Blog Posts in September, 2011
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Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A man who is accused of crashing into gasoline pumps at a Chevron service station while fleeing from police and causing a damaging explosion and fire was ordered on Friday to be held without bond. ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Police on Tuesday arrested a woman and turned up 104 marijuana plants at a home investigators say had been converted into an indoor marijuana grow house. Port St. Lucie police showed up to serve a ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Hialeah Police Department has initiated an effort to catch people carrying fake insurance cards. During a routine traffic stop, police will ask for a driver's license, registration, and proof ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
You can become a Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) in the State of Florida a number of ways. Click here to learn how somebody becomes an HTO. When you are deemed an HTO, you lose your driver's ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Eric Matheny
An interesting article in The New York Times today discusses how mandatory minimum sentencing has become a tool for prosecutors to use in coercing defendants to accept guilty pleas instead of ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A jury has found an Orlando man guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his wife. The jurors deliberated for more than 13 hours during two days before finding the accused guilty of ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy has been arrested, accused of stealing money confiscated during drug busts. The 37-year old veteran deputy faces charges of grand theft and fraud and is accused ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Florida Innocence Commission wants statewide guidelines in place for police interrogations in order to help prevent coerced confessions and wrongful convictions. These guidelines would include ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Eric Matheny
As I write this, a Broward jury is deciding the fate of a young man charged with a serious crime. On September 10, 2007, a victim fought back and killed a 17-year-old who was trying to rob his store. ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Authorities believe that a man was shot and killed during a road rage incident on 163rd Street, last week, Wednesday. According to WSVN, police said that the deceased got out of his car when he was ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Your first criminal charge is likely to be looked at with a certain degree of leniency, provided the charge is non-violent. First-time offenders are likely to be accepted into programs such as ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2011 By Eric Matheny
In Florida, it is a 3rd degree felony punishable by a maximum of up to 5 years in prison for the offense of falsely impersonating a police officer. Specifically, Florida Statutes makes it a felony for ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2011 By Eric Matheny
If you want to expunge your criminal record, you must ask yourself the following: 1) Was my case dismissed? Remember - an expungement applies only to cases that have been dismissed, or to sealed cases ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Subway restaurant located at 2863 W. Sunrise Boulevard. Deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office responded to the call at 10:39 p.m. ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Hialeah woman has been arrested and is accused of exploiting several elderly victims. Police arrested the 38-year-old accused after they say she scammed a number of victims out of hundreds of ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Miami Beach firefighter was arrested and charged with DUI for allegedly driving a city vehicle while impaired and causing an accident. According to city officials, the off-duty firefighter was in an ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Now this makes me mad. A 22-year old man with Down's syndrome was beaten by two Miami-Dade police who confronted the man because they observed a "bulge" in his waist band. The young man ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A bench warrant is an order requiring that you be taken into custody for failing to appear in court. Bench warrants are issued with bond amounts, meaning that if arrested on an outstanding bench ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A six-year old Sunny Isles Beach boy was riding his bike home from a friend’s house, about a block away, when he was struck by a car. The posted speed limit inside the community is 9 miles per ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Recent reports from law enforcement agencies allege that juveniles are at the heart of a crime wave that includes burglaries and robberies. Some of the accused juveniles have been arrested dozens of ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Sun Sentinel reports that a Boynton Beach man has charged with forging and cashing $2,400 worth of checks from his grandfather's account. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said that ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The best outcome in any criminal case is a dismissal of the charges before they are ever formally filed. In Miami-Dade County, this is known as a "no action." In Broward County, this is ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Eric Matheny
An Oakland Park woman is in custody after allegedly boarding a school bus and punching two middle school students in the face. Since the woman has been charged with burglary with an assault or battery ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Boynton Beach Police Department is leading a prescription drug trafficking operation, stemming from a six month investigation. The operation, which includes many law enforcement agencies was ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Unknown suspects are alleged responsible for stealing the batteries from 32 buses at the Miami-Dade County Public Schools' bus depot. The Miami-Dade School Board said the break-ins occurred at the ...
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