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Horrific new details in Orlando mass shooting that killed UCF student from South Florida

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 8, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

A newly released report on Orlando’s deadly Halloween mass shooting indicates that one of the two victims was shot during a confrontation between the alleged shooter and a witness, rather than being targeted during the incident. The Thursday release of the arrest affidavit for accused gunman Jaylen Edgar offered little indication of what led up to the mayhem that wounded seven people in addition to killing two. But it tells a chilling tale of how the carnage unfolded. Moments after shooting 25-year-old Tyrek Hill — a tow truck driver who was his first victim — in the face around 1 a.m....

Cox, Stern locked in close race to replace Palm Beach State Attorney Aronberg

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 6, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Election 2024, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics.

Democrat Alexcia Cox and Republican Sam Stern were locked in a tight race for Palm Beach State Attorney Tuesday night, with early and absentee voting results giving Cox a head start and Stern closing the gap to within a percentage point with most of the Election Day votes tallied. The race was destined to defy easy prediction. While Democrats hold a registration advantage in the county, Republicans have recently shown the ability to carry a majority. Gov. Ron DeSantis defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in Palm Beach two years ago. This year, with Palm Beach resident Donald Trump...

Judge in case of attempted Trump assassination in Florida declines to step aside

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 30, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the criminal case of a man charged with trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump declined Tuesday to recuse herself, saying a defense request that she do so was without merit. Lawyers for Ryan Wesley Routh had urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside, saying her handling of Trump’s classified documents prosecution created at least the appearance of bias in favor of the former president and current Republican nominee. They cited the fact that she was appointed to the bench by Trump and has been repeatedly praised by...

One dead, four in critical condition after 50-foot boat explodes at Dania Beach marina

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 26, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A 50-foot boat exploded while being fueled at a Dania Beach marina Friday afternoon, killing one man and critically injuring four other men, a Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue official said. The blast about 4:30 p.m. at the marina at 4470 Ravenswood Road was powerful enough for it to be heard at the Rustic Inn Crabhouse that is diagonally across a canal from the marina, Battalion Chief Michael Kane said. The boat, which was delivered to the marina earlier Friday, was being prepared for an upcoming boat show and was fixed on a trailer while being fueled when a “large, intense blast” erupted,...

Arrest made in July shooting that killed woman outside North Lauderdale apartment complex

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 23, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in July that killed a woman outside of a North Lauderdale apartment complex, but authorities have not yet released a motive or said whether the woman was targeted or a random victim. On July 15, Bryanna Nina was standing outside of the complex in the 1000 block of Southwest 76th Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. when multiple people got out of a dark-colored car and started shooting, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Nina was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach. The Sheriff’s...

Driver accused in deadly Pompano Beach hit-and-run crash arrested week later

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 23, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

The driver of a Nissan Rogue accused of hitting a man in Pompano Beach and leaving him dead in the road was arrested Sunday, a week after the crash, authorities said. Willian Eduardo Beltran Velasquez, 31, of Coral Springs, was held in the Broward Main Jail as of Tuesday night on one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and one count of tampering with physical evidence. Someone called authorities shortly after 4 a.m. Oct. 13 to report a person was lying in the middle of the road near the 1700 block of North Dixie Highway, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The victim,...

Reggaeton singer El Taiger dead at 37 after being shot in the head

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 11, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, News Obituaries.

Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger died Thursday at the age of 37, one week after he was found in Miami with a gunshot wound to the head. The singer, who was born José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, died Thursday afternoon, according to a statement posted on his Instagram Story. His family thanked the staff at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for trying to save his life and thanked his fans for their unwavering support. “These last few days have been incredibly difficult for those who loved him, and the support received from around the world has meant a lot,” the statement read. “While this news...

South Florida financial adviser indicted in alleged illegal tax shelter scheme

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 28, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

GULFPORT, Miss. — A South Florida financial adviser has been indicted in an alleged scheme to promote and operate an illegal tax shelter through which he stole some of his clients’ funds, federal prosecutors said Friday. Stephen T. Mellinger III, of Delray Beach, conspired with several others to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in 2013 by promoting an illegal tax shelter, according to the indictment returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, and unsealed Thursday. Mellinger was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, aiding in the preparation of...

McArthur High student dies after apparent lightning strike in Pembroke Pines

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 20, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An 11th-grade student at McArthur High School died Wednesday evening after he was apparently struck by lightning in Pembroke Pines, according to officials. Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue found the student lying motionless underneath a tree in the 600 block of Southwest 67th Avenue, a residential area not far from the high school. He was in cardiac arrest and taken to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma alert, Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue Division Chief Jason Stepp said in an email Thursday afternoon. “We don’t have confirmation yet, but it does appear as though the patient was struck by...

Jury to decide if Fort Lauderdale liable for injuries of protester shot in face with rubber bullet

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 5, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A jury will decide whether the City of Fort Lauderdale is liable for the injuries LaToya Ratlieff received during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, where she was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort Lauderdale Police officer. Ratlieff filed a federal lawsuit against several individual Fort Lauderdale Police officers and the city in May 2022, exactly two years after she was among the crowd of thousands of protesters in downtown Fort Lauderdale in the wake of George Floyd’s police murder. Fort Lauderdale officers fired tear gas into the crowd, and body-worn camera video showed...