Police: Woman’s child sex abuse disclosure in therapy prompts arrest of ex-charter school teacher in Miami
A woman disclosed during therapy that her social studies teacher groomed her and sexually abused her when she was a high school student at a charter school in Miami, according to police.
Broward man accused of holding manager at gunpoint to rob Red Lobster in West Palm Beach
A three-time convicted felon from Broward County was arrested at his Lauderhill residence on Thursday in connection with a violent armed robbery at the Red Lobster where he was employed in West Palm Beach, according to police.
Marathon man hurled hatchet into boat, ‘narrowly missing’ victim’s head, deputies say
A man fresh off probation yelled racial slurs at another boater as he passed by in his dinghy off Marathon, then flung a hatchet through the victim’s cabin window, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.
Former Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital nurse facing child exploitation charges after May raid
A man who federal agents said worked as a nurse at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital appeared in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday after U.S. Marshals arrested him on three federal child exploitation charges; FBI agents joined local law enforcement in raiding his Plantation home in May.
Union head reacts to indictment of 4 Miami-Dade cops in fatal UPS truck shootout
Steadman Stahl, the President of the Police Benevolent Association, spoke to Local 10 News Tuesday following the indictment of four Miami-Dade police officers in connection with the fatal shootout involving a UPS driver who was taken hostage in May of 2019.
4 Miami-Dade police officers indicted years after fatal shootout involving hijacked UPS truck
Four Miami-Dade police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with a fatal 2019 shootout involving police and two men who had hijacked a UPS truck, the Police Benevolent Association confirmed to Local 10 News Monday.
Caregivers accused of abusing, exploiting 87-year-old Hialeah woman
Authorities say two women were supposed to care for an 87-year-old Hialeah woman, but instead abused, neglected and exploited her — pushing and shoving her, feeding her a meager diet of fast food burgers and forcing her to sleep in a recliner in a cluttered bedroom.
BSO deputy faces up to 27 years in prison after fleecing COVID-19 loan program, feds say
A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had also served on the county’s SWAT team has been convicted of using a real estate company, with help from a tax preparer, to defraud a government loan program that authorities say helped businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BSO: Unmarked BSO truck flips on side after driver flees from detectives on I-95
An unmarked Broward Sheriff’s Office pickup truck was struck by a vehicle and flipped onto its side as detectives were trying to stop another driver who was fleeing from authorities on Interstate 95, authorities confirmed.
Disney cruise passenger with pending sex crimes case caught with child sex abuse videos, authorities say
Federal agents caught a man facing two child sex crime charges in Ohio with child sexual abuse material on his phone after he disembarked a Disney cruise ship at Port Everglades, authorities said.
Man found not competent in 2014 Miami murder case now accused of religiously-motivated stabbing
North Miami Beach police arrested a 32-year-old man Friday on an attempted murder charge; he’s accused of stabbing his roommate in a Planet Fitness parking lot in what authorities are labeling a hate crime.
3 injured, 2 detained after shooting near busy park in Fort Lauderdale
Families watched their kids play soccer at Mills Pond Park on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale. A woman was watching TV at a neighboring home. She said she heard the sudden “tu, tu, tu” sound of rapid gunfire — which sounded like fireworks to some.