Hollywood Police Department

This Shit Won't Stop

Herald Publishes Anonymous Hollywood Letter

Alleged Hollywood Leaker Arrested

Two Monsters Collide: Jeffrey Dahmer vs. Ottis Toole

In The News

America's Most Frustrating

Fifteen years after America's Most Heinous Murder, new evidence emerges, pointing to a suspect police had once dismissed

A Token Dispute

Are slot machines child's play or illegal gambling? Hollywood authorities take a close look at one game room.

Letters for February 10-16, 2005

Are slot machines child's play or illegal gambling? Hollywood authorities take a close look at one game room.

Letters for July 7-13, 2005

Are slot machines child's play or illegal gambling? Hollywood authorities take a close look at one game room.

Badge-ered

A gay Hollywood cop says he was abused by South Florida's most battered police department

Las Dull-as

A gay Hollywood cop says he was abused by South Florida's most battered police department

Father and Law

A retired Hollywood cop would do almost anything to help his son — maybe a little too much

Bad Cop, Bad Cop

How not to promote change at the Hollywood PD

Mayor's Boy

You know Mara and Stacey. Now, meet Michael, the Giulianti family's tough guy.

Bad Lieutenant

In Hollywood, being a good cop doesn't seem to matter.

Letters for July 21-27, 2005

In Hollywood, being a good cop doesn't seem to matter.

Letters for October 20-26, 2005

In Hollywood, being a good cop doesn't seem to matter.

Letters for August 18-24, 2005

The Truth Is Out There

Hollywood Blues

Cyndi Commella Ruiz was a good cop. Then she left the brotherhood of silence.

Hollywood's Finest

After even a police chief called them unfit, these officers continue to patrol Hollywood's streets

Tailpipe

Police Pranks

Bruiser in Blue

Hollywood's "Heavy-handed Joe" is either Cop of the Year or a two-fisted enforcer

Tale of the Tape

A video with cops' knuckle sandwiches excised might send an ex-con to prison

Strong Arm of the Law

Hollywood's Police Officer of the Year has been accused of sexual battery, manslaughter, and brutality

Below the Bar

This women's rights champion is still a tough broad fighting the system. But now it's to dodge debts.

Stationhouse Capo

Marano uses his union position to reward loyalists and manipulate the brass, critics say

Hollywood Goes Hollywood

Filmmakers like the city's wide beaches, small downtown, and "Anywhere, U.S.A." character

Cause of Fire That Damaged Hollywood Mayor's Law Office Under Investigation

A street shot of the office building that houses Bober's law officeA fire at the building that houses the law office of Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober is being investigated by police for possible arson.According to a Hollywood Fire Department spokesman, Mark Steele, a fire struck in the upper floors of ... More >>

National Cop Watchdog Group: Hollywood Police Union Is Root of the Problem

From his office in Washington D.C. Diop Kamau has a crystal-clear view of Hollywood -- if not the city itself at least police department. That's because he's the executive director of the Police Complaint Center, and he's been hearing the worst about Hollywood cops for the last decade.Yesterday Kama ... More >>

Hollywood Man Charged With Murder After Shaking Girlfriend's Baby

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeCecil Weekes​Cecil Weekes was scheduled to take a polygraph examination today in connection with the mysterious death of his girlfriend's baby. Instead, he's in a Broward County Jail because he allegedly confessed yesterday to shaking the child on June 12, the night ... More >>

A Department Or a Demolition Derby?

Flickr User: definity_fallsHow many dents does it take to wreck a Hollywood cop's career?​Just as cats get nine lives, Hollywood Police officers get 9 wrecks. Or at least that appears the case with Officer Joel Francisco, who averaged almost one per year over an 11-year career, according to a revi ... More >>

Name Released in Cab Driver Stabbing

Saint Sanveur Michel is the name of the cab driver who was stabbed yesterday in Hollywood. The aggressor in the incident, which occurred near North 69th Avenue and Charleston Street before 11 a.m., is still at large. Hollywood Police describe him as a Hispanic male in his twenties who was last seen ... More >>

Have Picture of Cab Stabber, But No Motive

Photo: Hollywood PD​Driving a cab is hard enough work without your fare knifing you after he arrives at his destination. So let's all help Hollywood Police get the guy in the picture. Squint if you have to.Judging by the news release, it doesn't seem that the stabber made off with any money, aside ... More >>

Former Sheriff's Candidate, Hollywood Official a Finalist for Police Chief in Gainesville

Rick Lemack​Rick Lemack, who finished a close second one year ago in the Democratic Primary for Broward Sheriff, is now one of five candidates to be police chief of Gainseville. Lemack was previously an assistant chief in the Hollywood Police Department and an assistant city manager.But in the yea ... 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 >>

Latest on the Shooting in Hollywood

Hollywood Police just updated the media about its findings in shooting incident that occurred in the late afternoon Sunday in Boulevard Heights. It's a murder-suicide. The shooter's name is Zacaria Fernandez, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he shot Yvonne Magdalena Rios, the sister ... More >>

Former Broward Sheriff Candidate Criss-Crossing State in Trek for Chief's Job

Rick Lemack​Richard "Rick" Lemack was this close (642 votes) to becoming the Democratic nominee for Broward Sheriff. In August 2008, the ex-assistant police chief and assistant city manager of Hollywood, Lemack lost to Scott Israel, who then lost to Al Lamberti. We told you last month that Lemack ... More >>

Morning Juice: Hollywood Shedding Cops; Riviera Beach Activist Loses Court Battle

​Every single South Florida television newscast now agrees: It's cold. You could step outside of your home to confirm this yourself, but better to crank up the heat, turn on the tube, and enjoy our region's nonstop, wall-to-wall coverage of this historic event. Fortunately, there is also slightly ... More >>

Hollywood Cops Lose Appeal; Five Fired After Alleged Cover-Up in Traffic Accident

The four Hollywood Police officers who had a role in a fabricating a police report to conceal an officer's role in a traffic collision have lost their appeal and have been terminated from the department.The incident stems from a collision that occurred on the night of February 17, when officer Joel ... More >>

Mike Verdugo: Firing by Hollywood PD Was Retaliation for Harrassment Complaint

Photo: MikeyV.comVerdugo​There's some confusion about Mike Verdugo's newsmaking clash with his former employer, the Hollywood Police Department. Verdugo is not claiming that he was fired for being gay, as this article in the Miami Herald implies. Rather, he's claiming that he was fired from his jo ... More >>

Pre-Saint Patty’s Shave, Anyone?

Photo: MikeyV.comVerdugo​There's some confusion about Mike Verdugo's newsmaking clash with his former employer, the Hollywood Police Department. Verdugo is not claiming that he was fired for being gay, as this article in the Miami Herald implies. Rather, he's claiming that he was fired from his jo ... More >>

Police Looking for Oldsmobile Involved in Hit and Run

Photo: Hollywood Police Department​The car involved in a nearly fatal hit and run Tuesday in Hollywood has been identified as an Oldsmobile Achieva by Hollywood police, who released the photo on the left in hopes of locating the driver.According to the department's news release, the driver of the ... More >>

Victim Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Hollywood

The Miami firefighter killed Thursday night when his motorcycle was struck by car has been identified as Leslie F. Luma, 37, from Miramar.According to details just released by Hollywood Police Department, Luma was riding his 2005 Suzuki motorcycle north on State Road 7 Thursday night at 8:46 pm when ... More >>

Gun in Death of 13-Year-Old Belonged to Homeowner

New details were just released by Hollywood Police in the shooting death Wednesday afternoon of 13-year-old Daniel Torres. The department is reporting that the gun in question belonged to the homeowner, presumably a parent of the 14-year-old friend who police say pulled the trigger.Investigators hav ... More >>

Morning Juice: Police Hear Threat From Frankel; Rothstein Manager Denies Knowledge of Scheme

​End of the week. End of the month. Let's see what's in the local news.Hollywood Police now say that the fatal shooting Wednesday of 13-year-old Daniel Torres by a 14-year-old friend is believed to be an accident. Torres stayed home from school that day because he was being bullied by classmates. ... More >>

Morning Juice: Law Firm Accused of Shaking Down Insurers; SunFest Protest Leads to Arrest of Mayor's Son

​Here's what's happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties this Monday morning:With the oil spill in the Gulf, South Florida restaurants are soon to pull items from the menu like shrimp and oysters that comes from that region. [WPLG-10]Police have arrested a third and fourth suspect in an armed r ... More >>

Hollywood Woman's Disappearance "Suspicious"

Sharon Elson​Police are looking for a 45-year-old Hollywood woman last seen Tuesday walking away from her apartment complex on Lincoln Street. The woman, Sharon Elson, was reported missing Wednesday after she failed to show up for work.From the Hollywood Police news release:Elson's apartment door ... More >>

Morning Juice: Hollywood Cops Charged for "Walt Disney" Report; Father of Three Murdered in West Palm

​Your daily glance at what's making news in Palm Beach and Broward:The two Hollywood Police officers who unwittingly recorded themselves talking about how they would "do a little Walt Disney" by fixing a police report absolving their fellow cop from blame when he rear-ended a woman's car. [WPLG-10 ... More >>

Name Released of Child Who Drowned in Hollywood Pool

A 2-year-old child fell into a pool and drowned late Tuesday afternoon in Hollywood after he was left unattended by his mother. According to the release by Hollywood Police, Mariana Parmisciano put her child, Valentino Llenderrozo, in a room in the back of her home on McArthur Parkway while she work ... More >>

Sheriff Candidate Louis Granteed: A Veteran Hollywood Cop's First Campaign

We're interviewing candidates in the race for Broward County Sheriff. So far, that means Scott Israel, this guy, and incumbent Sheriff Al Lamberti (who has not accepted an interview request).Stefan KamphHe suggested a meeting at Lester's Diner on State Road 84. We approve.​The Pulp orders coffee, ... More >>