SAWGRASS MILLS

Broward Crime Stoppers released surveillance images Thursday of the people who robbed a jewelry store last month at the Sawgrass Mills mall.

Pollack Jewelers is near an exit on the southwest side of the mall, which provided a quick and clean getaway for those thieves.

A body was removed from a badly damaged silver car that remained at the intersection of Northwest 136th Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard early Friday morning, about a block from the Sawgrass Mills mall.

Sunrise police are investigating an accidental shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at the Sawgrass Mills mall.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Two students launched a spirited demonstration in Coral Springs on Tuesday afternoon, and another group marched in Sunrise near the Sawgrass Mills mall. Mahek Manjiani and Shayan Shivji, teenage cousins of Pakistani descent, organized the peaceful protest in Coral Springs that joins the nationwide movement after the death of George Floyd. Coral Springs mayor and the citys first black commissioner were there. Marching in SunriseIn Sunrise, Sawgrass Mills closed early for a second straight day as a precaution, and Sky 10 captured video of people marching in the area near the mall. Police closed Flamingo Road from West Sunrise Blvd.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Eager locals were ready to get back to the business of shopping Monday. At Sawgrass Mills, the largest mall in Broward County, cars are in the parking lot and people were waiting outside for the doors to open at 11 a.m. Monday. Much like in Palm Beach County last week, the mall is open, but stores will open up at their own discretion. The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale has also opened as malls have been cleared to continue operating in Broward County starting Monday. ALSO SEEPhase 1 reopening rundown for Miami-Dade, Broward countiesOpen For Business in South Florida | LIST

Sunrise is expecting heavy traffic near the arena and the nearby Sawgrass Mills mall with tens of thousands of people expected to attend, according to an advisory issued by the city. The Sawgrass Expressway near the arena will be closed to commercial trucks during the afternoon rush hour, and drivers can expect significant delays with traffic being merged into one lane, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sawgrass Mills has evolved into a renowned global shopping destination, David Gott, Sawgrass Mills general manager, said in a news release. The center has gone through six expansions and brought a long list of retail, dining and entertainment firsts to the market in its 30 years. We are excited to embark on the propertys largest renovation to date in our mission to deliver an unparalleled shopping experience.

The Baked Bear, a San Diego-based chain that offers made-to-order ice-cream cookie sandwiches and bowls, is planning two shops in South Florida. The first Baked Bear will open at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills in early October. The Baked Bear cofounder Shane Stanger says what makes his concept unique is the freshness of the product. Angela German, the owner of the Sawgrass Mills franchise, says she learned about the company while visiting her cousin in San Diego. Opening October 2019 at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills, 2604 Sawgrass Mills Cir., #1125, Sunrise, and early 2020 at Wynwood Park, 2600 NW Second Ave., Miami; thebakedbear.com.

The Baked Bear, a San Diego-based chain that offers made-to-order ice-cream cookie sandwiches and bowls, is planning two shops in South Florida. The first Baked Bear will open at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills in early October. The Baked Bear cofounder Shane Stanger says what makes his concept unique is the freshness of the product. Angela German, the owner of the Sawgrass Mills franchise, says she learned about the company while visiting her cousin in San Diego. Opening October 2019 at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills, 2604 Sawgrass Mills Cir., #1125, Sunrise, and early 2020 at Wynwood Park, 2600 NW Second Ave., Miami; thebakedbear.com.

SUNRISE, Fla. - FBI agents are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video robbing a Foot Locker store inside the Sawgrass Mills mall in Sunrise. The FBI released video of the robbery Tuesday after months of trying to identify the person in the video. According to FBI spokesman Jim Marshall, the Hobbs Act robbery occurred around 10 p.m. April 22. The Sunrise Police Department, the South Florida Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and the FBI are investigating the robbery. Anyone with information about the robber's identity is asked to call the FBI at 754-703-2000 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

PLANTATION, Fla. – Plantation firefighters were working to extinguish a brush fire Monday afternoon near a few homes in the area surrounding Sawgrass Mills. The smoke was coming from a grassy section near the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Hiatus Road. It was steps away from the Plantation Fire Department Station 96 at 11050 West Sunrise Boulevard. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control.