Was Narcy Novack a fan of film noir, by any chance? Because if what federal prosecutors say is true, then she’s a real-life femme fatale with murder schemes and diabolical motives nearly identical to those of Barbara Stanwyck’s character in the classic film noir Double Indemnity.If you haven’t seen that…
The Fraternal Order of Police have asked the Fort Lauderdale Police Department to reconsider its decision in May to fire reserve officer John Wezkiewicz following an internal affairs investigation into his treatment of a suspect being booked at police headquarters.”We certainly think he should be reinstated,” says FOP President Jack…
Seeking to “stem the tide of incorrect information,” Broward College has released a statement that clarifies the school’s association with Adnan El Shukrijumah, the former Miramar resident who the FBI now believes to be one of al Qaeda’s leaders.According to the school, Shukrijumah enrolled at Broward College in summer 1996…
It took a while, but Congressman Ron Klein has finally figured out that the best way to beat Allen West is to let Allen West beat himself. By talking. This morning, Klein’s campaign released a highlighted transcript of West’s remarks during a talk radio appearance last week.You can listen to…
If the FBI is to be believed, Adnan El Shukijumah is the terrorist’s version of a Cinderella story, having worked his way up from dishwasher to his current rank as director of overseas operations. Granted, this former Miramar resident didn’t have a stagecoach that turned into a pumpkin so much…
This weekend has seen a media feeding frenzy following the FBI’s declaration that a former Miramar resident, Adnan El Shukrijumah, has become the head of global operations for al Qaeda.That may be, but media accounts have been spotty on other details, particularly those relating to Broward College, where El Shukrijumah…
John Wezkiewicz had been a Fort Lauderdale police reserve officer for more than 20 years when, in the early-morning hours of November 1, 2009, he went a little too far in restraining an unruly suspect.After the jump, we’ll look at the video of Wezkiewicz’s encounter with Gerald Feldhaus. We’ll compare…
David Brady seems to be doing everything right in his campaign to win the Republican nomination in the 22nd Congressional District. It seems like Republican voters would want a moderate like Brady, who would seem to have a chance of winning swing voters in a general election against Democratic incumbent…
In this era of cell phone cameras, a twister doesn’t have a chance of scoring a touchdown without being recorded by some brave soul, and the one that hit Boca Raton Saturday was no exception. There are actually several videos of this mini-cyclone, but I found the one recorded by…
We totally meant to tell Juice readers that international fitness model / mother / self-help guru / first-name-collector Jennifer Nicole Lee was going to be appearing at Zoo Health Club on Fort Lauderdale Beach Saturday afternoon to sign copies of her book, but… we forgot. Sorry about that JNL! (She’s…
The man who has clashed with Broward Judge Peter B. Skolnik over an unpaid web design bill is now alleging that some of the judge’s most devoted volunteers are local attorneys who are betting the judge rules in their favor after he wins election.That webmaster, Steven Smith, says that when…
The identity of the 2-year-old child found dead Thursday evening in a day-care van in Delray Beach has been confirmed: It’s Haile Brockington, according to the girl’s mother, Nelder Lester.We’ll have more on this story as information comes available…
The Broward judge being accused of trying to cheat the designer of a website is fighting back through supporters who claim that it’s the web designer who’s out to extort Peter Skolnik’s campaign.An activist with the Skolnik campaign says that Steven Smith of Made U Look Advertising approached the judge…
For a man with an Army background, Allen West seems to have a hard time reading a map. The candidate in the 22nd Congressional District that spans coastal Broward and Palm Beach counties will be opening a new campaign office Tuesday — in the 23rd Congressional District.Yes, the soon-to-be unveiled…
It takes an especially brutal sex crime to qualify a sex offender as a “predator.” The Florida Department of Law Enforcement currently lists eight sexual predators who have absconded — meaning they’re not living at the address in the sex offender registry. Based on the FDLE website, the predator who’s been…
Imagine you’re a lawyer with his eye on one of the most powerful legal positions in Broward County: general counsel for the massive public health care district Broward Health.But to make things even tougher, let’s imagine you have a conflict of interest in representing the district. Worse yet, you don’t…
She’s going through with it. Fort Lauderdale newcomer Claudia has embarked on her own version of The Bachelorette, vowing to go on 30 dates in 30 days before she turns 30, a courageous mission we first told you about last month.It began inauspiciously when Date No. 1 just cold stood…
Last night’s meeting of the Deerfield Beach Commission was a mostly civil affair, at least until Commissioner Sylvia Poitier learned that her colleague, Bill Ganz, was considering a motion to have her censured if she erupts in the same way she did at the last special meeting, in late. June.Poitier…
Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff Koons today entered a guilty plea to extortion charges based on threatening a family that opposed the South Cove lagoon preservation project and using his political position to harass that family. In exchange for the plea, Koons won’t have to serve time in jail. But…
Assuming that Christians are right about life — that we live because God has a “plan” for us — then why did he construct miracles to preserve the lives of some of the most reckless and self-destructive people on the planet? Why are some people able to cheat death?God hasn’t…
With the announcement Friday that 106 Deerfield Beach workers were being laid off, tonight’s commission meeting was going to be a madhouse no matter what. But that’s not quite enough of a guarantee for Commissioner Sylvia Poitier, who has been using her phone to raise the rabble and ensure that…
Rick Burn, a Fort Lauderdale police officer for 25 years, has been fired after an investigation by the department over whether Burn ignored calls while on duty and falsified time cards to collect more in overtime pay than he deserved.A source close to the department provided the Juice with a…
