AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelJan 25, 2021 at 1:36 pmA Broward judge on Monday said that she wants to see what Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s lawyers want to keep private.Clarifying an order she issued last week, Broward Circuit Judge Michele Towbin Singer said the sheriff must identify any felony cases in which he was charged or sentenced as an adult during his past in Philadelphia, where he grew up and where he was once charged with killing a man in an apparent case of self-defense.AdvertisementAnd , he’s going to have to turn it over to the judge first. Towbin Singer said she...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelJan 25, 2021 at 1:36 pmA Broward judge on Monday said that she wants to see what Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s lawyers want to keep private.Clarifying an order she issued last week, Broward Circuit Judge Michele Towbin Singer said the sheriff must identify any felony cases in which he was charged or sentenced as an adult during his past in Philadelphia, where he grew up and where he was once charged with killing a man in an apparent case of self-defense.AdvertisementAnd , he’s going to have to turn it over to the judge first. Towbin Singer said she...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelOct 06, 2020 at 5:46 pmPARKLAND — Their sons and daughters died in the Stoneman Douglas massacre. They sued the Broward School Board, the sheriff and others for the loss of their children.Now parents and other victims are being asked to turn over their psychiatric records to prove they suffered mental anguish over the tragedy.AdvertisementThe demand, contained in documents filed in lawsuits blaming the Broward school district for the threat posed by gunman Nikolas Cruz, has families of the victims enraged.In formal court responses, School Board...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelOct 06, 2020 at 5:46 pmPARKLAND — Their sons and daughters died in the Stoneman Douglas massacre. They sued the Broward School Board, the sheriff and others for the loss of their children.Now parents and other victims are being asked to turn over their psychiatric records to prove they suffered mental anguish over the tragedy.AdvertisementThe demand, contained in documents filed in lawsuits blaming the Broward school district for the threat posed by gunman Nikolas Cruz, has families of the victims enraged.In formal court responses, School Board...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 18, 2020 at 7:00 pmSUNRISE — A Sunrise police sergeant accused of leaking secrets to the news media was formally charged Friday with eight felonies and two misdemeanors.Roger Krege, 45, , when his own department accused him of using his now ex-wife as a go-between to pass the name of a confidential informant to a South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter. Prosecutors say he illegally copied the list of informants.AdvertisementKrege is a former police union president who joined the Sunrise Police Department in 2001.“The defendant knew that Mrs. Krege...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelSep 18, 2020 at 7:00 pmSUNRISE — A Sunrise police sergeant accused of leaking secrets to the news media was formally charged Friday with eight felonies and two misdemeanors.Roger Krege, 45, , when his own department accused him of using his now ex-wife as a go-between to pass the name of a confidential informant to a South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter. Prosecutors say he illegally copied the list of informants.AdvertisementKrege is a former police union president who joined the Sunrise Police Department in 2001.“The defendant knew that Mrs. Krege...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelAug 19, 2020 at 10:18 pmBlack candidates won huge in Broward County on Tuesday, in the county for the first time ever. Voters handed victories to Black candidates for the jobs of State Attorney, Public Defender, Clerk of Court and Sheriff., the young former prosecutor who made a name for himself as president of the county’s Black bar association and campaigned aggressively in churches and Black neighborhoods, took an early lead when the counting started and held it through the night, beating his better known and better funded rivals.Advertisement...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelAug 19, 2020 at 10:18 pmBlack candidates won huge in Broward County on Tuesday, in the county for the first time ever. Voters handed victories to Black candidates for the jobs of State Attorney, Public Defender, Clerk of Court and Sheriff., the young former prosecutor who made a name for himself as president of the county’s Black bar association and campaigned aggressively in churches and Black neighborhoods, took an early lead when the counting started and held it through the night, beating his better known and better funded rivals.Advertisement...WW…

Secret and not-so-secret donors are pouring thousands in campaign cash to the candidates who want to be Broward’s next top prosecutor, shaking up the Democratic primary in its crucial final days. , and four of them are being helped by political action committees — fundraising groups that can accept larger donations than individual campaigns and can make it more challenging to find out where the money is coming from. Advertisement The PACs are not allowed to coordinate directly with campaigns, but they can boost candidates by praising their public stands and attacking their opponents. In a...…Secret and not-so-secret donors are pouring thousands in campaign cash to the candidates who want to be Broward’s next top prosecutor, shaking up the Democratic primary in its crucial final days. , and four of them are being helped by political action committees — fundraising groups that can accept larger donations than individual campaigns and can make it more challenging to find out where the money is coming from. Advertisement The PACs are not allowed to coordinate directly with campaigns, but they can boost candidates by praising their public stands and attacking their opponents. In a...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMay 08, 2020 at 6:52 pmThe people who did not live in Gregory Tony’s old neighborhood in north Philadelphia tended to avoid it if they could.The Broward County sheriff has spoken before of his tough experience growing up in the Badlands, telling church groups about how his friend was murdered and his mother was once shot. But it wasn’t until the last week that he openly spoke of the ordeal of killing a man in self-defense and being found not guilty.Advertisement“It’s very difficult to paint a picture for people who’ve never lived that life and had...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelMay 08, 2020 at 6:52 pmThe people who did not live in Gregory Tony’s old neighborhood in north Philadelphia tended to avoid it if they could.The Broward County sheriff has spoken before of his tough experience growing up in the Badlands, telling church groups about how his friend was murdered and his mother was once shot. But it wasn’t until the last week that he openly spoke of the ordeal of killing a man in self-defense and being found not guilty.Advertisement“It’s very difficult to paint a picture for people who’ve never lived that life and had...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 18, 2020 at 9:52 pmGetting back to some semblance of normalcy might take longer in South Florida than in other parts of the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have of coronavirus cases — more than 14,000 of Florida’s 24,753 cases as of Friday evening.AdvertisementIn some less populated areas, the disease spread has been tiny. Just west of Palm Beach in Hendry County, with its population of just over 42,000, there have been only 28 cases. In Lake County, north and west of Orlando, 187 cases have been...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 18, 2020 at 9:52 pmGetting back to some semblance of normalcy might take longer in South Florida than in other parts of the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have of coronavirus cases — more than 14,000 of Florida’s 24,753 cases as of Friday evening.AdvertisementIn some less populated areas, the disease spread has been tiny. Just west of Palm Beach in Hendry County, with its population of just over 42,000, there have been only 28 cases. In Lake County, north and west of Orlando, 187 cases have been...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 25, 2020 at 6:00 amMany people have started demanding refunds on everything from their college tuition to theme park passes to theater and sports tickets.Now, as the coronavirus quarantine drags on, many of these complaints are bound to end up in court, some attorneys say.AdvertisementUniversities appear to be among the first in line.Students from at least a half-dozen U.S. colleges, including one at the University of Miami, want their money back for tuition and service fees they paid for a semester derailed by the coronavirus crisis. At least...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 25, 2020 at 6:00 amMany people have started demanding refunds on everything from their college tuition to theme park passes to theater and sports tickets.Now, as the coronavirus quarantine drags on, many of these complaints are bound to end up in court, some attorneys say.AdvertisementUniversities appear to be among the first in line.Students from at least a half-dozen U.S. colleges, including one at the University of Miami, want their money back for tuition and service fees they paid for a semester derailed by the coronavirus crisis. At least...WW…