Blog Posts in April, 2012
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Monroe County authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Miami man accused of contracting without a license. Deputies said that the accused, who claims to own ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Eric Matheny
On Friday, a stretch of Coral Gables along Southwest 8th Street was temporarily shut down after a businesswoman and her coworker died violently in their office suite. The woman’s business ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Police in Hollywood have arrested a woman after she allegedly left her 11-month-old baby home alone. An 11-month-old baby girl was allegedly found home alone inside a Hollywood home Friday. The baby ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Eric Matheny
It's a common scenario Four people inside of one car. Car gets pulled over. There is one bag of marijuana inside of the car. All four people get charged with possession of marijuana. This is known ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Eric Matheny
According to a story in USA Today, there is increasing evidence that America could eventually do away with the death penalty. Death sentences and executions have declined, and just this week, ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The son of a man charged with murdering a Nova Southeastern professor took to the stand Wednesday to testify against his father. The 23 year-old is testifying against his father, who bears the same ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Miami Beach Police have arrested a burglary suspect who broke into the alleged victim’s home by cutting openings in a fumigation tent, then cut a hole in a safe and took about $300,000 worth of ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Eric Matheny
An Arthur Hearing – a specialized bond hearing for defendants charged with non-bondable offenses – serves two purposes. On one hand, the main objective is to get a bond for your client so ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Coral Springs Police are searching for a home-invasion robbery suspect who posed as a police officer. Investigators released a sketch of the man in his late 30's, accused in an armed home invasion ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The only murder of an officer in the line of duty in the history of the Pompano Beach Police Department took place 22 years ago. The accused was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Twice. Now the ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Eric Matheny
George Zimmerman has a bond. In an unforeseen turn of events, a Seminole County Circuit Court Judge granted alleged Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman a bond. Zimmerman is being charged with ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Eric Matheny
I have discussed getting a bond reduced previously. But I would like to explain the rationale behind an accused person's request to a judge to lower a bond that has been previously imposed by ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Broward Sheriff's detectives are searching for a man accused of breaking into 14 vehicles in Deerfield Beach on Sunday. It happened in the Deer Creek neighborhood between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. The ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Police officers searched a Hollywood neighborhood for two suspects Tuesday after a police chase on Interstate 95. A high-speed police chase on I-95 ended around Hollywood Boulevard. It is unclear why ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A violent confrontation between a man, his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend turned into a criminal matter when a fourth person allegedly drove his van into the group as they fought. The incident ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The human memory is not a video camera. It cannot record an image and later recall that image with one-hundred percent accuracy. The human memory is inherently flawed. Memories can change. In fact, ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Reports have surfaced indicating that an employee of the Broward Clerk of Court's Office has been arrested and charged with one count of grand theft in the third degree. The employee is accused of ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Miami-Dade judge will decide Friday whether to release on bail a Lighthouse Point man accused of murdering his ex-wife and dumping her body at sea off in 1994. The 56-year old accused man, who is in ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Two West Palm Beach men whose entire residence "smelled like marijuana," according to police, have been arrested on a number of serious charges, including trafficking in marijuana (cannabis) ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By Eric Matheny
LSA, or leaving the scene of an accident, can be a misdemeanor or felony depending on whether the alleged victim is seriously injured. However, a criminal case requires the state to prove the accused ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A specially-assigned prosecutor has announced that no grand jury indictment will be sought in the case against George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Florida, man accused of shooting and killing 17-year old ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Boca Raton police have arrested a Lake Worth man in a road-rage attack with a baseball bat on Palmetto Park Road. The 43-year old suspect was arrested Thursday for allegedly assaulting another driver ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Florida permits law enforcement agencies to seize your car if it has been used as part of the commission of a crime. Forfeiture - or the legal process in which the law enforcement agency seeks to gain ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill inspired by 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's death. As you recall, Casey Anthony was found not guilty of the serious felony counts she faced. However, she ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Eric Matheny
This week, BSO deputies, disguised as homeowners, were conducting a sting in an effort to arrest suspected unlicensed contractors. The deputies would invite contractors into a home, which was a ...
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