Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Father leaves baby in car while at post office

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Father leaves baby in car while at post office
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By Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel

March 30 2010, 10:00 PM EDT

A father left his seven-month-old son inside a parked car outside a West Palm Beach post office for about two hours Tuesday and was arrested charged with child abuse, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office said.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Jury picked in trial of Boca Raton teacher accused of starving cats to death

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Jury picked in trial of Boca Raton teacher accused of starving cats to death
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Former middle school teacher faces up to 20 years in prison

By Brian Haas, Sun Sentinel

March 29 2010, 6:59 PM EDT

Four women and three men will serve as six jurors and an alternate in the trial of a former middle school teacher accused of abandoning her apartment and letting her cats starve to death.

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Violent crime on the increase in Broward schools

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Violent crime on the increase in Broward schools
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By Jennifer Gollan, Sun Sentinel

March 27 2010

Violent crimes are becoming more prevalent on Broward's public school campuses, with six cases reported last year for every 1,000 students, newly released figures show.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Fatal stabbing of FIU running back Kendall Berry shocks Miami campus

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Fatal stabbing of FIU running back Kendall Berry shocks Miami campus
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Security stepped up, counseling offered

By Robert Nolin and Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

March 26 2010, 8:57 PM EST

MIAMI -- A grim reality left Florida International University students with a deep sense of unease Friday: the on-campus stabbing death of a popular football player the night before.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Reputed Mafia figure connected to Scott Rothstein pleads not guilty to federal charges

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Reputed Mafia figure connected to Scott Rothstein pleads not guilty to federal charges
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Sun Sentinel

March 25 2010, 7:24 PM EDT

The reputed Mafioso brought down by Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice.

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Anthony Caravella is a free man

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Anthony Caravella is a free man
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Judge apologizes and tosses conviction for rape, murder

By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel

March 25 2010, 7:08 PM EDT

Anthony Caravella got two things Thursday that he waited for since he was 15 – total freedom and an apology from a Broward Circuit judge.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Two track coaches accused of having sex with students

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Two track coaches accused of having sex with students
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By Rachel Hatzipanagos, Sun Sentinel

March 24 2010, 7:37 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Two track coaches at Hollywood Christian Academy are accused of having sex with underage students, police said.

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Florida justices forbid falsifying criminal court records, abolish secret dockets

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Florida justices forbid falsifying criminal court records, abolish secret dockets
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By Dan Christensen, BrowardBulldog.org

March 21 2010, 5:11 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE -- Following up on a decision three years ago that barred judges and court clerks from hiding civil court cases from public view, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the same ban on secrecy also applies to criminal cases.

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Suspect arrested in burglary of dead man’s home in Dania Beach

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Suspect arrested in burglary of dead man’s home in Dania Beach
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Sun Sentinel

March 19 2010, 7:32 PM EDT

DANIA BEACH -- A second suspect has been arrested for helping to burglarize a home while the owner's body was decomposing inside, the Broward Sheriff's Office said Friday.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

Comatose Deerfield Beach Middle School fighting for her life after campus attack

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Comatose Deerfield Beach Middle School fighting for her life after campus attack
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Family’s plea: Talk to children about teen violence in wake of assault on Josie Lou Ratley

By Rafael A. Olmeda, Sun Sentinel

March 19 2010, 4:20 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- As Josie Lou Ratley remained in a medically-induced coma Friday, stunned family members struggled to understand why someone she barely knew could become angry enough to allegedly try to beat her to death.

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Former Broward commissioner Eggelletion sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison

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Former Broward commissioner Eggelletion sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison
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By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel

March 12 2010, 6:47 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH Former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion tearfully apologized for lining his pockets in an undercover money-laundering sting and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Friday.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Lake Worth doctor indicted on murder charges in overdose deaths

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Lake Worth doctor indicted on murder charges in overdose deaths
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Dr. Sergio Rodriguez had been investigated in connection with illegal pain pill prescriptions

By Brian Haas, Sun Sentinel

March 12 2010, 4:19 PM EST

A Lake Worth pediatrician has been indicted on murder charges in the overdose deaths of three men to whom he prescribed prescription pain medication, prosecutors said Friday.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

FAU student arrested on gun charge

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FAU student arrested on gun charge
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School police were tipped off by mail-order ammunition sent to campus

By Jerome Burdi, Sun Sentinel

March 11 2010, 8:22 PM EST

Florida Atlantic University junior Ryan Beauchamp was arrested Wednesday on a weapons possession charge.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Pembroke Pines man accused of DUI in fatal Miramar crash

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Pembroke Pines man accused of DUI in fatal Miramar crash
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Charges include six counts of DUI, including two of DUI manslaughter

By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

March 5 2010, 7:54 PM EST

POMPANO BEACH -- Alcohol led Michael Brammer to lose his job, his driver's license and even his will to live, his sister said. The Pembroke Pines man's life had spiraled out of control by the time he got behind the wheel of his BMW on Aug. 18 and allegedly killed a man while driving drunk in Miramar, she said.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Delray Beach girl, 16, charged as adult in killing of mom’s boyfriend

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Delray Beach girl, 16, charged as adult in killing of mom’s boyfriend
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By Eliot Kleinberg, The Palm Beach Post

March 5 2010, 8:21 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH -- A 16-year-old Delray Beach girl accused of killing her mother's boyfriend has been indicted as an adult.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Broward sheriff’s deputy accused of trying to intimidate family of juvenile suspect

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Broward sheriff’s deputy accused of trying to intimidate family of juvenile suspect
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By Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel

March 5 2010, 9:26 AM EST

The Broward Public Defender's Office says a sheriff's deputy tried to intimidate the family of a juvenile delinquency suspect by leaning over them after he testified and asking, "Did I answer all of your questions, cuz?"

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Wives of Ponzi schemers: Can they be charged with crimes too?

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Wives of Ponzi schemers: Can they be charged with crimes too?
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A Boca Raton mother of three will be sentenced in federal court on Friday

By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel

March 4 2010, 5:34 PM EST

They once could be found at the sides of their charming, wealthy husbands — leading lives of privilege and glamour.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Driver sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal hit-and-run crash near Lake Worth

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Driver sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal hit-and-run crash near Lake Worth
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The Palm Beach Post

March 2 2010, 9:22 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH -- Angelo Louis Perez pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for colliding with a bicyclist who died and for twice fleeing from police.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Arrest made in 2004 Pompano shooting death

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Arrest made in 2004 Pompano shooting death
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The victim, Renalto Obas, was sitting in a car with his girlfriend when a robber attacked him, investigators said.

By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel

March 1 2010, 5:44 PM EST

POMPANO BEACH -- Broward sheriff's investigators have arrested a suspect in the November 2004 shooting death of a man who was attacked as he sat with his girlfriend inside a car.

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