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Man accused of robbing, pistol-whipping Little Caesars worker to remain behind bars
Read full article: Man accused of robbing, pistol-whipping Little Caesars worker to remain behind barsThe man accused in a brutal armed robbery that took place inside a Broward County pizza restaurant went before a judge on Monday.
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Grieving families spend years asking for safety measures at road now named after 2 girls killed
Read full article: Grieving families spend years asking for safety measures at road now named after 2 girls killedPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – For years, two grieving families have been asking officials for more safety measures to protect pedestrians at an intersection in Pembroke Pines. About two months after celebrating her 15-birthday as a “Quinceañera,” Cassie Tianna Torres left her Pembroke Pines home to ride her bicycle to a nearby Starbucks. A woman who was driving a silver Mercedes-Benz C230 ran her over on a Monday afternoon in 2018. Pembroke Pines Commissioner Iris A. Siple, the former vice mayor, introduced the “Abrahams-Torres Avenue” renaming idea during a commission meeting in December 2019 after a request from the girls’ families, records show. Pembroke Pines officials installed a large sign near an intersection where two girls were killed.
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Recycling truck catches fire in Pembroke Pines neighborhood
Read full article: Recycling truck catches fire in Pembroke Pines neighborhoodPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A recycling truck making the rounds in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood caught fire Friday. Crews rushed to the scene at Taft Street and Hiatus Road after the Waste Pro truck became engulfed in flames. Residents could be seen outside their homes watching the fire. Smoke continued to billow out of the back of the truck even after flames were extinguished. There is no word yet on why the truck caught fire or whether anyone was injured.
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Pembroke Pines police officer struck by vehicle remains in hospital
Read full article: Pembroke Pines police officer struck by vehicle remains in hospitalPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A Pembroke Pines police officer who was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic outside Charles W. Flanagan High School remained hospitalized Tuesday morning. Pembroke Pines police spokeswoman Amanda Conwell said Officer Victoria Lima was struck by a vehicle Monday morning in the school zone along Taft Street. Lima, a 15-year-veteran of the Pembroke Pines Police Department, was in uniform and wearing a yellow traffic vest. Conwell said Lima's injuries were not life-threatening. Lima remained under the care of medical staff at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
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Police officer struck by vehicle while directing traffic at Pembroke Pines school
Read full article: Police officer struck by vehicle while directing traffic at Pembroke Pines schoolPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A Pembroke Pines police officer was struck by a vehicle Monday morning outside Charles W. Flanagan High School. The crash occurred about 7:30 a.m. while the officer was directing traffic in the school zone along Taft Street. Pembroke Pines police spokeswoman Amanda Conwell said a vehicle driven by a woman struck the officer, who was in uniform and wearing a yellow traffic vest. A view from Sky 10 showed an officer being placed on a stretcher and loaded in the back of an ambulance. Police diverted eastbound traffic by the school during the crash investigation.

Police searching for missing Pembroke Pines teen with Asperger's
Read full article: Police searching for missing Pembroke Pines teen with Asperger'sPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - Police are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy with Asperger's last seen in the Pembroke Pines area. Malakhai McGregor was wearing a black shirt, black shorts and a denim jacket when he was seen in the area of Taft Street and Hiatus Road. McGregor has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and left a concerning note with a friend prior to leaving school at Charles W. Flanagan High School. McGregor was last seen leaving school at 2:45 p.m. this afternoon. Anyone with information on McGregor's whereabouts is urged to contact the Pembroke Pines police at 954-431-2200.

Pedestrian fatally struck by Brightline train in Hollywood
Read full article: Pedestrian fatally struck by Brightline train in HollywoodHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Brightline train Tuesday afternoon in Hollywood. The incident was reported in the area of North Dixie Highway and Taft Street. Sky 10 was above the scene at 4 p.m. as the train was stopped on the tracks. Multiple police vehicles were parked at the scene. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Officers arrest 9 students for breaking into school in Pembroke Pines
Read full article: Officers arrest 9 students for breaking into school in Pembroke PinesPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - Officers arrested a group of students, ages 16 to 20 years old, on Tuesday after a burglary at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. Pembroke Pines Police Department officers believe the group broke into the school at 12800 Taft Street about 11:50 p.m. on Monday. "When officers arrived, the suspects were seen running through the halls and courtyard," said Amanda Conwell, a spokeswoman for the Pembroke Pines Police Department. Deputies in a Broward Sheriff's Office helicopter and police dogs from the Miramar and Pembroke Pines police departments participated in the search. The students are facing charges of burglary and trespassing on school grounds.
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Crash shuts down Sheridan Street
Read full article: Crash shuts down Sheridan StreetPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A two-car crash shut down Sheridan Street at Flamingo Road on Wednesday morning. The eastbound and westbound lanes were being blocked off. Drivers were asked to use Taft Street or Stirling Road as alternates. Police said everyone involved in the crash was taken to ahospital.