Man charged with impersonating officer during traffic stopFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -A South Florida man was charged with impersonating a police officer after authorities say a real officer rolled up on his traffic stop. Fort Lauderdale police say 35-year-old Michael Shutov was driving a white van early Saturday morning when he used red and blue lights to pull over a driver. An arrest report says Shutov told the motorist to drive around a corner,... [...]
Next FL "Stand Your Ground" Test: Ex-Cop Who Killed Theatergoer
The next major test of Florida's "stand your ground" law may come in January, when a hearing is scheduled in the case of retired Tampa police Capt. Curtis Reeves, who killed theater patron Chad Oulson last year, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Oulson loomed over the elderly man who had politely asked him to stop text-ing, spewed profanity, tossed the man's popcorn and threw his... [...]
Enrique Macotela arrested in Coral Springs woman's deathCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Magdalena Weich, 38, who was found dead in a wooded area in Coral Springs in August.Enrique Macotela initially told police Weich left to walk to Barnes & Noble on Aug. 18 but never returned home or went to work the next day. Her body was found Aug. 20 along Sample Road.Police began... [...]
Florida man snatches 4 million pounds of citrus without paying, officials say
(CNN)Perhaps he had an insatiable appetite for oranges. Or maybe he was just trying to squeeze a serious profit.
Whatever the reason, a Florida man allegedly stole 4 million pounds of citrus, the state department of agriculture said Friday. That's more than $540,000 worth of produce.
Officials said Bradley D. Reiter, owner of Reiter Citrus Inc., entered into... [...]
Man Fired for Wearing Muslim Head CoveringAn Ocala man has filed a religious discrimination complaint against Denny’s after he alleges he was not allowed to wear an Islamic head covering while working as a restaurant server.In his complaint, the man told the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that a manager at a franchise-owned Denny’s restaurant in Ocala told him he was prohibited from working day shifts because he wore a kufi.The... [...]
