Morning Juice: No Criminal Case Against Michael Irvin; Second Arrest in Delray Sex Crime

The local news in Palm Beach and Broward:Police are looking for the driver of a late-model Cadillac Escalade involved in a hit and run yesterday in Hollywood. It collided with a minivan, ejecting a 2-year-old girl and injuring her mother and two siblings. [CBS4]The Broward State Attorney's Offices decided against...

By Thomas Francis

February 25, 2010

[
        {
          "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
          "component": "16971022",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "15769925",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Rectangle 2x - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782206",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782207",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

The local news in Palm Beach and Broward:

Police are looking for the driver of a late-model Cadillac Escalade involved in a hit and run yesterday in Hollywood. It collided with a minivan, ejecting a 2-year-old girl and injuring her mother and two siblings. [CBS4]
The Broward State Attorney's Offices decided against filing rape charges against Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin, citing a lack of evidence. His accuser, Nicole Mostafa, has a pending civil suit against the former Dallas Cowboy and Fort Lauderdale native. [Miami Herald]
Among the legions of homeless people crowding Fort Lauderdale parks: Gary Kerpan, who confessed to raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in 1977. [Sun-Sentinel]

Delray Beach police have arrested 17-year-old Spencer Britt on charges that he joined Francisco Henry in forcing a group of teens to engage in sex acts with one another. [Palm Beach Post]
A serial bank robber known as "The Joker" and the "Old Man Bandit" was arrested this week by the FBI. The man's true identity is Steven Gass, and he's accused of robbing banks across the tricounty area going back to 2005. [WPBF-25]

KEEP NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of South Florida, and we'd like to keep it that way. Your membership allows us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. You can support us by joining as a member for as little as $1.