Jonathan Jones was arrested on Tuesday as an alleged accomplice in the murder of Belle Glade grocery store owner Jimmy McMillan, as an “accessory after the fact.”At 20 years old, this is now the second time Jones has been booked into the Palm Beach County Jail in relation to a…
If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we’d be all over it.Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.When the headline “DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting” comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellipsis right in the middle…
It looks like Sylvia Poitier’s time at the Broward County Jail is limited to her quick photo-shoot back in April.Poitier was sentenced yesterday to a year of probation, a $1,000 fine, 200 hours of community service for those four counts of falsifying public records she was found guilty of in…
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested a second suspect in the death of Belle Glade grocery store owner Jimmy McMillan, after he was identified by the mother of the alleged shooter.Jonathan Jones now joins Corey Graham Jr. in the Palm Beach County Jail on charges related to McMillan’s death…
A day after Johnny Wright was shot and killed by cops during an undercover gun buy, his two alleged accomplices are now in jail on murder charges.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Wright, 23, was shot yesterday afternoon after allegedly pointing a gun at the cops during an “illegal gun…
The House Committee on Ethics announced today that it won’t start a full-on investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Alcee Hastings.This all stems from a complaint — an accompanying federal lawsuit that’s still alive — from a woman named Winsome Packer, who worked on the U.S. Commission on…
According to Rep. Allen West, this year’s presidential election will be a “brutal bloodbath” in which any Republican candidate except Rep. Ron Paul will defeat President Obama.What exactly is West talking about? As usual, it’s not exactly clear.What is clear, however, is that West made yet another Newsmax appearance, meaning…
The Broward Commission gave the OK yesterday for $6,505,593 to come out of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund 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 purchased in March 2010 — but the sheriff’s…
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed by cops yesterday after allegedly pointing a gun at an undercover deputy from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, according to the sheriff’s office.The BSO says a task force consisting of sheriff’s deputies, municipal cops, and federal agents had set up a deal to buy…
You probably didn’t need the experts to figure this one out, but Fort Lauderdale is a pretty gay place.So gay, in fact, that the Advocate says it’s the fourth-gayest place in the U.S. of A.Wilton Manors is technically the gayest place in the country if we’re basing this off on concentration…
As part of a plea deal, former Lantana cop Mark Ott was sentenced to just three years in prison (out of a possible 45) for robbing three men, specifically, Hispanic men.According to his arrest report, Ott was targeting Hispanic men that “he thought were illegal immigrants,” and would steal money…
Deerfield Beach Housing Authority Executive Director Pamela Davis literally said she was “happy to report” that the Housing and Urban Development Inspector General won’t need to audit the authority.According to the report, there’s no audit needed because, among other reasons, “HUD OIG Office of Investigations and the Broward State Attorney’s…
In Rep. Allen West’s view of the military, there’s apparently a choice to follow orders handed down to you.Everyone’s pretty aware of West’s “incident” in Iraq, but now he’s saying other people in the military should “be careful” about following orders, or possibly quitting because they don’t like what’s going…
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 other helicopters…
For the first time ever, more people approve of Gov. Rick Scott’s job performance than believe that houses can be haunted by ghosts.Scott scored his highest approval rating ever in a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning, with 38 percent of folks thinking he’s doing an OK job.According to the…
Here’s one way of ending an armed robbery when the guy with the gun is 5-foot-5, 128 pounds — sit on him.That’s what happened with 18-year-old Brandon Hollis’ armed robbery attempt yesterday, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.According to the BSO, Hollis set up a transaction with a man on…
Hey, Florida Republican, who do you plan on voting for in your party’s presidential primary?Uh, Mitt Romney, I guess. Well, maybe.That’s what the results from the latest poll of Florida Republicans reads like, as most people say they might change their mind, and most of the Tea Party members are…
No county employee is paid more in the state of Florida than Broward County Attorney Joni Armstrong Coffey, according to information compiled by a new open-government website.FloridaOpenGov.org put together a ton of information regarding state and county spending, as well as payroll and revenue information.Coffey’s 2011 salary is $346,195, one…
Talk about an untimely occasion to steal cash from a family — while you’re loading their dead family member into a van to take him to the funeral home.That’s what the Broward Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Armando Sardina did on Thursday afternoon, while he was supposed to be picking up…
If you’re Joe Kaufman, you have to realize the Daily Show isn’t trying to schedule an interview with you to promote your congressional candidacy.Instead, not surprisingly, his interview focused on the comedy — like what Kaufman thought the definition of “against” was, given the title of his anti-Islam organization, Americans…
If you’re going to buy one Playboy this year, it’s probably going to be the Lindsay Lohan edition, which is currently on newsstands.But past the Lohan pictures and an interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace, there are some local boobies in that centerfold.Those boobies belong to Boynton Beach resident…
Despite the building’s namesake being found guilty of four counts of falsifying public records, the Sylvia Poitier Business Skills Center will remain the Sylvia Poitier Business Skills Center.The idea from Deerfield Beach Housing Authority Commissioner Michael Weiss didn’t seem that extreme — you don’t get to keep your name on…
