February 14, 2024 Woman riding mobility scooter ‘began to run’ when approached for shoplifting, police say The call to police was about “a theft in progress” and the suspect was described as “a heavy-set female … in a mobility scooter going throughout the store.”
January 19, 2024 Uncle accused of beating, locking woman in dog cage; Mom, grandfather face same charges A young woman was allegedly beaten and forced into a dog cage, and now her mother, uncle, and grandfather have been arrested for the crimes.
January 10, 2024 Man, 55, arrested again for trying to steal his father’s SUV, this time at knifepoint, deputies say A Florida man with a history of arrests is being held without bond after his father told sheriff’s deputies he held a knife to his throat.
January 5, 2024 What detectives say this guy did on probation for child porn possession, and what got him arrested again “A friendly relationship” on Snapchat didn’t last and one of the participants is back in jail since he was serving probation when things went south.
January 4, 2024 Teenager showing tongue tied up with traffic trouble, a tale about carjacking and a trail of tickets A pickup truck going twice the speed limit led to a teen’s arrest, after he ran six stop signs, swerved to avoid stop sticks, and claimed he wasn’t driving.
January 2, 2024 Man charged with shooting into the air while drunk after accusing friend ‘of sleeping with his wife’ Police answering a call about “gunshots being fired” say their suspect was “intoxicated and firing a gun after accusing the caller of sleeping with his wife.”
December 18, 2023 Adulterous man sentenced to prison after murdering wife last Christmas Eve, telling her family, then ghosting them A man in Pennsylvania who took a plea deal and confessed to killing his wife has been sentenced to decades in prison.
December 13, 2023 Man who called deputies to his home ‘was not making sense,’ arrested on drug charges A man called sheriff’s deputies to say “he had knocked out an intruder” but found he “was not making sense,” along with something very different than a body.
November 30, 2023 Man’s latest arrest was for possession of 2 controlled substances, exposure of sexual organs (again) A man is under arrest for at least the sixth time in two years. He was wanted for exposing himself. Authorities say it wasn’t his first time. They also charged him with three other crimes.
November 22, 2023 Man arrested for deadly shooting outside courthouse told police ‘he was so frightened’ of victim A man is under arrest after a deadly shooting outside a Colorado courthouse and he told police he was afraid of the victim.
November 20, 2023 Driver ‘purposely ran the victim over due to being kicked out of the car show,’ witnesses told police A man upset when he couldn’t get into a car show over the weekend and then hit a worker with his car is facing a felony charge.
October 9, 2023 Man convicted of murder stabbed wrong woman to death, not girlfriend of 8 years, prosecutors say A man who stabbed a friend of his ex-girlfriend to death — when he wanted to kill his ex, according to prosecutors — has been convicted of the murder.
April 11, 2023 Florida girls, 12 & 14, steal dad’s car, try to drive to Louisiana to meet person they met online Two girls who disappeared in a stolen car have been found safe, hours away, but they may be in big trouble.
March 2, 2023 Sheriff to hate group: ‘I’m honored to be on your hit list’ A Florida sheriff has made it clear there’s no place for hate in his county.
March 1, 2023 Remains of mummified man, more than 500 years old, turn up in delivery man’s backpack The remains of a mummified man who lived before Christopher Columbus discovered the New World have been found in a very unexpected place: a delivery man’s backpack.
February 2, 2023 Plan to encourage organ, bone marrow donations from prisoners condemned by some Organ and bone marrow donations save lives. More donations mean more lives saved. What could be wrong with that?
January 18, 2023 Dry again, for now: Woman pulled from storm drain 3rd time in less than 2 years A woman with a history of being rescued from storm drains was pulled from another one, her third in just under two years.
November 6, 2022 Cadet sentenced years after ‘messing’ with ex, her new beau in lieutenant dad’s patrol car He wanted to be in law enforcement like his father but in the end, the law came down on him.
October 26, 2022 4 convictions, 7 acquittals for man behind crash that killed 4 people in a family The man responsible for the crash that killed four people in Delray Beach, more than four years ago, has now been convicted of four counts of vehicular homicide. Each is a second-degree felony.
July 13, 2022 His 12-year-old alleged victim whispered ‘Help me’ to a witness who called police A man who police say “‘touched’ a 12-year-old neighbor inappropriately and in a ‘sexual nature'” has not been able to bail out of jail after nearly two months.
June 9, 2022 Beyond the U.S. Capitol doors – window, in one case – and the Florida rioters’ sentences Authorities say many of the Jan. 6 riot suspects ended up in handcuffs after friends and coworkers turned them in. Many also appeared in social media photos of the spectacle.
May 4, 2022 Friend-with-benefits facing several charges of violence against woman, her brother They seemed to have a good thing going, so what went terribly wrong that their relationship got written up in an arrest report?
April 11, 2022 Driver crashes, runs; half-dozen passengers in front, back and trunk fly out of Mercedes A half-dozen young people were taken to hospitals after a wild, scary ride ended with a horrific crash. Now, the driver who apparently walked away from his friends and the mess is facing more than a dozen criminal charges.
March 7, 2022 Suspect in murder of woman found in septic tank: ‘He stated he lies often’ Investigators say a series of lies by handyman Keoki Demich led to his arrest for the murder of Cynthia Cole.
March 1, 2022 Contractor saw red flags in building box for Jupiter couple charged with child abuse CBS12 News spoke exclusively with the builder hired by the couple charged with physically abusing and forcing their 14-year-old son to live in a wooden box in their garage.
January 7, 2022 Deputy goes the extra mile to reunite lost pups with their family One of Deerfield Beach’s finest met up with two of man’s best friends, and now a family is happy to be reunited again.
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
July 11, 2019 Netroots Nation’s national conference in town, and how I heard of it Lots of people interested in politics and next year’s Democratic presidential nomination will have their eyes focused on the Pennsylvania Convention Center through Saturday….
May 2, 2019 Thinking about religion, belief and recent violence Vacation time is up. We’re into May and I haven’t written a “real blog post” for you in a month and a half, since…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
August 27, 2018 Not the typical pet, not the typical vet appointment What a morning, and I hadn’t even gotten to the vet’s office!It was time for Frisky’s first annual physical. That’s not counting the office…