No fish tale: Nearly 760-pound swordfish is Florida record

This one didn’t get away. A Cape Coral couple’s fishing trip out of Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada turned into a record haul after an eight hour fight landed a swordfish that tipped the scales at 757.8 pounds. Florida’s previous swordfish record — 672 pounds — also happened in the Florida Keys and dates back 41 years, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In a Facebook posting, Captain Nick Stanczyk details the tremendous catch that happened... Read More

Women hauling baskets loaded with stolen goods confronted by determined security worker

Some thieves have become a nuisance at a Target store in Miramar — surging past a security guard in one theft and then brazenly returning to the store weeks later for a second take. In a Jan. 29 crime inside the store at 16901 Miramar Parkway, a loss prevention supervisor noticed something fishy shortly after 9 p.m.: two women in the electronics department were loading camera equipment into two shopping carts and appeared to be making a beeline for the exit — without paying. Surveillance... Read More

Women hauling shopping carts loaded with stolen goods confronted by determined security worker

Some thieves have become a nuisance at a Target store in Miramar — surging past a security guard in one theft and then brazenly returning to the store weeks later for a second take. In the first crime inside the store at 16901 Miramar Parkway on Jan. 29, a loss prevention supervisor noticed something fishy shortly after 9 p.m.: two women in the electronics department were loading camera equipment into two shopping carts and appeared to be making a beeline for the exit — without... Read More

Deputies’ forceful arrest of teen leads to criminal investigation

Two Broward sheriff’s deputies recorded pepper-spraying, tackling and punching teens outside a McDonald’s near J.P. Taravella High have been informed by letter that they are under investigation by the Broward State Attorney’s Office for possible criminal charges, their union president said Monday. Prosecutors confirmed Monday that they had opened an investigation into last week’s confrontation between deputies and students but did not specify whether criminal charges were a... Read More

Dad shoots car thief who drove off with his 6-year-old son, deputies say

A car thief didn’t get far after stealing a Honda that was left running with a 6-year-old boy inside. The child’s father hopped into another car, caught up with the thief and wound up shooting him, deputies say. The child was unharmed in the weekend shooting, while the car thief was critically wounded, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. The theft happened when the boy’s dad was standing outside his 2012 Honda, saying goodbye to friends about 2:30 a.m Saturday west of Lake... Read More

Massage-parlor customers sue authorities over being secretly videotaped

There’s a growing group of people who say they are ready to sue over being videotaped while getting a lawful massage at a business investigated for prostitution. The videos were collected by police in a sting that wound up ensnaring New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The controversy widened last week when a man known only as “John Doe” filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Jupiter police department and State Attorney Dave Aronberg. On Monday, lawyers asked the court to... Read More

Kids were exposed to more than sand, sea and bikinis during a trip to beach, cops say

When Giraldo Palacio drunkenly began yelling obscenities at a family on the beach, the family told him to go away, police said. Instead of listening, Palacio “became aggressive” and took … Click to Continue » ... Read More