The study of predicting which criminals are more likely to commit future crimes has been one of great interest for many years, and it’s given birth to computerized systems in the U.S. known as “criminal risk assessment tools.” Criminologists say there is a public interest in recognizing which individuals may…
The state attorney is considering whether to charge a Miami woman with murder after she gunned down a burglar on her property. Florida has one of the strongest “Castle Doctrine” laws on the books, which allow homeowners to use lethal force against those who unlawfully enter their homes. The law does…
The death penalty in Florida may be on its last leg. Recently, the Florida Supreme Court nixed the state’s practice of having a judge – rather than a jury – decide a person’s fate in a death penalty case. Then there was the judge in Miami who struck down Florida’s…
The death of fearsome mixed martial arts fighter Jordan Parsons struck fans with sadness and garnered international headlines from Miami to Sydney. The 25-year-old Parsons was reportedly crossing the street at the corner of Lindell Boulevard and Federal Highway in Delray Beach, just after midnight on May 1st. The driver of…
Gerard Nelson was just 24-years-old, but he and his crew – the Str8Profit Boyz – were on the rise. To those on the outside, it appeared they were living a luxurious lifestyle funded by their creativity and business savvy as rappers and music producers. In reality, authorities say Nelson and…
A Cape Coral woman has been arrested on felony charges following an alleged hit-and-run accident in Miramar recently in which a pregnant mother was critically injured and her two young children suffered minor injuries. The suspect, 39-year-old Jessica Yevette Crane, was being held on $40,000 bond at the Broward County…
Tramaine Beard was preparing to stand trial in Broward County for armed robbery when the case took a turn that even Beard’s own criminal defense attorney wasn’t expecting: His twin brother, an ex-felon, was prepared to confess. But as the jury selection was getting underway, defendant excused himself for a…
It’s been six months since Broward County commissioners downgraded small-time marijuana possession from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil citation. But that law provided an important element: Officer discretion. And in the time since the civil citation option has been available, not a single one has been issued. Instead, 80…
Three men were arrested in separate instances of alleged street racing in Pembroke Pines over the course of a weekend. All three men are reportedly from Miami-Dade, but the charges stemmed from separate situations, police said. According to The Sun-Sentinel, street racing has been a problem in the area, particularly…
Criminal cases against dozens of people that have been languishing in Broward County’s felony mental health court have been dropped by prosecutors following the publication of “Trapped,” an investigating by The Sun Sentinel. Reporters learned that people facing minor felony charges in mental health court spent six times as long in…