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Sunrise man accused of raping girl, 6

By Erika Pesantes , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:44 GMT

A 25-year-old man is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl and covering up the assault by telling the child's mother that blood she saw on a bed and on her daughter's clothes came from an injured cat, according to a Sunrise police report.

"Bears in the air" on the prowl this holiday weekend

By Linda Trischitta , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:23:49 GMT

It's a traffic enforcement technique that's a half-century old, but until you're nabbed by a "bear in the air," you may never know it exists.

Veteran Broward detention deputy dies at 39

By Erika Pesantes , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:03:42 GMT

A longtime Broward Sheriff's Office employee who was recently recognized for her courageous spirit died of cancer Monday.

Missing Boca Raton attorney sued for third time in three weeks

By Jon Burstein , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:48:00 GMT

The lawsuits keep coming against missing Boca Raton attorney Timothy McCabe, with the latest arising from his law firm's relationship with what federal authorities allege was a web of South Florida businesses that preyed on homeowners in distress.

Pricey pooch portraits to help homeless pets

By Susannah Bryan , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:37:00 GMT

He's the man behind the camera in the nationwide Rover to the Rescue Tour.

Here's how to keep your pet safe this Memorial Day

By Susannah Bryan , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:36:12 GMT

Bringing your family pet to the backyard barbecue?

Doctor demands federal agents return records seized in pain clinic raid

By Paula McMahon , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:40 GMT

A South Florida doctor says he was "healing, not dealing" when federal agents raided the Hallandale Beach pain management clinic where he worked and seized his patient and business records.

Fort Lauderdale targets liquor, convenience stores

By Larry Barszewski , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:22:51 GMT

Fearing that liquor and convenience stores are a breeding ground for crime in the heart of the city's northwest community, officials may permanently ban new ones from opening in the area.

Four juveniles accused in multiple A/C thefts in Oakland Park

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:23 GMT

Four Broward County teenagers are feeling the heat, accused of destroying numerous air-conditioning units at several Oakland Park locations, including a day care center and a church.

Man accused of pointing cane, yelling 'Boom!' at deputy

By Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:15:59 GMT

Mark David Molinksi, 48, had outstanding warrant, deputies say

A disabled Boca Raton man held up a metal cane, pointed it like a gun, and shouted "boom!" after a deputy asked him to move, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Davie collecting money to help tornado victims in Oklahoma

By Susannah Bryan , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:11:00 GMT

Davie wants to help Oklahoma victims of Monday's deadly tornado.

Police: Daytona woman says pair hired her to defraud Boca stores

By Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:09 GMT

Loniee Hughes, 35, says man, woman solicited her to open fraudulent credit lines

Loniee Hughes, who says she's a drug addict who shoots up Dilaudid, agreed to do some things for two people she met at a Daytona-area Taco Bell, police said.

Boca-based pet rescue group heading to Oklahoma City to help animals

By Susannah Bryan , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:10:55 GMT

— Help is on the way for the shelter dogs of Oklahoma City.

4 men charged after violent robbery at Boca T-Mobile store

By Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:33:00 GMT

Pompano Beach suspects pepper sprayed, handcuffed victims in December heist

Four Pompano Beach men have been charged in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a Boca Raton T-Mobile store late last year, Boca police said.

Ex-deputy avoids trial on charges he tried to strangle his wife

By Susannah Bryan , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:12 GMT

Former Broward Sheriff's deputy Maury Hernandez will not go to trial next week on charges he tried to strangle his wife, an official with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Davie man promised girl, 14, iPod for naked images, cops say

Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:00 GMT

A Davie man enticed a 14-year-old girl into sending him naked pictures of her genitals by promising to buy her an Apple iPod, police said.

Shots fired during Miramar home invasion

Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:40 GMT

Shots were fired before dawn Friday during an attempted home invasion in the guarded and gated Silver Falls community in Miramar, authorities said.

One accused, one sought in shooting that may leave man paralyzed

By Erika Pesantes , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:39:00 GMT

One man is in custody and a second is being sought in connection with a shooting outside a food store near Fort Lauderdale that could leave the victim a quadriplegic if he lives, authorities said.

Hero prom kids say crash changed their lives, and their driving

By Linda Trischitta , Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:38:00 GMT

Ashley Wolf's prom dress was red, and ultimately the perfect choice. It hid well the blood from a crash victim's ear on a recent Saturday night that she and many others will never forget.

Driver's blood alcohol was over 5 times legal limit, Boynton cops say

By Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:47:01 GMT

Cops: Walter Nimrod Mkono, 34, found passed out in his car

By all rights, he could have been dead.

Robbers impersonate police to invade home, beat Miramar man

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:43:00 GMT

Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police.

PBSO seeking man suspected of snatching purse

Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:31:00 GMT

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man suspected of choking a woman and stealing her purse.

Boynton woman faces deadly weapon charge after push

By Adam Sacasa, Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:58:02 GMT

A push with two index fingers landed a Boynton Beach woman in jail on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge after an argument on Thursday.

Man mistaken as burglar bitten by Davie police dog

By Mike Clary , Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:46 GMT

As they worked a late-night job on the roof of a restaurant, cousins James Ortiz and Roger Alvarez said they noticed that down below police were setting up a massive perimeter for what looked like a major crime-busting operation.

Two-vehicle crash leaves three critically injured in Davie

By Linda Trischitta , Sun Sentinel — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT

Davie Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which three people were critically injured Thursday.