A lot of law enforcement news this morning, but I promised to let you know next time Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti held a public event — and if you missed his pastry party last month, fret not. You’ve got a great big smoking opportunity to meet the man with…
Update, 3/14: The original post had language that confused current and proposed districts. It’s been changed to eliminate the ambiguity and correct the numbers assigned to the proposed districts.Original post, 3/9:In November 2010, Florida voters approved two amendments to the Florida state constitution that would ostensibly remove partisanship from the once-a-decade…
Update, 12:25 p.m.: The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter says it has six panthers in captivity on its website; waiting for a call back to confirm, but it looks like there are some options to check them out in captivity after all.Original post:The only A panther in captivity in South Florida…
The Cliffs Notes of the case so far: Eric Brody was left brain-damaged after a speeding off-duty BSO deputy smashed into his car on Oakland Park Boulevard in March 1998. A jury awarded Brody’s family more than $30 million in a settlement, but, 14 years later, they’ve yet to receive…
Welcome to this week’s post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times’ Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition…
Today, a little insight into the day-to-day activities of the Florida House: While debating an amendment to HB 701, a proposed modification to the Florida Evidence Code, Tallahassee Democratic Rep. Alan Williams attempted, quite clumsily, to quote a line from Jay-Z’s “99 Problems.” Because there’s something about an illegal search…
Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Meyer arrived at a Pompano Beach McDonald’s this morning in response to a report that a man had tried to steal a backpack. The suspect, 29-year-old Patrick Davis of North Lauderdale, had for some reason decided to stick around and was just standing near the…
Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a beating that happened at an Andrews Avenue gas station last month.Police say the charming, American-Eagle-bedecked gentleman at right was standing in line at the Shell Station at 1144 S. Andrews Ave. on February 19 when he spontaneously turned…
NBC, CBS, ABC, WSVN, the Associated Press, and the Boston Globe have all published items, many citing the Sun-Sentinel, declaring that the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau would be giving away thousands of gas cards to tourists to encourage visits to the area. While there are cards involved, they aren’t just for gas.CVB spokeswoman Jessica Taylor said…
Orange County Republican Dean Cannon was named speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in 2010. Because he was first elected in 2004, he’s getting term-limited out of office this year.In commemoration, Cannon’s official portrait was unveiled on the House floor yesterday and hung in the chamber.Speaking of chambers, Cannon…
An anti-TSA blogger from Miami Beach posted a YouTube video last night claiming he defeated Transportation Security Administration body scanners at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport by sewing an extra pocket onto the side of his shirt. His explanation is convincing (check out the earlier post for details and the video),…
Update, 4:28 p.m.: Heard back from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s spokeswoman; the post, which originally said she didn’t have any events scheduled, has been changed to reflect the new info.Broward and Palm Beach residents will get a chance to talk to their congressional representatives next week. Unless they’re represented by…
It’s the perfect storm of Allen West talking points: His arguments for war with Iran combine his love of hyperbolic rhetoric (a “second holocaust” is coming), his ardent defense of Israel, his need to disagree with Barack Obama on every possible issue, and his insistence that diplomacy is for weenies.West said…
An anti-TSA blogger from Miami Beach announced yesterday that he’d defeated the Transportation Security Administration’s controversial “nude body scanners” by simply sewing a pocket onto the side of his shirt — and that he tested his terror-pocket at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.The weakness, he said, is in how the images…
In July 1974, Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Walter Ilyankoff was executed in the parking lot of a Red Lobster during a botched armed robbery attempt.The four men who committed the robbery were all convicted of first-degree murder. The three still alive are up for parole in August — and the…
Just a heads-up for those of you venturing west — police say a power outage has knocked out traffic lights along North University Drive in Tamarac.Busted traffic lights should be treated as a four-way stop, though don’t count on everybody to do it — between texting, grubbin’ on McDonald’s fries,…
Heavy-metal senior citizens Metallica announced late last week that they would be jumping in on the Record Store Day action April 21 with a vinyl release of four half-finished songs that have been available online since December.A statement from the band says they “kept them in the vault and decided to…
When asked about a vice presidential nod by CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien this morning, Congressman Allen West said he is “always willing and ready to serve my country in whatever capacity that the American people would desire.””As far as the vice president thing, you know, who knows what the future…
Eric Brody was 18 years old when a speeding off-duty Broward Sheriff’s deputy T-boned his car on Oakland Park Boulevard and left Brody in a coma. The officer was later fired for falsifying police reports in an unrelated incident; Brody woke up six months later with permanent brain damage.A jury…
Water mishaps aren’t anything new for our special sweat-year-round corner of the country, but it’s not every week four people die in the course of five days.The latest victim is 7-year-old Damien Tubbs, who died Sunday in an Oakland Park pool after it appears he wandered into the deep end…
Update, 5:47 p.m.: The Broward Sheriff’s Office just released a statement identifying the body found as the man who was missing Thursday, but his name is Cleudson DaSilva, age 37, not “Douglas Johnson.”Original post, 4:24 p.m.:A body believed to be a man who disappeared while swimming on Thursday was discovered by…
(EDIT, 2:20 p.m.: Jose Lambiet is reporting Faulk doesn’t even own the condo anymore because the condo association bought it from him after a deal in 2010.)PNC Bank filed a foreclosure complaint late last month on the Pompano Beach condo of Marshall Faulk, the former St. Louis Rams running back…
