Margate man identified as victim of fatal pre-Thanksgiving shooting in Tamarac as detectives seek a suspect

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 27, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

A young Margate man has been identified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office as the person who was shot to death in Tamarac the night before Thanksgiving. Homicide detectives are still looking for the assailant. Mateo Delgado, 21, was found by deputies late Wednesday evening suffering from a gunshot wound after a 911 call about shots fired near the 7000 block of Northwest 79th Avenue, just west of University Drive, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The incident occurred outside a gate of the Bonaire Woodmont residential community. Paramedics from Tamarac Fire Rescue pronounced Delgado dead...

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 25, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that...

Second arrest made in Halloween weekend shooting in Tampa that killed 2, injured 16 others

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 17, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

TAMPA — A second person was arrested Thursday in a Tampa mass shooting that erupted during Halloween festivities, leaving two dead and 16 injured, police said. A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Palm Beach County and was waiting to be transported back to Tampa, police said in a news release. He faces felony charges of being a minor in possession of a firearm while wearing a mask and carrying a concealed firearm. “There is no reasonable explanation for a 14-year-old to be in possession of a firearm,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement. An argument between two groups led to the shooting...

Boca couple accused of selling fake designer bags, jewelry out of West Delray salon

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 11, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A Boca Raton couple are accused of selling counterfeit designer bags and jewelry out of their salon west of Delray Beach, which the husband said they did to get by in difficult financial times, according to a probable cause affidavit. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives received an anonymous tip on Aug. 30 about the fake items being sold out of The Salon Delray in the 1500 block of Jog Road, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday. After an investigation where an undercover detective made several purchases and the execution of a search warrant at the salon, owners Jacqueline,...

19-year-old allegedly fled after hitting pedestrian near NSU campus, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 8, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A 19-year-old man is facing a second-degree felony charge seven months after he allegedly hit a pedestrian near the Nova Southeastern University campus and drove away before officers arrived, police said. A probable cause affidavit was written in May for the arrest of Vincent Walla, of Staten Island, N.Y., for charges of failing to stop or remain at an accident involving serious bodily injury. The warrant was served Monday, according to court records. At the time of the crash in March, Walla was an NSU student, according to the affidavit. On the evening of March 30, a pedestrian was hit in the...

Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown arrested in Broward, accused of not paying child support

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 17, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested in Broward County Sunday on a warrant for allegedly failing to pay child support, court records say. A Broward Sheriff’s Office Civil Division deputy pulled over a cab in the 1000 block of Griffin Road in Dania Beach Sunday afternoon and made contact with Brown, 35, who lives in Hollywood, in the backseat, a probable cause affidavit said. He had an active arrest warrant out of Miami-Dade County. The affidavit did not contain further details. The arrest warrant, issued in early August, was related to a 2013 paternity case involving his minor...

Multiple Broward sheriff’s employees face inquiry over pandemic relief funds, sources say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 12, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Multiple members of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, including sworn deputies, are under federal investigation for their participation in collecting COVID-19 relief money known as the Paycheck Protection Program, sources said this week. The South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office has been pursuing cases of pandemic relief fraud involving the program, which was run by the Small Business Administration and meant to help keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic. Those facing scrutiny had submitted paperwork for loans for the most money possible under the program, according to a source. Since...

Do you recognize her? Woman killed in Lauderdale Lakes car crash is unidentified

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 4, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A woman was killed in a car crash in Lauderdale Lakes last week, and all efforts to identify her have been unsuccessful, leading the Broward Sheriff’s Office to release a sketch of her Tuesday. The 4-foot-9, 80-pound woman was crossing the road near the 3400 block of North State Road 7 and the intersection of Northwest 34th Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sept. 27 when the driver of a 2023 Kia Soul heading southbound hit her in the right lane, the Sheriff’s Office said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Kia driver stayed to cooperate with the investigation. The Sheriff’s Office...

Four South Floridians await sentencing in fake nursing diploma scheme, feds say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 29, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Eight South Florida residents have either pleaded guilty or been convicted for their participation in a scheme where thousands of fake nursing diplomas and transcripts were sold out of three accredited schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties to aspiring nurses, allowing them to sit for national board exams and to land nursing jobs across the country. Seven of the eight pleaded guilty, including two nursing school owners, while one defendant was convicted Thursday. Four of them are awaiting sentencing. A total of 20 defendants who federal prosecutors announced charges against in the Southern...

Defense asks judge to dismiss double murder case against YNW Melly

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 27, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Defense lawyers in the YNW Melly double murder case are demanding a dismissal of the charges, accusing prosecutors of withholding incriminating information about their lead detective. Over the summer, attorneys for the rapper, whose real name is Jamell Demons, filed a complaint against Miramar Police Detective Mark Moretti, accusing him of forcibly taking a cell phone belonging to Demons’ mother while he was questioning her in connection with the case at the Broward courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale in October 2022. According to the defense, Moretti was outside his jurisdiction when he...

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