Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Boynton Beach man arrested on child porn charges

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Boynton Beach man arrested on child porn charges
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

November 3 2009, 6:44 PM EST

BOYNTON BEACH -- A Boynton Beach man, 31, was arrested Monday on child porn charges after police found images of children as young as 11 on his computer, according to the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend at least 10 times

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Woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend at least 10 times
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She claims she used the knife in self-sefense after boyfriend attacked and locked her in bedroom

By Eliot Kleinberg
The Palm Beach Post

November 2 2009, 7:54 PM EST

A judge who was ready to give a Lantana woman a break on bond changed his mind when he got to the end of the police report.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Another horse found slaughtered

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Another horse found slaughtered
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By Mike Clary
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

November 1 2009, 9:51 AM EST

MIAMI -- The remains of a slaughtered horse were found by a roadside in Homestead Saturday, marking the 21st reported incident in South Florida this year in what is apparently a flourishing illegal trade in horsemeat for human consumption.

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Police search for man who tried to abduct girl in downtown Hollywood parking lot

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Police say it may be related to a similar abduction attempt earlier this month

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October 30 2009, 1:36 PM EDT

HOLLYWOOD -- Police are looking for a man who tried to abduct a girl in a restaurant parking lot this week.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Coral Springs teen acted in self-defense in brother's fatal stabbing, lawyer says

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Coral Springs teen acted in self-defense in brother's fatal stabbing, lawyer says
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By Alexia Campbell
Sun Sentinel

October 29 2009, 2:53 PM EDT

CORAL SPRINGS -- "It was an accident."

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hollywood man gets 3 years in prison for impersonating immigration agent

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Hollywood man gets 3 years in prison for impersonating immigration agent
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By Alexia Campbell
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

October 28 2009, 2:14 PM EDT

HOLLYWOOD -- A Hollywood man was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for impersonating an immigration agent, authorities said.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

19-year-old involved in attack on homeless man turns himself in, deputies say

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19-year-old involved in attack on homeless man turns himself in, deputies say
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Video of beating in Pompano Beach was posted on YouTube

By Joel Marino
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 27 2009, 11:41 AM EDT

POMPANO BEACH -- A 19-year-old present during the fatal beating of a Wilton Manors man in April was also involved in the filmed attack of a homeless man in Pompano Beach last year, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Fort Lauderdale man accused of fonding woman on Disney property

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Fort Lauderdale man accused of fonding woman on Disney property
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Incident allegedly occurred in wave pool at Walt Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon

Orlando Sentinel

October 26 2009, 7:27 PM EDT

ORLANDO -- A man is accused of fondling a woman while swimming in the wave pool at Walt Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon water park, according to Orange County Sheriff's Office.

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Police identify kidnapped woman shot it Tamarac

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Police identify kidnapped woman shot it Tamarac
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The woman, in her 20s, was flown to Broward General Medical Center in critical condition

By Alexia Campbell
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 26 2009, 2:58 PM EDT

TAMARAC -- Police have identified a woman who was kidnapped in Coral Springs and shot near a Tamarac warehouse as 22-year-old Nicola Brown.

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Davie police: Father and neighbor beat man suspected of molesting boy

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Davie police: Father and neighbor beat man suspected of molesting boy
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By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 24 2009, 9:15 PM EDT

DAVIE -- A father who thought his 3-year-old had been molested has been charged with attempted murder after police say he severely beat the man suspected of fondling his son.

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

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5 Miamians charged with lying to receive housing assistance
By TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA

Five Miamians have been arrested and charged with fraud and grand theft after a federal agency found they lied about their income to receive housing assistance, the Miami-Dade Police Department said.

Phillip Dukes, Melinda Hughes, Carolyn Nesmith, Rhonda Robinson and Jessie Flowers each received government housing assistance after underreporting income, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found.

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Friday, October 23, 2009

Plantation man gets life in prison for shooting friend 13 times at close range

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Plantation man gets life in prison for shooting friend 13 times at close range
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By Tonya Alanez
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 23 2009, 11:56 AM EDT

A 66-year-old Plantation man will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting a friend 13 times at point-blank range, a Broward judge ordered Friday.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Death of Fla. girl found in landfill a homicide; child vanished while walking home from school

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Death of Fla. girl found in landfill a homicide; child vanished while walking home from school
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BRENT KALLESTAD
Associated Press Writer

October 22 2009, 4:24 PM EDT

ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — A body found under trash in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who vanished on her walk home from school, authorities said Thursday.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Experts: Suspects in Deerfield Beach burning case could turn on one another

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Experts: Suspects in Deerfield Beach burning case could turn on one another
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Five accused of surrounding Michael Brewer, 15, and setting him on fire

By Rafael A. Olmeda
Sun Sentinel

October 20 2009, 8:27 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Five teenagers are charged with acting together in the fiery attack on Michael Brewer, but it'll be everyone for himself when it comes time to face the law, legal experts said.

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Mistrial declared in Broward murder case after year-long delay

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Mistrial declared in Broward murder case after year-long delay
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Tonya Alanez
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

October 19 2009, 1:44 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A Broward judge granted a mistrial this morning in a murder case that had been recessed for almost a year because prosecutors eavesdropped on jailhouse phone conversations between the defendant and his lawyer.

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fort Lauderdale minister who had sex with girl is given two years house arrest

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Fort Lauderdale minister who had sex with girl is given two years house arrest
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By Tonya Alanez
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

October 16 2009, 6:59 PM EDT

She was looking for a father figure. She called him "daddy."

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Boca chef accused of threatening to shoot waitress over order

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Boca chef accused of threatening to shoot waitress over order
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By Missy Diaz
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 16 2009, 12:39 PM EDT

BOCA RATON -- One too many orders for mozzarella caprese was apparently the breaking point for a Boca Raton chef who threatened to shoot the waitress who placed the order, according to police.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Davie man arrested, accused of having sex with kids in Philippines

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Davie man arrested, accused of having sex with kids in Philippines
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By Joel Marino
SunSentinel.com

October 15 2009, 5:24 PM EDT

HOLLYWOOD -- A Davie man accused of traveling to the Philippines several times to have sex with children, was arrested Wednesday in Hollywood, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A bullet still in his throat, Lauderhill man recalls how he survived wife's attack

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A bullet still in his throat, Lauderhill man recalls how he survived wife's attack
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By Juan Ortega
South Florida Sun Sentinel

October 14 2009, 2:39 PM EDT

LAUDERHILL -- Joshua Butler knew his wife was upset over their separation. He says he didn't think she would shoot him over it.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Revenge led to burning of Deerfield 15-year-old, police said

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Revenge led to burning of Deerfield 15-year-old, police said
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Five youths arrested in attack that burned teen over 75 percent of his body

By Joel Marino, Rafael A. Olmeda and Alexia Campbell
SunSentinel.com

October 13 2009, 7:15 PM EDT

DEERFIELD BEACH -- A teen out for revenge rallied his friends to douse a 15-year-old with rubbing alcohol, then told them to set the boy on fire Monday afternoon, the Broward Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

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