Category: Broward News

A significant faction of Broward Democratic Party leaders wants the party to show support for suspended Broward Sheriff Scott Israel on the grounds that he was wrongly removed from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis. A resolution considered by the county Democratic Executive Committee on Tuesday night argued that DeSantis suspended Israel in January “without good cause and with no hearing.” Based on applause and comments, most of the almost 100 people present for the discussion supported the... Read More

The woman accused in South Florida’s killer clown case is expected back in court today for a hearing about preparations for her trial. It’s been more than 18 months since authorities charged Sheila Warren in the shooting death of Marlene Warren in Wellington nearly 29 years ago. Jailed without bond, Sheila Warren, 55, has waived her right to a speedy trial and pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder with a firearm charge. On May 26, 1990, the 40-year-old victim opened the door of... Read More

A woman who called herself Ashley and claimed to be a fraud investigator for Bank of America had very detailed information when she phoned account holders. She sometimes knew their bank card numbers, most recent transactions and current bank account balances, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says. When Ashley told at least five victims in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach that their accounts were compromised by fraudsters, they didn’t know she was talking about herself. One woman has... Read More

All northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hillsboro Boulevard opened up to traffic after a police pursuit that originated in Miami-Dade County came to an end there. The northbound lanes had been closed for about two hours before the single lane opened before 5 p.m. Tuesday. The rest of the lanes were flowing by 6:30 p.m. A Toyota Corolla that matched the description of a vehicle used in a Miami-area robbery on April 7 led Miami-Dade Police on the chase, said Detective Lee Cowart, a... Read More

Police officers and FBI agents leave the Surfside house of Sol Pais, a teen wanted for making a credible threat to Columbine High School and other Colorado schools as the 20th anniversary of the mass shooting nears, on April 16, 2019. … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The gray-bearded clerk locked the door to the 24-hour store, unbuckled his belt, unzipped his pants and cornered a 17-year-old customer in the women’s restroom of a Dania Beach gas station, according to an arrest report. The girl disarmed the 67 year old and stabbed him in the belly with his own pocket knife before making her getaway, the Broward Sheriff’s Office report said. Mohammad Munshi, the accused, spent six days in jail before posting $75,000 bond on an armed sexual assault... Read More

An 18-year-old woman from Surfside is wanted by the FBI and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office after making what investigators are calling a “credible threat” Tuesday to Columbine High School … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Teachers in the Florida Keys are expected to demonstrate in front of schools Wednesday morning before class starts to protest what they consider inadequate state funding for public education. The … Click to Continue » ... Read More

When Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators looked into the relationship between a 60-year-old escort website owner and a 17-year-old girl, they say they found a memory card of child pornography and … Click to Continue » ... Read More

“If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free, and many times adversarial, press.” — John McCain It was surprising to watch the tears flow Monday when it was announced that the South Florida Sun Sentinel had won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the most prestigious of the 14 Pulitzer prizes. After all, the Sun Sentinel had won this honor in 2013 for a remarkable series of stories by Sally Kestin and John Maines about off-duty police officers who would... Read More