Former Davie firefighter accused of misdemeanor battery won’t be charged

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 7, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News.

A former Davie Fire Rescue lieutenant who was accused of battering his wife hours before she was found dead in Coral Springs last year will not be charged with any crime stemming from that day. Jeffrey Evans, 43, of Coral Springs, was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge after an argument with his wife became physical, according to a probable cause affidavit. Their fight on the morning of Aug. 25 about 11:30 a.m. was recorded on Ring surveillance video, which showed Evans punching Jessica Lloyd, 38, and grabbing her by her hair as he tried to take his laptop from her, according...

One killed after crash with BSO deputy’s car during stolen car investigation

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 18, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

A person was killed after a car crash with a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy late Monday night in Tamarac while the deputy was investigating a reported stolen car. The car was stolen from Margate and spotted in Tamarac just before midnight, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday night. A deputy crashed with a car unrelated to the investigation in the area of West Prospect Road and Northwest 31st Avenue, the news release said. The Sheriff’s Office did not provide further information about what preceded the crash or how it occurred. A second crash then happened with the suspect’s...

Armed man is killed by Fort Lauderdale police. ‘The suspect fired his weapon.’

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 16, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Social.

An armed man who approached police while they were investigating a disturbance in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday was shot and killed by officers, the city’s police chief said. Police responded to a disturbance in the 900 Block of Chateau Park Drive, the police department said in a statement. “While on scene, officers were approached by an armed adult male who was not involved in the initial disturbance,” Chief Bill Schultz told reporters later Saturday afternoon at the site of the incident. Schultz said an “initial review” had been conducted. “We know the suspect fired his weapon during the...

Orlando judge suspects foul play by ICE agents, orders 2 Venezuelans freed

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News, Social.

A federal judge in Orlando ordered two more Venezuelan migrants released from ICE custody on Thursday and said he suspected foul play by the agents involved in their detentions. In one case, U.S. District Judge John Antoon, who released another detainee earlier this month, said the warrant ordering Junier Silva-Parucho’s arrest on Jan. 29 arrest was signed three hours after he was taken into custody. The warrant for Silva-Parucho, a construction worker with a pending asylum application and valid employment authorization, was therefore invalid, the judge ruled. “If the court considers it an...

Gun-control advocates blast Florida Attorney General for refusing to defend concealed carry law

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 10, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics, Social.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked an appeals court to uphold a teenager’s right to carry a concealed weapon even after a Broward judge last year declared the ban constitutional, all but handing another victory to gun-rights supporters who have tried to make it easier to buy and carry firearms in the Sunshine State. Uthmeier’s office is legally responsible for representing the state in appeals, but in this case he is siding against state prosecutors who say the law is still on the books and should be enforced. The Broward State Attorney’s Office asked Uthmeier’s office for...

Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson charged with speeding at 104 mph near Orlando

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 30, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Olympic gold metalist Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested and charged with speeding in Florida on Thursday, according to law enforcement. Richardson was arrested for allegedly going 104 mph (167 kph) on a parkway just outside of Orlando, Florida. A spokesperson for the Orange County sheriff’s department said she was “dangerously tailgating and traveling across lanes of travel to pass other motorists.” The 25-year-old sprinter is one of the fastest women of all time, winning a silver metal in the 100 meter dash in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and gold in the 4×100...

Confessed Hollywood cop killer seeks to vacate guilty plea, saying attorneys ‘coerced’ him

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 27, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

Weeks after a jury rejected the death penalty for Jason Banegas in the murder of Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino, the 23-year-old is asking a judge to vacate his guilty plea on the grounds that he was “coerced” into doing so by his trial attorneys. Banegas, 23, pleaded guilty to shooting Chirino, 28, in the city’s Emerald Hills neighborhood on Oct. 18, 2021, as the two struggled over a gun. Banegas told investigators he was trying to shoot himself when he shot Chirino in the face. Banegas filed a motion to vacate his guilty plea on Wednesday, asserting that he would not have...

Pedestrian killed in Fort Lauderdale hit-and-run crash, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 6, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale on Monday night, police said. A man was walking in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard about 8 p.m. when a car hit him and drove away, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Sgt. Patrick O’Brien said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers did not immediately have any information about the car. Westbound traffic on West Sunrise Boulevard was being diverted northbound on North Andrews Avenue late Monday. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts...

Foul play suspected in death of woman found on Hollywood beach, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 27, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

Foul play is suspected in the death of woman whose body was discovered Friday morning on Hollywood beach, police said. A passerby found the body about 7 a.m. Friday on the beach near Cleveland Street, Hollywood Police said in a news release. The body has been identified, and authorities were working to notify next of kin. The investigation is ongoing. No additional information was available late Friday. Authorities ask anyone with information to call Hollywood Police at 954-967-4636 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here...

Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 24, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, National News, NBA, News, Social, Sports.

NEW YORK — Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier ’s lawyers are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors’ use of nonpublic information into a federal case. In a motion to dismiss made public on Tuesday, Rozier’s lawyers argued that the government’s theory of the case — that he prevented sportsbooks from making informed decisions about accepting certain bets — runs afoul of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the federal wire fraud statute. Federal...

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