Police say Rafael Issac Rodriguez, a regular customer, pointed a rifle at a Palm Smoke cashier and later stole $1,600 in pills.

Osniel Blanco-Lopez told deputies he was just joking, but a grenade quip at MIA still triggered a K-9 sweep and a felony charge.

Jeremiah Lemon walked away from a Kathy Court home before police briefly listed him as an endangered juvenile.

Three finalists face public interviews next month as Lauderhill replaces Chief Constance Stanley under a leaner department budget.

A man was struck by a bullet grazing him in North Lauderdale, and the shooter remains at large, officials say.

Richard Campbell, a 28-year physical therapist seeking re-election in November, remains jailed pending a first court appearance.

Tadarius Lamar Rhim, 37, allegedly ditched $11,132 in stolen tools before a 40mm round stopped him near PGA Boulevard.

MDSO's Warrants Bureau led a countywide push targeting violent offenders, from murder suspects to domestic abusers.

A bystander blocked Ahraya Crespin's knife swing during an August rampage — then CODIS linked him to a March rape near 68th Street.

The driver stopped, called 911, and stayed with him until paramedics arrived — but he died at the hospital hours later.

Vito Cacciapaglia allegedly gave a false name at Jackson Memorial before police tracked him down through his motorcycle's registration.

An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old were hurt in a midday stabbing at the Liberty City campus, officials say.

A Fort Lauderdale jury delivered the verdict months after an earlier trial in the same case ended in a hung jury.