A Hollywood family is pleading for help to find their loved one who disappeared a week ago. Mackoni Hall, 40, was last seen about 2 p.m. March 13 leaving his job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at 200 Terminal Drive in Fort Lauderdale, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The agency Tuesday issued a picture of Hall — hoping that someone will recognize him and notify authorities. Hall is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds. He has black hair, a... Read More
Protecting dogs from being tethered outside in a storm is a good start, but not enough | Opinion
Oh, for the love of dogs, I sing today the praises of state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota. Yes, I’m talking about the chairman of the Florida Republican Party whom … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Cellphone to the face deters teen’s taunts, sex attack, cops say
Hanging outside a Deerfield Beach nightspot, the teen repeatedly asked the woman “How much” and “How much to get with you?” It was the night of St. Patrick’s Day — Sunday — and the two were outside El Reventon Sports Bar & Club, 813 W. Sample Rd. “The victim repeatedly told the defendant that she was not a prostitute and attempted to walk around the defendant to approach the nightclub,” a deputy wrote in a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report. At that point, Henrry... Read More
‘We need to make it a lot less fun,’ official says about out of control spring break in Miami Beach
A brawl on the beach, a young woman knocked unconscious near Ocean Drive, police officers injured, a driver on the MacArthur Causeway serving alcohol to passengers in another vehicle, and a tourist flying out of the car window and getting run over on her way to the airport. These are some of the incidents that prompted Miami Beach officials to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to address what residents describe as a particularly raucous spring break. Two weeks into spring break, residents... Read More
Piles of metal debris burn at recycling facility
It was after business hours when fire broke out at a recycling plant in Deerfield Beach. Shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters were called to a scrap metal fire at Capital Scrap Metal, 1610 S. Powerline Road. “Firefighters were met with a large volume of fire encompassing a large mass of metal debris some 25 to 30 feet high,” said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane, spokesman for the agency. It took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control but crews... Read More
Piles of metal debris burn at recycling facility | Video
It was after business hours when fire broke out at a recycling plant in Deerfield Beach. Shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters were called to a scrap metal fire at Capital Scrap Metal, 1610 S. Powerline Road. “Firefighters were met with a large volume of fire encompassing a large mass of metal debris some 25 to 30 feet high,” said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane, spokesman for the agency. It took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control but crews... Read More
Driver killed in crash likely speeding and impaired, says Broward Sheriff’s Office
A BMW driver was likely speeding when he failed to negotiate a turn and crashed into a commercial building in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Erving Colon, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, died Saturday after crashing his 1998 BMW 328i sedan, said Joy Oglesby, a spokewoman for the sheriff. Colon’s passenger, Anthony Boberg, 31, of Pompano Beach, was injured, she said. “Detectives believe speed is a contributing factor,” Oglesby said. “Detectives also suspect that... Read More
A woman was hit by not one, but two vehicles. And neither driver stopped, cops say
Miami police are looking for a driver of a black or dark sedan and the driver of a white van after detectives say they both hit a woman crossing a … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Man dies when car skids into back of stopped flatbed truck
A 38-year-old man suffered fatal injuries when his Mercedes-Benz hydroplaned into the back of a stopped truck at a Boynton Beach intersection Tuesday morning, police said. Arshia Poursartip, of Boynton Beach, was rushed to Delray Medical Center, where he died, said Stephanie Slater, spokeswoman for the police department. Poursartip was driving his Mercedes west on Boynton Beach Boulevard when he skidded on the wet road while trying to stop and slammed the passenger’s side of his car into... Read More
A husband and dedicated father of two children is missing. Cops want help finding him.
Hollywood resident Mackoni Hall drove away from his job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last Wednesday around 2 p.m. in his gold Dodge Caliber. Hall hasn’t been seen since. Tuesday, … Click to Continue » ... Read More