Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend ‘maximum prison sentence’
Adam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.
Ex-deputy linked to fatal carjacking of Homestead woman seeks redemption: ‘I just want my life back’
A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday who was arrested and relieved of duty after investigators say he inserted himself into a fatal carjacking and shooting case of a Homestead woman is now sharing his side of the story.
‘Really dumb decision’: Woman apologizes for assault rifle photoshoot outside daycare
A woman tells Local 10 News that she and her boyfriend, a fellow bodybuilder, made a huge mistake when they conducted a photoshoot with an assault rifle at a West Kendall strip mall; police said a panicked mother called them after seeing the gun pointed at a daycare there.
Woman jailed after daughter, 12, says she was ‘abused her entire life,’ Miami-Dade police say
A 12-year-old girl removed from her southwest Miami-Dade home, along with her siblings, had scars old and new covering her body, according to police. Authorities said she suffered a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her mother.
Non-citizen charged with voting felonies in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrest Wednesday of Lazaro Valle-Villar on four voting-related felonies directly linked to his registration as a voter in Miami-Dade County despite being a non-citizen.
OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney back in Miami courtroom for hearing on laptop tied to murder case
Courtney Clenney, the OnlyFans model accused of murdering her boyfriend at their Edgewater high-rise in 2022, was back in a Miami courtroom as prosecutors looked to prove that Clenney and her parents didn’t have permission to access a laptop found at the murder scene.
Serial traffic offender cuffed in hit-and-run that hurt girl, 8, in Hallandale Beach, cops say
Hallandale Beach police arrested a 37-year-old man they described as a “habitual traffic offender” after they said he sent a young girl flying after he hit her Monday morning, then left the injured girl at the scene.
‘Pimp’ trafficked 19-year-old in South Florida, beat her when she was ‘bad for business,’ cops say
A 46-year-old man from Georgia acted as a “pimp” for his 19-year-old girlfriend, bringing her to South Florida and keeping her here under duress until she got away from him over the weekend, according to police.
Judge sets $1.4M bond for pastor accused of fleeing to Texas after sexually abusing girl in Florida Keys
A 62-year-old man who served as a First Baptist Church pastor when a teenage girl accused him of giving her a spiked alcoholic drink and sexually abusing her appeared in court on Saturday in the Florida Keys.
Keys deputy who broke into ex’s home also illegally looked up info on her new lover, sheriff says
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Key West home is now also accused of illegally accessing law enforcement computer systems to look up information on the man she was now dating, according to the agency.
With 6-year-old in tow, pregnant, road-raging mom pulls gun in Coconut Creek, police say
Authorities said a woman’s morning commute turned scary in Coconut Creek Wednesday when a 25-year-old mother — with her 6-year-old daughter sitting next to her and another child on the way — brandished a gun after the woman honked at her.
Worker used kosher bakery’s point-of-sale system to send threats, Miami Beach police say
According to police, staff at a Miami Beach kosher bakery noticed their point-of-sale system for taking orders was going haywire: Orders were being added and deleted at random, but, more concerning, it began to print chilling messages like “I have a gun,” “I’m outside,” and “I’m coming in.”
Registered sex offender arrested in Fort Lauderdale for probation violation
Nearly a decade ago, a detective arrested James Michael Gill in Hollywood accusing him of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in Margate. He was back at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale for a probation violation as a registered sex offender.
Felon beat, tried to rape 67-year-old healthcare worker near Fort Lauderdale hospital, cops say
A career criminal from Fort Lauderdale is facing several charges after police said he kidnapped, beat and tried to rob and sexually assault a healthcare worker near Broward Health Imperial Point hospital, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
Police: Gunman continues to show up to domestic violence victim’s home in Sunrise
Jonathan Benitez was back at the Broward County main jail in Fort Lauderdale. He was accused of continuing to show up with a loaded gun to the house of a woman who fears him — despite judges’ and police officers’ orders not to.