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Abandoned pit bull puppy sparks animal abuse case in Fort Lauderdale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is investigating a case of animal abuse after a malnourished and lifeless pit bull puppy was found on the side of the road. The puppy was found on Sunday, September 24, in the 1100 block of NW 4th Avenue.Upon their arrival, law enforcement discovered the deceased dog, along with a white tarp and a black metal dog crate containing feces and vomit, all located in the grassy swale area near the reporting party’s home.The dog, identified as a tan and white male pit bull puppy aged approximately two to three months, was found lying on its side. According to the police report, a responding officer could “could see the puppy’s ribs protruding and it appeared the puppy had not been dead long – there were flies, but no obvious signs of decomposition.”The puppy did not have a collar and showed signs of severe malnourishment. Authorities believe the puppy may have sustained an injury to one of its front legs.Detectives believe...

Police: Mother and son arrested for $800,000 jewelry heist in Hialeah

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

A man and woman involved in an armed robbery in Hialeah on Sept. 16 were arrested after nearly a month of detectives searching for the criminals. Fifty-five-year-old Lourdes Diaz and 24-year-old Julian Flores have been taken into custody in connection with the robbery, during which the victim was targeted outside her beauty salon, and a large amount of gold jewelry was stolen. A police report stated that the victim was leaving her beauty salon located at 7751 W 28th Ave. She was in the process of loading a large box containing valuable gold jewelry into her 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe when she was approached by Flores. According to the arrest report, Flores forcefully attempted to snatch the victim’s luggage, hitting her hands with the firearm. The victim, fearing for her life, resisted and screamed for help, holding onto her precious cargo. In response, Flores pistol-whipped the victim multiple times, causing her injuries. During the struggle, a gunshot was fired, compelling the v...

Florida student arrested after allegedly stabbing teacher with pencil

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

(CNN) – A middle school student has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a teacher, stabbing her hand with a pencil and striking her over the head with a backpack in Collier County.The incident unfolded when the teacher, attempting to address an issue with the student over scissors, prompted the student to become emotional and cry. The teacher planned to send the student to the counselor and, as she reached to hand him a pass, he unexpectedly stabbed her hand with a mechanical pencil.When the teacher tried to remove the student from the classroom, the student hit her over the head with a backpack. Meanwhile, other students were relocated to a secure area.The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the student on charges of battery on a public or private education employee and disruption of a school function.

Sheriff: Fort Lauderdale man arrested for trespassing at Key West International Airport

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested on charges of trespassing at Key West International Airport, officials said.Ross James Lund, 30, faces two felony trespassing counts, one for breaching airport security and another for trespassing at a construction site within the airport premises.Monroe County Sheriff’s Office personnel, assigned to airport security, spotted Lund in a restricted area around 5 a.m., Wednesday. He was taken into custody with incident. No reports of missing items or property damage have been made at this time.

Police in Holyoke, Massachusetts are investigating after multiple people were reported shot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Multiple people were reportedly shot Wednesday afternoon in the downtown area of Holyoke, Massachusetts, police said.Holyoke Police Detective Beben told WWLP that multiple individuals had been shot, but did not indicate how many. Police said it was an active, ongoing investigation. The public is being asked to avoid the intersection of Sargeant and Maple streets.Police said they received a 911 call shortly before 1 p.m. and also received notifications from ShotSpotter.Holyoke is about 90 miles west of Boston.

Tractor-trailer rollover spills garbage, closing Mass Pike/I-495 ramp in Hopkinton for hours

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

Multiple emergency crews responded to a tractor-trailer truck rollover in Hopkinton that closed a ramp on the eastbound side of the Mass Pike Wednesday morning.The Hopkinton Fire Department said its fire engines and an ambulance were called to the ramp connecting I-90 to I-495 around 9 a.m., where a tractor-trailer truck ended up on its side.Officials shared an image from the scene, showing the truck taking up more than half of the roadway while its cargo appeared to spill over the side of the ramp.Massachusetts State Police also shared an image on social media, stating that the truck’s driver had suffered minor injuries and that the truck itself had been hauling trash.MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said the truck was later removed around 11:30 a.m. and that an investigation into the crash was ongoing.According to Procopio, the driver of the truck, a 28-year-old man from Fitchburg, was expected to be summonsed for motor vehicle offenses.The ramp was opened back up to traffic ...

95-year-old artist who was evicted from Cape Cod dune shack gets a five-year reprieve

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

(CNN) — Artist Salvatore Del Deo and his family are back in the dune shack they’ve occupied and cared for on Cape Cod National Seashore for nearly 80 years.An agreement has been reached with the National Park Service after the artist, 95, was evicted from the historic shack this summer, according to his son Romolo Del Deo, who spoke to CNN about the deal.Through lawyers acting pro bono on behalf of the Del Deo family with cooperation from the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Del Deos now have five more years in the shack through a special use permit under which they will pay rent and take care of the structure.The negotiations butted up against what looked like an imminent federal government shutdown, Romolo Del Deo said, and the DOI and National Park Service rangers “worked very proactively to, in a matter of a few days, wrap everything up, restore our ability to get into the shack … literally right up to the wire of when the government was potentially shutting down.”“It ...

Chief Asks Holyoke Residents To Report Gunfire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

Police officials in Holyoke made a push Wednesday to get citizens to call 911 when they hear gunshots, pointing to data that shows only about 12 percent of potential shooting incidents picked up by a new surveillance system were reported by residents.There were 117 activations of the ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology that Holyoke deployed across about two square miles in the first six months it was in use, from March through August, according to monthly reports made available by the police department.The system, which includes microphones that detect and triangulate the location of potential gunfire, detected a cumulative 454 rounds fired but Holyoke Police Chief David Pratt said the city got only 14 calls to 911 reporting those potential shootings.“That’s the one that has us saying we need to get the word out to the public. And we totally understand why people do not call or are hesitant to call in these instances. But we need your help. We need to publ...

Boston City Council approves $3.4 million for BRIC, police intelligence

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

The City Council voted to approve $3.4 million in grant funding for the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, after a lengthy discussion that determined the need for public safety outweighs past harms created by the entity’s gang database.The body’s 7-5 vote on Wednesday releases four years worth of funding to the intelligence arm of the city’s police department, money that has been earmarked by the state since fiscal year 2020, but had been held up by the City Council.“At the end of the day, BRIC helps solve crimes, particularly violent crime, homicides,” City Councilor Michael Flaherty said. “BRIC brings justice and some solace, a little bit of peace and a little bit of closure to those that have had a loved one killed in the streets of Boston.”The funding will go toward improving technology aimed at fighting crime, gangs and terrorism. It will allow the intelligence center to hire eight additional analysts, four of which will “monitor active events and communicate in real time,” M...

Mansfield police successfully deescalate violent threat

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:54 GMT

Mansfield Police successfully resolved a stressful situation in which a local man allegedly armed with a gun was holed up in an area hotel and threatening to harm himself.The man’s mother called the police a little before 4 p.m. Tuesday to report that her son “was under the influence and armed” at an address matching that of the local Fairfield Inn and Suites, 50 Reservoir St., and “threatening to harm himself or law enforcement if anyone tried to intervene,” according to the Mansfield Police Department.MPD called in help from the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, which has a Crisis Negotiators Team and a mental health clinician, the agency said. Negotiators worked for four hours until the male in question “agreed to accept help and was peacefully transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.”