Blog Posts in March, 2011
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Shoplifting, or retail theft, is a crime that occurs when somebody takes merchandise from a store without paying for it. There is no "shoplifting" offense in Florida, in and of itself. The charge is a ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A jewelry store reopened Wednesday, a day after an alleged robbery occurred there. Earlier this week, Snow's Jewelers, located at 299 Miracle Mile, was the target of an alleged robbery. A suspect ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that the state would set aside $800,000 for a statewide drug strike team to help law-enforcement shut down so-called " pill mills." Prescription pain clinics provide ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Eric Matheny
WSVN reports that Broward County has seen a rise in car burglaries at dog parks. A car burglary is technically known as a burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and is a third-degree felony punishable ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Today's Sun Sentinel reports that South Florida has seen a rise in cargo thefts over the past decade. Cargo thefts, which can consist of massive heists involving millions of dollars in stolen goods. ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami Herald reports that a Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge has sentenced former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins to 5 years in state prison for a probation violation. In 2005, Robbins was ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Miami-Dade Schools Police said that they have documented as many as 10 incidents of burglary at schools across Miami-Dade County during spring break. According to police reports, several of the ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Eric Matheny
CBS 4 reports that agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration stormed a rumored pill mill in Northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation. The pain clinic, located ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
NBC Miami reports that a 92-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after she opened fire with her handgun on a neighbor's house after he refused to give her a kiss. Allegedly, the accused has had a ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Most criminal cases are resolved through plea negotiations. That's because it is often better to work toward a favorable resolution rather than risk a guilty verdict at trial. If the evidence is weak ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A search warrant is a document, signed by a judge, that gives law enforcement the authority to search your property. Under Florida Statutes section 933.07, a warrant may be issued when, "the judge, ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Palm Beach Post reports that a judge has agreed to seal the criminal record of a 26-year-old former sheriff's deputy's wife arrested in 2007 after her husband turned over a video of her ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Sun Sentinel reports that a man charged with DUI manslaughter after a September 2010 crash with a new member of the Miami Heat dance squad was released from jail on bond Friday. The accused, a ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A man is in police custody after a SWAT standoff that occurred in Miami yesterday afternoon. Authorities arrested a 32-year-old man after a standoff at the Saturn Motel, located at Biscayne Boulevard ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By Eric Matheny
After over three weeks of testimony, it took a Miami-Dade jury only 90 minutes to find former Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones not guilty of one count of bribery, and one count of grand ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Broward communities such as Weston and Parkland have become the targets of burglars, according to the Sun Sentinel. Law enforcement officials state that strings of burglaries in affluent gated suburbs ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Today's Miami Herald reports that after three weeks of testimony, the State of Florida, represented by an Assistant State Attorney, has rested its case in the bribery and grand theft trial of former ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) today announced the arrest of 76 individuals and the seizure of more than 28,000 prescription pills in “Operation Pain Killer II,” an aggressive ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2011 By Eric Matheny
In recent days, a story has broken in the local news regarding allegations that a Miami man set his girlfriend on fire. The girlfriend later died at the hospital. The woman's boyfriend was the ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Sun Sentinel reports that one of three co-defendants charged with the robbery and murder of a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner was sentenced on Friday to life in prison plus 120 years. The ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2011 By Eric Matheny
WSVN reports that Hialeah Police have released surveillance footage, which allegedly shows a man being shot while trying to repossess a car. While a repo man was attempting to repossess the accused's ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Whether the charge is a misdemeanor or a felony, chances are that your probation will include special conditions. A special condition of probation is something that the Court may require you to do ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputy was arrested Tuesday after an investigation into illegal online purchases of the highly addictive pain-killer hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is the generic drug. ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami Herald published an article recently about how those heading to South Beach for this year's spring break should be aware that Miami Beach police will be stepping up enforcement. Spring break ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2011 By Eric Matheny
NBC Miami reports that Miami-Dade Police have arrested Carmen Barahona, the wife of Jorge Barahona and the foster mother of 10-year old twins Victor and Nubia Barahona. The story made national news in ...
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