Sunday, May 30, 2010

Fort Lauderdale cop under fire for alleged overtime abuse

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Fort Lauderdale cop under fire for alleged overtime abuse
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By Scott Wyman, Sun Sentinel

May 29 2010, 1:49 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE --

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Friday, May 28, 2010

DNA used to arrest alligator poacher

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DNA used to arrest alligator poacher
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Pompano Beach man accused of illegally killing alligator in Everglades

By David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel

May 28 2010, 3:55 PM EDT

State investigators used DNA analysis of alligator blood to arrest a Pompano Beach man Thursday for alligator poaching.

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Parents of Fort Pierce girl, 11, who hanged herself say she suffered years of bullying

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Parents of Fort Pierce girl, 11, who hanged herself say she suffered years of bullying
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'We know that harm was done, whether it can be proven in a court of law or not,' say Celina Okwuone's parents

By Michael LaForgia, The Palm Beach Post

May 28 2010, 12:02 PM EDT

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Eleven-year-old Celina Okwuone kissed her parents good night last week and then hanged herself in her bedroom closet, driven to despair by the cruelty of her fifth-grade classmates, her family said Thursday.

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Embattled Broward judge leaves the bench

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Embattled Broward judge leaves the bench
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Ana Gardiner returns to private practice rather than fight misconduct complaint

By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel

May 27 2010, 8:56 PM EDT

Broward Circuit Judge Ana Gardiner on Friday ends her 12-year tenure as a judge, effectively halting a judicial misconduct complaint against her but remaining vulnerable to disciplinary action by the body that governs attorney conduct in Florida.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Woman broke law for bigger breasts, authorities say

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Woman broke law for bigger breasts, authorities say
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Stolen identity used to pay for implants, other cosmetic surgery, court records show

By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel

May 24 2010, 5:16 PM EDT

A Tamarac woman wanted bigger breasts and thinner arms so badly authorities say she was willing to break the law to get them.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Police: Teen driver strikes, kills man in hit-and-run crash

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Police: Teen driver strikes, kills man in hit-and-run crash
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By Mike Clary, Sun Sentinel

May 23 2010, 4:28 PM EDT

LAUDERHILL -- In the St. George neighborhood, Ronald Newel was well known as a skilled and generous gardener.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Suspect arrested in attempted Cooper City bank robbery

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Suspect arrested in attempted Cooper City bank robbery
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By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel

May 21 2010, 9:08 PM EDT

A suspect has been arrested in an attempted bank robbery in Cooper City and that man has been linked to a bank holdup in March, authorities said Friday.

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Guerdwich Montimere lived similar lives in Texas and Fort Lauderdale

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Guerdwich Montimere lived similar lives in Texas and Fort Lauderdale
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Fort Lauderdale man lived a similar life as teen in Odessa, Texas

By Christy Cabrera Chirinos, Sun Sentinel

May 16 2010, 9:09 PM EDT

Odessa, Texas -- The place Guerdwich Montimere chose to start his new life is remarkably different from where he lived his old one.

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Palm Springs man charged in murder of nightclub owner

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Palm Springs man charged in murder of nightclub owner
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Two reputed drug dealers for Latin Kings gang already in prison

By Eliot Kleinberg, The Palm Beach Post

May 14 2010, 9:12 PM EDT

Authorities have arrested a Palm Springs man in the 2008 murder of a Fort Myers-area nightclub owner — a slaying in which a Wellington man and a third man, both reputed drug dealers for the Latin Kings gang, already are in prison.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Delray baby sitter accused of leaving toddler alone, going out drinking

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Delray baby sitter accused of leaving toddler alone, going out drinking
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Theresa Long, 52, arrested on charges of DUI and fleeing police

By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

May 13 2010, 8:41 PM EDT

DELRAY BEACH -- A Delray Beach woman is accused of leaving behind a toddler she was baby-sitting so she could meet some friends for drinks, police said.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Daughter of slain Pompano grandfather has harsh words for murder suspect

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Daughter of slain Pompano grandfather has harsh words for murder suspect
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'Hopefully, they are going to go with the death penalty,' she says

By Rafael A. Olmeda and Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel

May 12 2010, 4:23 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- The daughter of a slain Pompano Beach man said Wednesday that she isn't angry at a family in her neighborhood -- even though one of the neighbors' family members is charged with stabbing her father to death.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Deputies arrest suspect in murder of Pompano Beach grandfather

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Deputies arrest suspect in murder of Pompano Beach grandfather
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Pursuit led to lockdown at four North Lauderdale schools

By Rafael A. Olmeda, Sun Sentinel

May 11 2010, 3:47 PM EDT

NORTH LAUDERDALE -- Deputies on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the murder of a Pompano Beach grandfather whose body was found by a family member late last week, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Registered sex offender accused of molesting 4-year-old in Stuart

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Registered sex offender accused of molesting 4-year-old in Stuart
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May 10 2010, 9:47 AM EDT

STUART -- For the second time in a week, a registered sex offender in Martin County has been arrested in connection with a sex crime against a youth.

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mom charged with neglect of child found alone

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Mom charged with neglect of child found alone
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In West Palm Beach

By Jason Schultz and Keven D. Thompson, The Palm Beach Post

May 9 2010, 10:45 AM EDT

The mentally disturbed mother of a young girl who was found walking alone in the Westgate neighborhood of surburban West Palm Beach has been charged with child neglect without bodily harm, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office affidavit.

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Prosecutors won't back Miami police on four corruption arrests

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Prosecutors won't back Miami police on four corruption arrests
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By David Ovalle, The Miami Herald

May 7 2010, 11:16 PM EDT

MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County prosecutors said Friday that they will not pursue fraud charges against four employees of nonprofit agencies who were the subject of controversial arrests by the Miami Police Department's ballyhooed anti-corruption squad.

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Friday, May 7, 2010

Weston man accused of child pornography

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Weston man accused of child pornography
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Sun Sentinel

May 7 2010, 7:01 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE -- A 44-year-old Weston man was arrested and will be charged with 100 counts of possession of child pornography, Attorney General Bill McCollum said Friday.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Boca teen charged with DUI manslaughter in bicyclist's November death

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Boca teen charged with DUI manslaughter in bicyclist's November death
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Aster Michaud, 19, is accused of killing 37-year-old Danu White

By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel

May 5 2010, 7:58 PM EDT

A Boca Raton teenager has been arrested for allegedly driving while high on drugs and killing a bicyclist almost six months ago, police said Wednesday.

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Peeping suspect chased by dad, caught by cops

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Peeping suspect chased by dad, caught by cops
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In Boynton Beach

Sun Sentinel

May 2 2010, 10:38 AM EDT

A 25-year-old man spotted peeping into the window of a teenager early Sunday was chased by the young woman's father, then by a police officer who happened upon the incident, and then finally tracked down by a Boynton Beach police dog named Kaos.

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