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Beware bar-hopping temptresses who drug then rob men
Flirty women are meeting men at upscale bars, scamming invitations back to the men's homes, then making off with Rolex watches, iPhones, cameras, handguns and credit cards. South Florida police reports from the past five months show that of 13 men who...
Tags: Theft, CVS Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Melbourne, American Express Company
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Pedestrian dies after vehicle strikes her in Deerfield Beach
Sun SentinelA woman died Saturday evening after being hit by a vehicle in the 200 block of West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, the Broward Sheriff's Office reports. The woman was a pedestrian, and the driver involved stayed at the crash site, sheriff's...Tags: Deerfield Beach
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Deerfield man vanishes; His vehicle is found in Parkland
Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office detectives found a vehicle in Parkland that belongs to a Deerfield Beach man who has been missing for more than a week. Missing-persons detectives are looking for William Manno, 45, who has been missing since leaving his home at...Tags: Broward County, Parkland, Deerfield Beach
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Sun Sentinel investigation: Towing abuses in Broward still rampant
Tow truck drivers are operating in frequent and flagrant violation of a new Broward law meant to protect drivers from towing abuses, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found. The newspaper surveilled tow spots, analyzed more than three years of data,...
Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Punishment, Lauderhill, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Manufacturing and Engineering
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4 men charged after violent robbery at Boca T-Mobile store
Four Pompano Beach men have been charged in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a Boca Raton T-Mobile store late last year, Boca police said. Each of the suspects was taken into custody by the Broward Sheriff's Office, according to a news release...
Tags: Theft, T-Mobile, Pompano Beach, Dwayne Johnson, Criminals
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Man butt-dialed 911 while planning murder, deputies say
FloriDUHDial M for murder; dial 911 to get caught. Scott Simon, 24, accidentally pocket-dialed 911 as he planned a murder, allowing dispatchers to record his conversation and link him to the slaying, authorities said Wednesday, reports the South Florida Sun-...Tags: Lauderhill, Pompano Beach, Murder
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Veteran Broward detention deputy dies at 39
A longtime Broward Sheriff's Office employee who was recently recognized for her courageous spirit died of cancer Monday. Joslyn Ruback, 39, of Boynton Beach, joined the agency in 2000 and worked as a detention deputy. Mrs. Ruback did not want to be...
Tags: Health Treatments, Lauderhill, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer
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One accused, one sought in shooting that may leave man paralyzed
One man is in custody and a second is being sought in connection with a shooting outside a food store near Fort Lauderdale that could leave the victim a quadriplegic if he lives, authorities said. Damian Royer, 25, of North Lauderdale, and another man...
Tags: Theft, North Lauderdale, Firearms, Lauderhill, Shootings
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Tow truck driver accused of pepper-spraying baby and then offering deputy a bribe
A routine trip to tow an illegally parked car ended up with a baby being pepper-sprayed, a false report of shots fired and the tow truck driver arrested on bribery charges. It all began shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, when Carmel Towing driver Ronald...
Tags: Crimes, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Bribery, Corporate Crime
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Burglar trashes home, grabs a beer during chase, police say
Stopping to steal beer while running away from cops may sound silly, but this is South Florida. The illegal beer run occurred early Sunday morning after a burglary suspect was allegedly caught in the middle of looting a Lighthouse Point home and...
Tags: Theft, Mustard, Lighthouse Point
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Legislation, Government
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Suspect pocket-dials 911 while planning murder, BSO says
A Pompano Beach man mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 as he planned a killing earlier this month, enabling an emergency dispatch system to record his conversation and link him to the slaying, authorities said Wednesday. Scott Simon, 24, is heard talking with...
Tags: Broward County, Lauderhill, Shootings, Florida Highway Patrol, Crime, Law and Justice
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