Fort Lauderdale Police officer was off-duty when he shot, killed man at marina

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 31, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An off-duty Fort Lauderdale Police officer shot and killed a man at an RV park marina after the property manager asked him to handle a disturbance Wednesday night, the department said. The property manager of Yacht Haven Park & Marina, at 2323 State Road 84, directly notified Lt. Jonathan Bohm about a man at the property who was creating a disturbance, spokesperson Casey Liening said in a news release Thursday night. Bohm arrived in an unmarked police car and asked over radio for other officers to come as back up shortly before 6:30 p.m. Bohm met with Damian Orozco, 49, “who claimed he...

Woman killed in Oakland Park hit-and-run crash, deputies say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 30, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A woman was killed Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland Park, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Oakland Park Fire Rescue and deputies found the woman shortly before 8 p.m. in the area of Northwest 38th Street and Powerline Road. She was pronounced dead there, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office did not provide further information. The south lanes of Powerline Road between Northwest 38th Avenue and Prospect Road remained closed as of 10 p.m. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.

Six victims in Boynton Beach shooting identified; one dead, two remain hospitalized

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 23, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Two of the six people who were shot during an altercation at a gathering in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning remain hospitalized, officials said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Northeast Second Street about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, where they found five people who had been shot. The sixth victim took himself to a hospital and was later found, the police department said in a statement. Davon Wood, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, later died from his injuries. Those who survived were James Laurent, 36, of Lake Worth Beach; Josue Jean, 34, of Boynton Beach; Keith Clemons, 38, of Port St. Lucie;...

Inmate who pled guilty in West Boca murder faces charges over threat to Palm Beach County judge

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 23, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An inmate serving 14 years in state prison for second-degree murder faces new charges of threatening the Palm Beach County judge who signed off on his plea agreement. Roosevelt F. Sifford, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and burglary in February 2021, in the May 2018 shooting of Carlos Gardel Dacosta, 52, at his home in West Boca, court records show. Sifford was 17 when he was arrested, along with another teen. Judge Daliah Weiss received a letter in September 2024 that Sifford sent from prison threatening her and her family. Sifford wrote in the letter that he was “unjustly”...

Driver accused of speeding at 124 mph while on cocaine in deadly crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 22, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An Oakland Park man is now facing charges months after authorities said he crashed his luxury car while speeding over 120 mph in Pompano Beach, killing one person. Angelo Ragonese, 50, faces charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, child abuse and child neglect without great bodily harm, DUI with property damage and reckless driving with injury or property damage, Broward Sheriff’s jail records show. Ragonese was driving his 2022 BMW M4 shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17, with his minor son as his passenger, according to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest. He was near the...

Fire at Fort Lauderdale condo burns through roof; residents evacuated

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 15, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A fire erupted at a condominium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday night, burning through the building’s roof and forcing residents to evacuate. Firefighters were called to the building in the 600 block of Tennis Club Drive shortly before 7:30 p.m. after people reported a fire on the fourth floor and windows shattering, said Frank Guzman, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson. Crews found heavy fire and smoke, requiring aerial ladders to extinguish, Guzman said. The building was largely undamaged, with most of it contained to an elevator shaft and the roof above it. None of the condos in...

Fort Lauderdale man held after alleged home invasion, beating of 75-year-old Central Beach resident

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 13, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News.

A Fort Lauderdale man who allegedly staged a home invasion against a 75-year-old Central Beach resident spent his second day in jail on Sunday, suspected by police of beating, robbing and attempting to strangle his victim before stealing his car and $4,000 in cash. Joseph Soini, 48, was arrested on North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday in the condo resident’s stolen auto, Fort Lauderdale Police said in a statement. He faces cocaine possession and grand theft auto charges and is being held in the Broward County Main Jail. Police used a Grappler to intercept a home invasion...

Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 13, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, National Politics, News, Politics, Uncategorized.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost. Vance insisted in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that the pardon question is “very simple,” saying those who “protested peacefully” should be pardoned and “if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.” He later said...

Woman hospitalized after shooting on I-595 in Davie, fire rescue says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 11, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A woman was hospitalized Friday evening after a shooting on Interstate 595 in Davie, a fire rescue official said. Davie Fire Rescue responded to an area of I-595 westbound, east of Hiatus Road shortly before 8 p.m. for reports of a shooting, Fire Marshal Robert Taylor said Friday night. The woman was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale as a trauma alert, Taylor said. He did not provide further information about the circumstances of the shooting or the woman’s condition. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent...

Parkland families’ civil suits against ex-deputy Scot Peterson can move forward, court rules

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 10, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Parkland school shooting.

An appeals court Thursday upheld a ruling that allowed civil lawsuits to move forward against Scot Peterson, a former Broward Sheriff’s deputy and school-resource officer who was accused of failing to properly respond during the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Without explanation, a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected Peterson’s argument that a circuit judge should have granted summary judgment in his favor. The lawsuits were filed by victims’ family members and were consolidated in circuit court. Summary judgment would have ended the...

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