Distraction Thieves Steal Thousands From Pompano Beach Woman
There is an uptick in distraction robberies in Pompano Beach, and the Broward Sheriff's Office wants everyone to be aware that the thieves are conning residents.
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There is an uptick in distraction robberies in Pompano Beach, and the Broward Sheriff's Office wants everyone to be aware that the thieves are conning residents.
Former Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño admitted his guilt Wednesday in the public corruption case against him.
The search is on for four people who beat a man and sexually assaulted a woman in an overnight home invasion in Coconut Grove. Four men, who wore bandanas or some kind of t-shirts over their faces, rushed a home at Brooker Street and Oak Avenue just before 2 a.m.
BSO investigators need the public's help, trying to track down a man who tried to kidnap a woman.
Two more former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have made plea deals.
A Florida man with a desire for discounted doughnuts is facing charges that he impersonated a law enforcement officer.
A man tried to abduct a woman off a Pompano Beach street. Now, the Broward Sheriff's Office has released a sketch of the would-be kidnapper in hopes that someone spots him and gives them, or Crime Stoppers, a call.
Suspended Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño was back in court Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy fraud.
Miami Police are searching for a vicious robber who thrashed a veteran convenience store clerk with a metal pipe and fled with a cash register.
The wife of convicted Ponzi scammer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Kim Rothstein, 39, had faced up to five years in prison for concealing and trying to sell more than a million dollars in jewelry.
Ft. Lauderdale police are still searching for the driver of a Ford Focus involved in a deadly hit and run Sunday afternoon.
Dash Cam video obtained exclusively by CBS4 shows the final moments in the life of murdered, 36-year-old tow truck driver David Herr.
Two former classmates of Jason Beckman testified Friday saying Jason had expressed hatred toward his father years before he allegedly shot him to death.
The sense of loss has not changed for Jeanette Pata. Seven years ago, she rushed to her son's Kendall apartment to find out he had been shot to death in the parking lot. On the anniversary of Bryan Pata's death, she feels the case has gone cold.
Miami Gardens police are stepping up their presence on the streets after a tenth person was shot in the last week and a half.
A not so happy start to the holiday's for one Tamarac woman after she was reportedly caught with thousands of dollars of counterfeit items in her home which she intended to sell.
The state's star witness in the trial of Jason Beckman, accused of murdering his father South Miami City Commissioner Jay Beckman, took the stand Thursday.
A Pompano Beach teen was taken into custody after he reportedly tried to force a girl to have sex with him in a high school bathroom.
The body of a woman found in a burned out car in Hialeah last week has been identified. Hialeah police said Megan McNulty, 22, was one of two bodies found in the trunk of a burned out Mercedes-Benz.
Miami Gardens Police will participate in extra security details in response to a rash of recent shootings, Mayor Oliver Gilbert confirmed Wednesday.
On the same night the city of Miami Gardens was responding to a rash of recent shootings in the area, an 11-year-old was transported to the hospital after being shot.
A Broward judge spotted driving erratically in Boca Raton Tuesday night was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Just before 10 p.m., police received a call about a driver of a white Mercedes-Benz driving erratically in the area of 49 NE 2nd Street. Officers in the area were unable to locate the car.
A state employee has been arrested for selling Florida driver's licenses to more than three dozen illegal migrants.
Miami police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting in Little Haiti on Tuesday. Lionel Wilson, 37, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 39-year old Joubert Cazezneuze.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
An Axios report on Cuba's military drones and possible U.S. strike plans sparks alarm in South Florida, though Cuban officials deny the claims.
Lionel Messi had a goal and assisted on another as Inter Miami won its first game at Nu Stadium with a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers.
Over 250 Miami Gardens drivers got free gas, and 25 moms won $200 Walmart sprees during a community giveaway led by rapper Yung Miami and local leaders.
The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Senate's rulemaker delivered a blow to GOP plans to fund security for President Trump's overhaul of the East Wing of the White House.
Gas prices, inflation weigh on Americans. Many see lack of clarity on what's happening in Iran.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
Russia's Putin will travel to Beijing next week to meet China's Xi. The announcement came one day after President Trump returned from his own summit with the Chinese leader.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.