Deputy 'briefly' lost handcuff key days after Broward County courthouse escapeA Broward Sheriff's Office detention deputy "briefly" misplaced a handcuff key in a Broward County courtroom just days after a 21-year-old murder suspect escaped from the courthouse, a BSO spokeswoman told Local 10 News.BSO spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said the deputy's key was misplaced Tuesday and later found, but she said it had nothing to do with the escape of... [...]
Broward Public Defender Questions Crime Lab’s DNA ID ProcessFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Questions have come up over the way DNA has been identified at the Broward Sheriff’s Office crime lab – prompting a call for a grand jury investigation and a second look at closed cases.In a letter to Broward State Attorney Mike Satz on Thursday, Public Defender Howard Finkelstein called the process used by the crime lab is “tantamount to... [...]
Penthouse to jailhouse: Former mayor busted, now it’s his ex’s turnThe bitter dispute between former Miami-Dade Mayor and top cop Carlos Alvarez and his ex-girlfriend got uglier Sunday, when police said she broke into his Coral Gables condo and caused more than $1,000 worth of property damage.Evelyn Fernandez, a Miami-Dade police lieutenant, was arrested early Sunday after Coral Gables police responded to a call about a possible domestic... [...]
Florida courthouse evacuated after murder suspect escapesAan awaiting trial for the slaying of a woman whose family founded the Halliburton oil services company slipped out of his shackles and bolted from a courthouse Friday just before a hearing on whether he could face the death penalty.Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Dayonte Resiles, 21, eluded bailiffs about 9:30 a.m. in a fourth-floor courtroom and was seen on video surveillance... [...]
Lee paramedic arrested for stealing drugs to allegedly poison wifeA Lee County paramedic was arrested on grand theft charges on Tuesday after the sheriff's office said he stole hundreds of dollars worth of prescription medication.Authorities were tipped off by his wife who told them she believed he did it to poison her.Scott Standley works for the county's Emergency Medical Services. On Monday, deputies say Standley's wife Violeta, called them,... [...]
