Nelson Mandela, Edmond Dantes, Andy Dufresne… Conrad Black? No, the media mogul who raided his company doesn’t leave prison with the same heroic sheen as those other ex-inmates; but you can expect Black to enjoy a post-release life similar to the Count of Monte Cristo. First stop for the chastened…
It worked for a legendary crook named Jack Abramoff, not to mention fictional crooks played by James Cagney and fictional tomb raiders like Indiana Jones. So now South Florida bank robbers are rocking this iconic headwear. Two weeks ago, a fedora-wearing thief knocked over a bank in Boynton Beach. And…
There might not be anything as tragic or heartbreaking as when a parent leaves a child to die in the back of a hot car. This is hardly a rare occurrence, though, especially in Florida. The Sunshine State accounts for roughly one-sixth of all the fatal child hyperthermia cases in…
Given the profound distrust between South Florida residents and South Florida cops, it should come as no surprise that a national television network like ABC News would draw from this region to illustrate a conflict between police and camera-wielding civilians. ‘Round here, we love to see cops on tape!But cops…
If the Catholics are right about hell, then a jail sentence is the least of George Albert Horn’s problems. The Fort Lauderdale police have arrested the 48-year-old Horn for using a crucifix to break open a collection box last month at St. John the Baptist Church on Bayview Drive.Horn does…
A 65-year-old Davie man who for two years has volunteered with the Boy Scouts has been arrested and charged with 75 counts of possessing child pornography. The man, Gary Morano, allegedly admitted to owning a computer that contained nude images of children ages 6 to 10.Morano has denied assaulting children…
Anywhere else, it would be just another campaign sign, one of many screenprinted banners nailed into the roadside weeds by a Citgo station. But this sign’s location is a little chilling. Driving by on Lake Worth Road, east of Lyons, only the big, bold name of “Goodman” is visible Normal…
The unmarked pill bottles in his Riviera Beach apartment may have pushed Calvin Williams’ killer over the edge. Now police have confirmed that Williams, 41, a popular middle school special-ed teacher whose lover allegedly shot him in the head, was taking several medications used to treat HIV.Lawrence Hunt, 20, told…
When planning to rob a bank, it’s a good idea to pack a change of pants. The stress, you see, makes it hard to keep mastery of your bladder and bowels. And even if you manage that, your pants have a way of exploding right in the middle of your…
Heads up, local prosecutors: If you insist upon trying criminals in South Florida, your mailboxes will feel the wrath of the accused. Seriously, what kind of chicken-shit defendant thought he could intimidate an assistant U.S. attorney in Palm Beach Gardens by burning her mailbox?Or maybe that’s just the beginning of…
Two porn actors accused of murdering a New Port Richey tattoo artist spent the weekend before the crime partying in South Florida. Jason Andrews, a bisexual Chicago DJ and gay porn star, and Amanda Logue, a married blond prostitute from Georgia who’s also made adult films, posted to Twitter often…
Here is a heartbreaking video from YouTube, posted by an activist group known as Sea Turtle Oversight Protection. It’s called “Ten Minutes in the Night of a Rescue Volunteer.” The date of the clip is the evening of July 10, and a map shows the location where it was shot:…
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…
Since 1998, more than 50 children have died after being left or forgotten in cars in Florida. More than 150 more have been injured. Nationwide, there are, on average, around 30 deaths a year, according to KidsAndCars.org, a Kansas-based group that compiles statistics on such cases. The punishments, when adults…
Sean Healy’s “Riviera Manor” in the Weston Hills Country Club was a veritable Ponzi playground, a seven-bedroom mansion that both headquartered the scam and hosted its trappings. The court turned the property over to Melanie Damian’s Miami receivership on December 4, but it wasn’t until this June that the property…
West Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale is one of the most culturally diverse, fascinatingly real, and interesting parts of the city, where you can grab some egg-drop soup at a Chinese buffet, a baleada at a Honduran eatery, or a papusa at a Salvadoran joint. But would you really want…
Hear that — the pitter-patter of bare feet? They belong to Colton Harris-Moore, AKA “The Barefoot Bandit,” the boy who launched 75,000 Facebook friends with his illegal exploits. He’s on his way.The closest U.S. federal courthouse to the Bahamas (where Harris-Moore finally fell into the long, loving arms of the…
One of the pithiest psychological catch phrases must be this gem: “Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior.” Unfortunately, the New Jersey Parole Board is unfamiliar with that adage, or at least it appeared to be when it allowed 52-year-old Kelvin Terry to travel to West Palm…
He has raped at least four women during a nine-month period, according to investigators with the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, which is still looking for the man. Tomorrow night, viewers of America’s Most Wanted get to take a crack at it. The show airs Saturday at 9 on WSVN-7.On the…
The Great Depression had Bonnie and Clyde. This not-quite-great depression of modern times has the gentleman to the right. Yup, a cheap knockoff. I think that’s a trilby he’s wearing, which would have looked better on Clyde Barrow, circa 1933.From the Boynton Beach Police:Boynton Beach Police and the FBI are…
Broward County governments are each supposed to be protected by a single attorney who can advise them on how to steer clear of the kinds of conflicting interests that could land them in jail. So the recent windfall of prison terms and indictments suggests that those legal advisers aren’t doing…
As polo mogul John Goodman faces vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges for the Wellington car accident that led to the death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson, many wonder if he’ll receive special legal treatment because of his wealth and stature.Goodman is a multimillionaire trust fund heir from Houston, not a…
