New details were just released by Hollywood Police in the shooting death Wednesday afternoon of 13-year-old Daniel Torres. The department is reporting that the gun in question belonged to the homeowner, presumably a parent of the 14-year-old friend who police say pulled the trigger.Investigators have not released the name of…
Taj Michael Harris, a 28-year-old man from Lauderdale Lakes, was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon by an Infiniti that ran a red light at the intersection of Rock Island Road and Forest Boulevard in North Lauderdale.The driver of the Infiniti has been identified as Markita Bynes, an 18-year-old from Margate…
State Rep. Darryl Rouson, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, wants to ban glass water pipes (bongs) in Florida. He has proposed and backed several bills that would effectively shut down stores that sell these products. His first bill, which never made it to a vote, would have put a 25…
Your look at the local news for this Thursday:A 13-year-old Hollywood boy was killed Wednesday afternoon after his 14-year-old friend shot him in the head. Police don’t yet know whether the shooting was accidental or how the 14-year-old got the gun. [Sun-Sentinel]The owners of Quality Staffing Services in Boca Raton…
Mexicans lived in America before many territories became states. Indeed, a large chunk of our country was once their country. Today, Mexican immigrants are part of the fabric of this nation. Yet there is now fervor to drive immigrants out – almost at all costs. What part of illegal don’t…
The last day Debra Villegas saw her best friend alive, Melissa Britt Lewis came into Debra’s office to ask about her outfit. It was a new suit, just purchased that weekend, chocolate brown with pinstripes. But it was a size 8, and Melissa was afraid it was too big. She…
Note to Fort Lauderdale native Samuel Collins: When trying to destroy the evidence of your marijuana habit, best to take the pot out of the baggie before devouring it with your double cheeseburger. From the St. Pete Times:When a Pasco sheriff’s deputy approached the window of Samuel Collins’ Honda Del…
The night attorney Melissa Britt Lewis was killed in March 2008, Debra Villegas was at the Round Up Country Western Club in Davie, she told the Plantation police in a sworn interview. She was hanging out with a group of friends that included the man who would become her new…
Isn’t the Florida Council on Physical Fitness supposed to whip the state’s kids into shape? If so, it’s a bad sign when an 11-year-old boy faints in the Capitol — while attending an event for the Council on Physical Fitness. From The Buzz:An 11-year-old boy collapsed and fainted Wednesday in…
Above is the video of the arrest of one Brennan Hamilton — which shows once again that you can never underestimate the pettiness and downright stupidity of some members (not most, mind you) of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. You’ll see in the video that the 26-year-old Hamilton walks up calmly to a Fort Lauderdale…
In a Tweet that’s sure to endear him to the 22nd Congressional District’s roughly 11 percent Latino population, Allen West gave an enthusiastic endorsement of Arizona’s ultra-controversial, totally unconstitutional and pretty-much-racist immigration bill.The bill, whose fate now rests with the Arizona governor, would allow law enforcement officers to arrest people…
Alleged “low-cost” carrier Spirit Air will charge you 45 bucks if you want your luggage to make the round trip, and it’s phasing out its recliner seats for newer, allegedly “pre-reclined” seats, which are 30 percent lighter, meaning Spirit can save some pennies on fuel.Here at Juice, we want to…
Crist’s independent candidacy for U.S. Senate began two weeks ago, with his dramatic veto of Senate Bill 6. And calling a press conference Tuesday to announce his opposition to drilling for oil off the Florida coast was just populist posturing in advance of tomorrow’s announcement in St. Pete.From the video…
This morning, Debra Villegas, the law firm employee who allegedly helped disgraced lawyer Scott Rothstein run his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, pled not guilty to a charge of money laundering in federal court in Fort Lauderdale — a move that observers say was just a formality. Villegas’s next court appearance…
This week’s New Times feature story is an-depth look at the murder of Melissa Britt Lewis, a young attorney at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Alder firm who was killed more than a year before Rothstein’s massive Ponzi scheme imploded. Melissa’s best friend, Debra Villegas, is in a federal courtroom today facing…
A couple of newsflashes: — We all know that the Broward Sheriff’s Office is expected to start handing out pink slips as Sheriff Al Lamberti tries to cut $60 million from the budget, but a recent letter from the agency to the jail union gives some precise numbers. Needless to say the…
Let’s see what’s in the headlines this morning in South Florida:Six weeks after she was beaten nearly to death at a Deerfield Beach school bus stop, 15-year-old Josie Lou Ratley has been released from the hospital. She now heads to a rehabilitation facility to get physical therapy and speech therapy…
Florida House Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale) isn’t in favor of passing a law against texting while driving despite overwhelming support for the bill in the Florida Senate. The Senate voted 34-4 today to ban the practice.Bogdanoff told the Sun-Sentinel that “There are a lot of things that people do…
We understand it’s rough out there for successful hedge fund managers who don’t want their clients thinking about Bernie Madoff. But Steven A. Cohen’s “I’m not Bernie” parties need some work: He invited his skittish investors to golf with him at an exclusive course in Palm Beach County.Note to Cohen:…
With the state finances in disarray, 2009 was not the year for Florida legislators to spend their valuable time passing a law that would make it illegal to have sex with animals. But this year, with the state finances again in disarray, maybe Weston-based Sen. Nan Rich will finally get…
