LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. – Investigators in Florida used DNA to solve a 13-year-old home invasion case.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office tracked down Luis Ruiz Gonzalez, 47, last week after the 2008 case was presented to a grand jury, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Authorities used new DNA technology to obtain a DNA profile through the Combined DNA Index System. The system includes a series of databases and software systems... [...]
Now a lawmaker following Christina Vazquez’s coverage of the issue is looking to change that:
Several more women in a civil complaint are now accusing a former Biltmore Hotel massage therapist of being a sexual predator. For one of these women, it was not just the incident that she says has left her traumatized, but the related criminal charge he is facing in her case, simple battery, a misdemeanor. Now a lawmaker is considering changing... [...]
MIAMI – A 67-year-old farmer and entrepreneur who serves as a church youth leader in Homestead is facing a child sex abuse charge in Miami-Dade County, records show.
The 17-year-old boy met Rick Torcise at the New Beginnings Christian Fellowship of Homestead. Torcise hired him to work at his home in the agricultural Redland area, police said.
According to the arrest form, the teen said Torcise first fondled his thigh area and buttocks... [...]
WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays.
Pfizer and Moderna announced the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adults. The latest action stands to simplify what until now... [...]
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Coconut Creek police confirmed Thursday morning that they have found a body in a lake as they searched for a man who went missing over the weekend while riding out on the water in his canoe.
Police said they still need to confirm the identity of the body, but they believe it to be that of 60-year-old Daniel Potter, who went canoeing on Coco Lake on Saturday.
According to authorities, Potter was last seen... [...]
