A Hollywood, Florida man is facing multiple theft charges arising out of a string of burglaries from Broward County convenience stores. The 35-year-old man allegedly broke into at least eight stores earlier this year and stole cartons of cigarettes. When police...
Month: November 2012
Felony conviction bars activist from running for office
In Florida, those convicted of a felony face serious penalties, often including prison time and probation. But a conviction on felony charges carries other far reaching consequences, including loss of the right to vote. A man who attempted to run for a position on the...
Teen gets 20 years in middle school beating case
In a highly publicized case, a South Florida teenager who viciously beat a 15-year-old girl at a middle school bus stop was sentenced to 20 years in prison recently. The judge imposed the stiff sentence despite evidence the defendant, who was 15 at the time of the...
