Three Florida men were arrested today on charges including obstruction of justice and money laundering as part of a joint U.S. and Italian law enforcement action, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.
Roberto Settineri, 41, of Miami Beach, Fla., and Daniel Dromerhauser, 39, of Miami, were arrested this morning on charges [...]

Two thieves in matching hats stole more than $6,000 in cigarettes in a daytime caper at a North Lauderdale convenience store – all while the clerk stood by unaware.

With surveillance cameras rolling, the brazen duo walked into Aunt Molly’s convenience store shortly before noon March 5. As one man distracted the clerk, his partner went [...]

Continuing the message of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory warning Floridians about scams related to credit and debt issues.

Companies offering credit repair solutions or debt settlement were among  the top concerns reported to the Attorney General’s Office last year. The  Attorney General noted that, given the current [...]

Here’s the press release:
Tallahassee, FL – Legislation passed testerday that will improve safety of motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists; prevent crashes; reduce the financial impact of injuries, death, and property damage caused by texting while driving; and authorize law enforcement to issue to issue citations as a secondary offense.

“I am thrilled that this issue is finally getting [...]

Wilton Manors Police Department received a report of a stolen video machine from Mickey’s 19th Hole Bar & Grill at 2735 N Dixie Hwy creating loss in the amount of approximately $3,500.  Suspect posed himself as a video repairman, showed a fake work order and removed the machine from the premises.  The suspect, Mark Block, [...]

Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, as part of his role overseeing the Governor’s Office of Drug Control, held a press conference last week with bill sponsors Senator Mike Fasano and Representative Marcelo Llorente and Director Bruce Grant of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control to express his support of their proposed legislation that will help to [...]

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit stopped and inspected 42 vehicles Tuesday morning during a Commercial Contractor Operation in Cooper City.
Investigators from the State of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Broward County’s Contractor Compliance Unit, BSO’s Aggravated Felonies Unit and Gun Squad assisted the Economic Crimes Unit.
They checked drivers for valid driver [...]

Broward Sheriff’s Office aggravated felonies detectives are searching for the suspects who riddled a house with bullets earlier this week in Oakland Park.
Shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, a vehicle pulled in front of a home in the 4700 block of NE 3 Terrace, and the shooters fired approximately 40 rounds into the residence.
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Tune in AM 1470 WWNN radio Sunday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. for All Points Bulletin with Sheriff Al Lamberti. The Broward Sheriff’s Office was approached by the station to do a law enforcement radio show and Sheriff Lamberti agreed to launch the APB program, seeing it as an opportunity to reach the public [...]

Broward County has been in the spotlight recently for its role in a grave, nationwide epidemic – the abuse of prescription drugs. The Broward Sheriff’s Office has launched a massive awareness campaign aimed at reducing the impact of the prescription drug abuse epidemic in Broward County.
“Prescription drug abuse can touch any family in Broward [...]

Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that his  office has sued a Broward County company alleging the company and its  owner promised refunds to timeshare resale customers, but after collecting  up-front fees never provided any money to consumers. JB’s Omega Tours  Corporation, which does business as Recovery Resources, and owner Joshua  Baillie are named in the [...]

Updated4:45  p.m. Feb. 16
Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives said 27-year-old Dominic Zibuda killed himself inside the duplex after the Seminole
Dominic Zibuda
Police Department, the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and BSO found him at the North Andrews Gardens house. Seminole Police detectives had recently released surveillance video of the Jan. 29 armed robbery [...]

Randy L. Eisner, 38, of Sunrise, has been indicted on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. Eisner originally was arrested on January 28, 2010, and a criminal complaint was filed against him in federal court on January 29, 2010.
According to court documents and statements made in court, undercover law enforcement officers downloaded numerous [...]

You may recognize Robert Speights from the America’s Most Wanted web page, where he is listed as a high-risk sex offender and fugitive. Or maybe you’ve seen his mug shot on the Florida Department of Corrections website, where he is on drug offender probation.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit recognized Speights, too, when they surprised [...]

The calls poured into the administrative offices at the Lauderdale Lakes Industrial Park from tenants who were hot under the collar complaining their A/C units had been stolen.
As business owners were arriving for work on February 1, many of them noticed the air conditioning compressors of their businesses had been stolen. The building administrator confirmed [...]

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An impaired motorist who struck a couple last week as they walked their dogs in Weston now faces charges of DUI and leaving the scene of a crash causing serious injuries.
Shortly before 9 p.m. February 2, Keith and Penny Grumer were walking their two dogs in the gated community of Weston Hills when they [...]

A Tamarac bank robber got the shock of his life when, as he exited a bank Saturday afternoon thinking he had gotten away with the heist, he was met by Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies who were waiting to take him into custody.
The suspect walked into the bank at around 1 p.m. and handed the teller [...]

A cleaning service’s dirty work has landed two men in jail. The pair was only supposed to be cleaning their clients’ properties, but
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they were also cleaning them out by stealing their jewelry. Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified five victims and they believe there are more.
BSO Oakland Park Detective Brian Rupp was conducting routine [...]

Attorney Scott Rothstein, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., entered a plea of guilty to a five-count information in court today. Rothstein is now scheduled for sentencing before the Honorable James I. Cohn on May 6, 2010. He faces a total maximum statutory term of 100 years in prison.
Rothstein pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy [...]

An Oakland Park man is facing two counts of felony animal abuse after he tried to perform a surgical procedure on a dog, causing her death.
Two-year-old Zoe, a hound/retriever mix, had been staying with William Jones Jr. because her owner, Danielle Vecchio, 55, was not allowed to keep her at her home. On Jan. 13, [...]

When a well-dressed man showed up at the home of an 86-year-old Tamarac woman saying he was from the “water
Composite sketch of Tamarac scam artist
department,“ she let him in to check her water.
The trusting woman then fell prey to what Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives say is a common scam. The tall, slender visitor told her [...]

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified a robbery suspect who was shot and killed by BSO detectives Wednesday as 27-year-old Dannie Young of Lauderdale Lakes.
Young had been the subject of an investigation by BSO and other agencies into several recent robberies in the central Broward area. A tactical team of detectives arranged to meet the [...]

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested one suspect while a second remains at large following a gas station purse-snatching last month caught on camera. Another video obtained shows the wanted suspect using her victim’s stolen credit cards at a Dania Beach food market.
On December 17, Darlene Morris, 39, was fueling up her 2007 Chevy at a [...]

A bill that would add homelessness to the list of hate crime enhancements in the State of Florida passed unopposed in both House and Senate subcommittees.
With Florida leading the nation in the number of attacks on the homeless, Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti created the Hate Crimes Anti-Bias Task Force in October 2008 to address the [...]

A Lauderdale Lakes teen is in juvenile custody, charged with the brutal murder of an elderly neighbor late Saturday night.
A 9-1-1 call was received at 9:50 p.m. Saturday and the female caller told the Broward Sheriff’s Office Communications Center call-taker that someone had stabbed her grandmother in her apartment. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and BSO [...]