national fast-food franchises. First Pizza Hut gets a visit from a pair of towel-wearing banditos. Now this.A very similar crime happened Monday at the McDonald's just west of I-95: Another dude with a gun places his order, as in orders a cashier to give him ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Maria Chrysson, So-Called "Beauty Bandit," Allegedly Gave Cosmetic Surgeon Phony ID
Photo: Miami-Dade CorrectionsChryssonThe Miami Beach woman known as the "Beauty Bandit" allegedly furnished a false identification to a Fort Lauderdale cosmetic surgeon in hopes of stealing the skin treatment she received last month, according to a news release by the Fort Lauderdale Police Depar ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Will Rothstein Character Get Police Badge?
A well-known figure in the Scott Rothstein saga has applied for a job with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Considering Rothstein's former sway with the FLPD, do you think he has a shot? Inside we'll answer that question.
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December 1, 2010
Body Parts in Canals: Investigators Exploring Links Between Broward and Miami-Dade Cases
Not pictured: body parts.The techniques may be straight out of Dexter, but there's nothing fictional about a number of recent discoveries of severed or chopped-up body parts in South Florida's murky waterways.On November 6, a melange of chopped-up body parts cast in cement in a bucket was discove ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Police Erect Surveillance Tower in Homeless-Friendly Park. What's Next?
Lots of people who happen to be homeless eat, sleep, and socialize in the shady comfort of downtown's Stranahan Park. But the city is constantly trying to send them elsewhere, spurred by the complaints of business owners. A recent move by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department seems downright si ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Police in Search of Fitting Room Peeper
Fort Lauderdale Police DepartmentKeep a watchful eye on your underage daughters, Fort Lauderdale -- especially if you plan to take them shopping for new clothes anytime soon.If the "fitting room peeper" peeps again, he'll be looking to snap some more nude photos. His favorite subject: young girls
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May 3, 2011
Allen West Heckler Nicole Sandler's Arrest Report
Nicest mug shot evar!She used to host a popular progressive radio show, but Nicole Sandler got some unexpected press last week when she tried to ask a question at an Allen West "town hall" event, was not answered, continued asking her question, and was led out of the Calvary Chapel in handcuffs, ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Escorts Who Met Clients at Hotel Rooms Found Themselves at the End of a Gun, Cops Say
Police say a gang of men came up with a novel idea for a series of robberies: Call escorts, meet them at hotel rooms, and then rob them at gunpoint. For some reason, the robberies sometimes ended in the men pepper spraying the escorts. In response, cops from Plantation Police, Fort Lauderdale Pol ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Cops Trying to Keep Boozers, Junkies, and Gamblers From Youth Football
countingcards.co.ukThat's the spirit.We're not sure what it says about the state of youth football in Fort Lauderdale when the cops send out reminders not to drink alcohol, do drugs, or gamble while you're watching the youngsters duke it out on the gridiron.This reminder may have something to do ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
Overheard on Himmarshee: Bike Cops Don't Know Rules of the Road
Bike polo is not recommended for Himmarshee. At approximately 12:30 Friday afternoon, four members of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department's illustrious, crime-fighting bike squad rolled into Rok:Brgr on Himmarshee. They were wearing bike shorts, which appeared to be of Spandex origi ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Richard Robinson's Night Included Robbing a Store and Shooting at Cops, Police Say
Fort Lauderdale Police DepartmentRichard RobinsonHere's how 27-year-old Richard Robinson allegedly spent his Wednesday night: Robbing a 7-Eleven store, shooting at police, and getting into an hours-long standoff with the BSO's SWAT team until surrendering at 4 a.m. today.According to Fort Lauderd ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Men Killed Six Days and a Few Doors Apart; Cops Say Homicides Not Related
staceyreid.comThe Fort Lauderdale Police Department is currently investigating the deaths of two men who were killed six days apart and only a few doors down from each other.The first victim was 51-year-old Eugene "Bow-Leg" Lynch, who was found shot to death in a residence at 837 NW Tenth Terranc ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Police Say Its Cops Aren't Facing Any Charges -- That It Knows Of
Amid the dissemination of the transcripts from Scott Rothstein's deposition in Miami, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department has released a statement claiming none of the department's employees will be facing charges -- that it knows of.Rothstein was asked about his associations with organized cri ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Burnie Reed Arrested in Shooting of His Pregnant Ex and Her Sister
The "before" picture.Cops told us late last month that they were looking for 19-year-old Burnie Reed, who they believe was arguing with his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the street, then shot the woman's sister in the head when she tried to step in. Police say Reed then chased down his ex, shot her i ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Cops Respond to Report of Children Being Tortured, Discover Child With Fingers Burned Off
Accused of being terrible burn doctors, even worse parents.Fort Lauderdale Police went to a home on Saturday to investigate reports that children at the house were being tortured. There, they encountered 22-year-old Irma Mustamu and a young child with a hand wrapped in cloth."As the cloth was rem ... More >>
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