Plantation High lockdown lifted after police investigation
Police said no weapon was found during the investigation at Plantation High School
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Police said no weapon was found during the investigation at Plantation High School
The mother, identified only as Barbara, shared her story exclusively with CBS News Miami to highlight the recent rise in similar tragedies in South Florida.
According to Plantation Fire, the child was found in a pool located in the 4600 block of West Broward Boulevard.
Plantation Fire Rescue rushed the boy to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died.
A child was found dead inside a vehicle outside a Plantation daycare, prompting a police investigation and renewing warnings about the dangers of hot cars.
The accident occurred on West Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 34th Avenue and involved a total of six vehicles, according to the Lauderhill Fire Department.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Homeland Security Bureau announced the arrest of Amir Ayesh in connection with what they say are two battery incidents that occurred within minutes of each other in the area of Northeast 10th Avenue and 171st Street.
As of Saturday evening, there had been 8 total threats reported, from bomb threats to unspecified threatening calls, where police did a sweep and found no danger to the public.
He also admitted to writing a note to the bank teller that read: "This is a robbery, give me the money, and no one will get hurt," according to an FBI arrest report.
Chopper 4 over the scene where the chase occurred Wednesday afternoon in Broward near Plantation before crashing at a home on NW 2nd Street and 31st Avenue.
A rapper with a large social media following livestreamed an overnight SWAT standoff in Plantation before his arrest and hospitalization for evaluation.
A South Plantation High School teacher is facing a felony charge after police say he engaged in an inappropriate romantic relationship with a student.
A man is accused of secretly recording a woman as she changed inside a South Florida Kohl's fitting room — then allegedly showing her the video moments later before fleeing the store as shoppers gave chase, Plantation police say.
A SWAT standoff with a barricaded man inside a Plantation hotel has ended safely, police say.
Police said there was a fight between two children when one of them was shot. Their injuries are non-life-threatening.
Arrest records stated that sent her "sexually explicit" messages and a voice memo explaining how he had "feelings towards her."
Reports of a possible weapon on campus prompted South Plantation High School to briefly lock down on Thursday, police said.
Plantation police are searching South Plantation High after reports of a weapon circled the school.
Property records show the house is valued at $2.6 million and is located just north of Broward Boulevard at Northwest 120th Avenue.
Investigators said video from a nearby McDonald's helped track down Travaughn Andre Gaines, 45, leading to his arrest.
FHP said officers observed a traffic violation near Davie, where a car improperly stopped at a stop sign and had dark window tint.
At least one person was taken to the hospital after a shooting involving officers in Plantation, officials said.
Instead of safeguarding his twilight years, investigators allege his caretaker siphoned his money, splurged on luxury travel and even tried to claim his home as her own.
Police are seeking the public's help after surveillance video showed four gunmen riddling a home with bullets, in an incident possibly linked to a later I-95 shooting.
Surveillance video and witness accounts point to a gray Mercedes SUV involved in both incidents; suspects remain at large.
