Video shows fight that led to Broward jail deputies’ felony charges | Watch

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

Video shared with the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday night shows the fight with a woman being booked into the Broward County jail that resulted in the arrest of three detention deputies on Thursday. Samantha Caputo, 38, was being processed by detention deputies Denia Walker, Cleopatra Johnnie and Sgt. Zakiyyah Polk at the Main Jail on Oct. 4, 2022. The deputies took Caputo to a search cell to change into the jail uniform, according to arrest warrants obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel through a public records request on Thursday evening. The deputies told Caputo to remove all...

NYPD probing detectives who worked security at house where man says he was tortured, AP source says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating two detectives who worked security at an upscale Manhattan townhouse where a man says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks by two crypto investors who wanted to steal his Bitcoin, a city official said Thursday. Related Articles Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman’s death US government employee charged with trying to give classified information to a foreign government How to watch tonight’s...

Trump commutes federal life sentence of founding Gangster Disciples kingpin Larry Hoover

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 29, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Chicago-born Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover’s yearslong quest to win early release under the First Step Act passed during Trump’s first term. The two-page order said Hoover’s sentence was considered served “with no further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions,” and directed the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to release him “immediately,” according to a copy of the document provided by Hoover’s legal team. The controversial move — part of a slew of clemency actions announced by...

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 28, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MATTHEW LEE and ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal administration document. A cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The...

North Perry Airport, roads closed overnight due to storm damage

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Weather.

Thunderstorms spread throughout South Florida from Friday afternoon into the evening, forcing closures of North Perry Airport and at least one Broward County road until Saturday morning. All of South Florida was at marginal risk for isolated to severe storms on Friday, though National Weather Service Miami forecasters said some impacts could continue into the early morning hours. Strong winds uprooted trees and knocked down power lines on Friday evening. The most severe damage reported was from more than 50 mph winds lifting a Cessna off the ground and onto a fuel truck at North Perry...

DeSantis signs school safety bill that adds to changes after Parkland shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2025. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Parkland school shooting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that addresses a series of school-safety issues, including training for school security guards. The House and Senate this spring unanimously passed the bill (SB 1470). It adds to safety changes made since the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people. “Every year, we are incorporating lessons learned and looking for improvements,” Senate bill sponsor Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “Florida families expect us to get this right. We can’t, and we won’t let them...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope’s American hometown

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope’s American hometown and raised questions about Leo XIV’s history of dealing with accused priests from Chicago to Australia. The Archdiocese of Chicago responded by defending Leo’s record and saying he had “consistently expressed his compassion for survivors of this crime and sin.” The cases span Robert Prevost’s previous posts. They include leading a Catholic religious order, bishop and as head of the Vatican’s office for bishops,...

Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Related Articles Venezuela frees US Air Force veteran considered wrongfully detained, his family says Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal and suicide bombing at Kabul...

Trump awards ‘Medal of Sacrifice’ to Palm Beach County deputies killed in crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputies who died in a crash last year were honored by President Donald Trump on Monday with the “first ever” Medal of Sacrifice, a newly created honor from the White House for first responders who die in the line of duty. Trump, his son Eric Trump, and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, who represents northern Palm Beach, announced the new honor in the Oval Office with relatives of Deputy Ignacio “Dan” Diaz, Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph “Butch” Waller in attendance. Diaz, Paez and Waller were waiting on the shoulder of Southern Boulevard about 9:30...

Mexican navy training vessel hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. Some injuries reported

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its three masts slamming into the iconic span and partially collapsing as the boat floated in the East River. The New York Fire Department press desk confirmed that authorities responded to injuries but had no details about how many people might have been hurt or whether they were on the vessel or on the bridge. In a scene captured in multiple eyewitness videos, the masts could be seen snapping and partially collapsing as they crashed into the deck of the...

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