Day care worker charged in hot van death of 2-year-old released from jail on bond
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A day care worker facing charges for the death of a 2-year-old boy who was left in a hot van bonded out of jail early Saturday morning. BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said Thurston faces one count of aggravated manslaughter in the July 29 death of Noah Sneed. According to deputies, Thurston disengaged a safety alarm on the day care van she was driving the day Noah died. The safety alarm is there to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. One thing family members want to know is why the safety alarm was disabled in the first place.
Day care worker charged in hot van death of 2-year-old released from jail on bond
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A day care worker facing charges for the death of a 2-year-old boy who was left in a hot van bonded out of jail early Saturday morning. BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said Thurston faces one count of aggravated manslaughter in the July 29 death of Noah Sneed. According to police, Thurston disengaged a safety alarm on the day care van she was driving the day Noah died. The safety alarm is there to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. One thing family members want to know is why the safety alarm was disabled in the first place.
Driver arrested after toddler found dead in day care van
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - The driver of a day care van in which a 2-year-old boy was found dead has been arrested. BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said Thurston faces one count of aggravated manslaughter in the July 29 death of Noah Sneed. Detectives determined Thurston disengaged the van's safety alarm before removing the children from the vehicle. Noah was left inside the hot van for hours. A medical examiner determined Noah died from hyperthermia as a result of being left inside the van unsupervised for an extended period of time.
VIDEO: Man swings sword at another during fight over discarded dump cart, deputies say
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a man who was captured on home surveillance video swinging a sword at another man in Oakland Park during a dispute over a discarded plastic dump cart. Concepcion said the jogger decided to stop and go through the pile, as well, and then left with a black heavy-duty dump cart he found. But the other man apparently also wanted the dump cart and got angry because he had been looking through the pile first, Concepcion said. According to authorities, the jogger ran home with the cart and then realized that the other man had followed him. Concepcion said the jogger eventually told the man the attack was being captured on video and the man left but threatened to return.
Deputies identify boy found dead in van outside Oakland Park day care
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Broward Sheriff's Office deputies have identified the 2-year-old boy who was found dead inside a white Ford van in the sweltering heat Monday afternoon in Oakland Park. Noah Sneed was found dead in the van outside Ceressa's Daycare & Preschool on Northwest 21st Avenue. "Detectives confirmed the toddler had been transported in the van to the facility Monday morning," BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said. After deputies received the 911 call from the day care about 3:30 p.m., paramedics arrived and pronounced Noah dead. "Investigators are continuing to interview day care employees and other witnesses to determine the circumstances that led to the death," Concepcion said.
Oakland Park day care remains closed after toddler found dead in van
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - An Oakland Park day care remained closed Tuesday, a day after the body of a 2-year-old boy was discovered inside a van that was parked outside the facility. Parents whose children attend the day care were heartbroken and confused. Authorities said a day care worker found Noahs lifeless body in the afternoon and called 911. Concepcion said the agency's victims' advocates are offering Noah's mother support and services to help her through this tragic situation. A GoFundMe page has been created to help Noah's mother during her time of need.
Deputies identify boy found dead in van outside daycare in Broward
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Broward Sheriff's Office deputies identified the boy who was found dead inside a white Ford van Monday in Oakland Park as 2-year-old Noah Sneed. Keyla Concepcion, a BSO spokeswoman, released a statement saying the van was parked outside of the Ceressa's Daycare & Preschool at 3140 NW 21st Ave."Detectives confirmed the toddler had been transported in the van to the facility Monday morning," Concepcion said. After BSO received the 911 call about 3:30 p.m., Oakland Park Fire Rescue personnel responded and confirmed Noah was dead. The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office has yet to release the cause of his death. BSO Detective John Curcio is asking anyone with information about Noah's death to call him at 954-321-4210 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Man killed in Deerfield Beach shooting
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - A man is dead after a shooting in a Deerfield Beach neighborhood. The shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. Tuesday outside a home on Southwest Third Street. Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said deputies arrived and found Laquan Miller, 26, lying in the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call detectives at 954-493-TIPS or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Deputies seek to identify man found dead on beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. - Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are seeking to identify a man who was found dead on the beach over the weekend in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The beachgoers called 911 around 10:30 a.m. and authorities pronounced the man dead at the scene near Commercial Boulevard, just south of the pier. "BSO detectives say the man was found on the sand near a beach chair and beach mat. The man was described by authorities as a white man between the ages of 40 and 55, around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and about 190 pounds. Anyone who can identify the man is asked to call BSO Homicide Detective Jeffrey Curtis at 954-321-4210.
27 arrested in roundup of suspected gang members in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – More than two dozen suspected gang members were arrested over the weekend in an operation aimed at stopping a rise in shootings and other crimes in the Pompano Beach area, authorities said. Keyla Concepcion, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff's Office, said the operation started Friday and lasted into the early morning hours of Saturday. The roundup involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Broward Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol. At one point during the roundup early Saturday, two suspects realized they were about to be arrested and opened fire, but no one was hurt. The men face multiple charges, including drug possession and discharging a firearm.
BSO lieutenant charged with purse theft
The man charged in the theft, Lt. Donald Gilbert, is a 26-year BSO veteran who makes $90,000 a year working in the jail. "It tarnishes the badge, not just for BSO but for law enforcement in general," said BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion. "Upon searching the purse, everything was found except for the cash that the woman had inside," Concepcion said. Gilbert told investigators that as a BSO lieutenant he'd never steal money, and that he'd just gotten lucky on the slots. "We're here to arrest people who commit crimes, even if it turns out to be a BSO deputy," Concepcion said.