Two weeks after a suit-wearing man pulled a gun out of briefcase and shot Tobias Barfield of Dania Beach, “Dapper Dan” is in police custody. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is reporting that the suspect, John Roger Jenkins, turned himself in this morning. Here’s the release.Investigators have not yet identified a…
The man who shot and wounded a Fort Lauderdale police officer this weekend before being killed has been identified as Bastiany Georges, a 29-year-old who had an extensive criminal history. The incident occurred following police attempts to make a traffic stop on Andrews Avenue. The Fort Lauderdale Police news release:The…
We wrote about sex offender Ronald Murphy last week here and here, a man released from prison in September after serving 13 years on a rape conviction, and stuck in limbo ever since.Murphy’s home is currently a bench outside the Delray Beach Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Office…
With the first (and likely only) season of Police Women of Broward County all wrapped up, I thought the first South Florida-centered mom-kid-cop docudrama-ality show deserved some sort of special send off. But instead of, oh say, a recap of the show’s high points, I thought it might be nice…
In light of the explosive findings Bob Norman’s been posting over at Daily Pulp, it’s time we identify a trend in Broward corruption: power-mad married couples, ruling the region like a king and queen, carving up our public money like it’s their Thanksgiving turkey. For all the damage these duos…
If you slapped your spouse around lately, then earned an arrest warrant but wondered where the police were, check your front porch. Broward Sheriff’s Office just announced the arrest of 30 offenders in a sweep that concluded this morning and which coincided with the seventh anniversary of the National Family…
Whatever you may think of Ronald Earl Murphy, who in 1996 beat a woman and forced her to have sex, the guy deserves a place to live. The question is where. I posted yesterday about how Murphy, a registered sex offender, has claimed a permanent residence as a transient in…
Since the 2002 death of the last great Godfather, John Gotti, the Italian underworld has been resting in peace — until its resurrection… now. A tell-all book, a Gotti Jr. trial, and Bonanno crime family members in a South Florida courtroom. Mafia madness is in the air, and I smell…
In what appears to be a form-letter notice, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office yesterday announced that “a declared sexual predator, Ronald Earl Murphy… is now residing at Transient, Delray Beach, FL.” Transient is not the name of a hip new boutique hotel on Atlantic Avenue. It’s more of a…
More than 20 times in the past year, pranksters have shone a green laser beam into the cockpits of planes landing at Palm Beach International Airport, attempting to blind the pilots. No planes have crashed, but at least one pilot was injured, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.That…
From his boyish looks and broad smile, you’d think that’s a senior yearbook photo, but Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators say that the man pictured, John Jenkins, is a shooter. He’s the suspect in a chilling murder attempt that occurred last week in Dania Beach. According to BSO, Jenkins was wearing…
Here’s how it’s supposed to work: You’re so desperate for your paycheck that you visit a place like the Family Financial Center in North Lauderdale to get an advance on that check, in exchange for the center itself getting to skim from that check. But if folks are going to…
On your 18th birthday you can buy pack of smokes, watch an R-rated movie, cast a vote and joined the Armed Forces. Or, if you’re Chad Olah, you can be charged with adult crimes. He turned 18 on October 1. And on October 7, the man he’s accused of beating…
About two years ago, a couple of golfing buddies took the first tee at Parkland Golf & Country Club. A club official asked Mike and Paul if they’d agree to be joined on their round by a single player who’d just shown up and was to be joined later by…
Patrick Maxwell, wanted since Monday for shooting at two women upset over his infidelity, has been arrested by Boynton Beach Police and charged with attempted second-degree murder.The probable cause affidavit tells of how on Monday morning at a home on Northeast Fourth Court in Boynton Beach, Maxwell was confronted by…
In addition to the three teenagers who appeared in court today on charges they set fire to Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office is now reporting the arrest of two more juveniles: Steven Shelton and Jesus Mendez, both of whom are also 15 years old, like the…
Police have been looking for Rodney Ragbirsingh since July, when witnesses said the 27-year-old man chased his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Greyssel Gomez, through Brooklyn’s streets before gunning her down inside an auto repair shop. Last week, investigators tracked him to Lauderhill, where he was arrested by deputies of the Broward Sheriff’s…
Horrific story coming out of Deerfield Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a 15-year-old boy named Michael Brewer was attacked at a pool within an apartment complex, then deliberately burned. Here’s the BSO news release: At 3:14 pm BSO deputies were dispatched to the Lime Tree apartments in…
From WPBF: Several gun shots were heard before noon at a residence in Boynton Beach and SWAT team went into the home but found no one there. Here’s a cryptic report:WPBF 25 News’ Jim Abath said in a live report at noon that a woman said she heard what she…
Fausto Tejero, a 40-year-old Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy has been charged in connection with the extortion case of Det. Manuel Silva. From the BSO release:On September 30th, a citizen told a BSO supervisor that a district detective was extorting money from a man living near Fort Lauderdale. The victim, Orlando…
If there’s any truth to the government’s allegations against David McQueen, holding on to his Fort Lauderdale condo would appear to be the least of his concerns. Federal authorities allege that McQueen, whose primary residence is near Grand Rapids, Michigan, defrauded investors by moving millions of dollars among multiple accounts…
Today the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced it was going to receive an award reserved for the nation’s best jail. So I guess congratulations are in order for the many, many deputies at the jail who perform their job with honor and integrity; but I can’t help but wonder how BSO…
