Homeless ex-con may get help from V.A.

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Homeless ex-con may get help from V.A.
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Veteran arrested for wrong address on state ID

By Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel

February 28 2010, 3:36 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A homeless, convicted child-killer arrested last week in downtown Fort Lauderdale was still in jail Sunday, but will likely be transferred to a hospital for military veterans, officials said.

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Court proceedings delayed for accused teens in Michael Brewer burning case

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Court proceedings delayed for accused teens in Michael Brewer burning case
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By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

February 26 2010, 5:06 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Lawyers for the three teens accused of setting Michael Brewer on fire got more time Friday to get ready for trial.

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Davie woman pleads not guilty in alleged anti-gay attack

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Davie woman pleads not guilty in alleged anti-gay attack
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By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

February 25 2010, 6:00 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A Davie woman pleaded not guilty Thursday in what police say was an anti-gay attack on a Fort Lauderdale man.

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SeaWorld Orlando investigation: Killer whale pulled in trainer by ponytail

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SeaWorld Orlando investigation: Killer whale pulled in trainer by ponytail
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Trainer Dawn Brancheau was pulled underwater by her ponytail; She died from "multiple traumatic injuries and drowning," a new report says

By Anika Myers Palm and Walter Pacheco
Orlando Sentinel

February 25 2010, 6:01 PM EST

By Anika Myers Palm and Walter Pacheco Orlando Sentinel

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Four students arrested in break-in at West Boca high school

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Four students arrested in break-in at West Boca high school
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By Missy Diaz, Sun Sentinel

February 22 2010, 8:14 PM EST

West Boca -- Four Olympic Heights High School students were arrested Monday and charged in connection with an early-morning break-in at the school.

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Kim Rothstein living rent free, bankruptcy trustee says

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Kim Rothstein living rent free, bankruptcy trustee says
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Prosecution and bankruptcy trustee disagree on how to distribute Rothstein assets

By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel

February 19 2010, 9:19 PM EST

Bankruptcy lawyers handling the financial fallout from Scott Rothstein's mega Ponzi scheme are taking issue with the way federal prosecutors are dealing with the convicted felon's multi-million dollar properties.

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Dozens arrested and hundreds of guns taken off streets of Fort Lauderdale

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Dozens arrested and hundreds of guns taken off streets of Fort Lauderdale
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Operation Smoking Gun targeted weapons and gangs in Broward County

By Rafael A. Olmeda, Sun Sentinel

February 19 2010, 7:03 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Dozens of criminals have been arrested and charged with a slew of offenses related to drugs, illegal gun dealing and identity theft, law enforcement officials said Friday.

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Woman robs Deerfield Beach bank, deputies say

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Woman robs Deerfield Beach bank, deputies say
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By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel

February 19 2010, 8:44 PM EST

DEERFIELD BEACH -- A woman robbed a BankAtlantic branch Friday morning by handing a teller a threatening note demanding money, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

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Teen charged with fatally stabbing mother’s lover will remain in juvenile detention

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Teen charged with fatally stabbing mother’s lover will remain in juvenile detention
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By Jerome Burdi, Sun Sentinel

February 18 2010, 7:27 PM EST

Berenice Juarez, 16, had a plan that was basic but lethal, police say: Text her mother's lover pretending to be her and ask for an early-morning meeting. Knock on the SUV window when he arrived. Plunge the knife in his chest. Toss the weapon.

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Why was Judge Lebow so inflexible about schedule in tossed murder case?

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Why was Judge Lebow so inflexible about schedule in tossed murder case?
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After evidence mix-up, judge cited ‘scheduling issues' in denying delay

Michael Mayo
News Columnist

February 17 2010, 6:39 PM EST

One of the big mysteries of Broward Circuit Judge Susan Lebow's controversial decision to toss a first-degree murder charge earlier this month: Why was she so inflexible about the trial schedule, insisting the jury had to be in deliberations by a certain time?

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Lawyer for Miami-Dade DUI suspect claims victims sought lie to aid civil lawsuit

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Lawyer for Miami-Dade DUI suspect claims victims sought lie to aid civil lawsuit
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David Ovalle, The Miami Herald

February 15 2010, 5:37 AM EST

Miami-Dade County -- The lawyer for Gabriel Delrisco, accused of killing three Homestead children in a January 2009 drunk-driving wreck, says the victims' family attorney hounded him with an unsavory proposition:

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Woman says God told her to shoot at neighbors, charged with attempted murder

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Woman says God told her to shoot at neighbors, charged with attempted murder
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The Associated Press

February 14 2010, 10:41 AM EST

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida — A Brevard County woman claiming to be God's messenger has been charged with attempted murder after reportedly shooting at a family on their back porch.

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FBI, state officials arrest corrections employees

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FBI, state officials arrest corrections employees
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The Associated Press

February 11 2010, 2:22 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE -- Authorities have busted 15 corrections employees at two South Florida prisons in a drug sting operation.

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Warren Sapp released from Fla. jail on $1,500 bond; ex-NFL star is accused of choking woman

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Warren Sapp released from Fla. jail on $1,500 bond; ex-NFL star is accused of choking woman
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By Associated Press

February 7 2010, 12:25 PM EST

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room.

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Miami federal judge awards $22.4 million to Liberian torture victims

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Miami federal judge awards $22.4 million to Liberian torture victims
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The Associated Press

February 5 2010, 2:32 PM EST

MIAMI -- The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who commanded a brutal paramilitary unit in his father's government, was ordered Friday by a federal judge to pay $22.4 million in damages to five Liberians who were tortured and abused during the West African nation's bloody civil war.

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Retired Hollywood priest sentenced in child pornography case

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Retired Hollywood priest sentenced in child pornography case
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Kenneth Hasselbach, 69, retired to Hollywood after leaving the Diocese of Rockville Center, in New York

By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel

February 3 2010

A former New York City-area Catholic priest who moved to Hollywood has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, according to court records.

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Six teens charged with spraypainting Coral Springs synagogue

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Six teens charged with spraypainting Coral Springs synagogue
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By Joel Marino, Sun Sentinel

February 2 2010, 8:06 PM EST

CORAL SPRINGS -- Six teenagers have been arrested and charged with spraypainting gang signs on a Jewish synagogue in Coral Springs. All have been charged with criminal mischief for defacing a place of worship, a felony.

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Fort Pierce man allegedly attacks relative with knife after TV gets turned off

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Fort Pierce man allegedly attacks relative with knife after TV gets turned off
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By Laurie K. Blandford, TCPalm

February 1 2010

FORT PIERCE — A 30-year-old Fort Pierce man is accused of attacking a relative with a knife because the relative had turned off the TV, according to a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit.

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