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Florida Highway Patrol Officer Sentenced to 364 Days in Jail

Florida Highway Patrol Officer Paul C. Lawrence was sentenced to 364 days in jail today. As you may remember, Trooper Paul C. Lawrence was arrested for fraudulently writing hundreds (maybe thousands) of fake traffic tickets to motorists in South Florida. Trooper Paul C. Lawrence was bold enough to write traffic…

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Fort Lauderdale Boating Under the Influence Plea Lands Son of Billionaire in Prison

Robert Ray Huizenga, the son of famed Fort Lauderdale billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga was sentenced to 18 months in Florida State Prison for the offense of Boating Under the Influence today. Circuit Judge Michele Towbin Singer accepted the plea today while allowing this sentence to run concurrent with the 24…

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Miami Dolphins Player Arrested for Domestic Violence Receives Special Treatment by Broward Sheriff’s Office

It appears as though the domestic violence arrest of Miami Dolphins player Phillip Merling in Broward County will lead to another investigation. Now the Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating why Miami Dolphins Player Phillip Merling received special treatment while at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale. Miami Dolphins player…

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Fort Lauderdale Officer Arrested for Drug Crimes

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested one of their own this week for alleged drug crimes. Fort Lauderdale Police accuse Officer Justin Krashefski, 27 of buying drugs while on duty in his marked Fort Lauderdale police cruiser. Police chief Frank Adderley stated that “This is not representative of law enforcement…

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Broward Sheriff’s Office fires Deputy involved in crash that kills 14 year old girl

Deputy Frank McCurrie, was an employee of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for approximately one year before he was fired. According to Sheriff Al Lamberti, “Franklyn McCurrie’s employment with the Broward Sheriff’s Office has been terminated for failure to meet probationary standards.” On January 23, 2010, McCurrie’s patrol car struck…

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Actor Michael Douglas’s Son is Sent to Prison for 5 Years for Dealing Drugs

Michael Douglas’s son was sentenced to five (5) years in United States Federal Prison for “distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine” Cameron Douglas, 31, pleaded with U.S. District Judge Richard Berman for a break in his sentence. Both his father, Michael Douglas, as well as his mother, Diandra Luker,…

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Miami Dade Law Enforcement Official Charged with Felony For Issuing Fake Tickets

The victims of Trooper Paul C. Lawrence, 38, of the Florida Highway Patrol were shocked when they learned that they had pending traffic citations or that suspensions had been issued on their Florida drivers license for failure to appear in court. Most of the Florida Highway Patrol Trooper’s victims were…

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