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Suspect in Chevron shooting turns himself in

Posted on 16 May 2012 by LeslieM

Anthony Milliner, 23, of Pompano Beach, who was wanted by Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives for the April 30 shooting at a Deerfield Beach Chevron gas station, turned himself in Tuesday evening, May 15.

Milliner faces two counts of attempted 2nd-degree murder and is currently being held without bond at BSO’s Main Jail. Michael Lee Sheppard, 23, and Darris Hicks Jr., 25, both of Pompano Beach, were injured in the early-morning shooting.

 

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Broward Transit #50 Crashes; 14 hurt in DFB

Posted on 24 April 2012 by JLusk

 

 

 

Fourteen people were taken to four hospitals in Broward and Palm Beach counties after a bus and two cars collided in Deerfield Beach, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in District 2 a residential neighborhood just south of Hillsboro Boulevard near Dixie Highway, Sheriff’s spokesman Mike Jachles said.

Broward County Transit bus# 50  and two passenger cars crashed at the intersection of Southwest 4th Street and 2nd Avenue, he said.

A woman and a one-year-old from one of the cars were taken to West Boca Medical Center. 12 additional patients  were transported  to North Broward Medical Center, Northwest Medical Center and Boca Regional Hospital, all by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, Jachles said.

 

 

 

VIDEO OF THE SCENE ON OBSERVERTV

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Worker Crushed During Repaving of Hillsboro Blvd

Posted on 17 April 2012 by JLusk

 

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and BSO deputies were dispatched to 1600 block E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach at 12:44 p.m. after a worker was crushed  by a dump truck on the west side of the Hillsboro Blvd. ICW bridge. The victim, an adult male, was rushed to North Broward Medical Center by BSFR in very critical condition. BSO Traffic Homicide Unit investigators are on the scene and there is a significant traffic impact to the area.

LIVE VIDEO during the investigation on OBSERVERTV

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BSFR Knocks down warehouse fire in DB

Posted on 10 April 2012 by JLusk

A commercial Structure at 849 S Deerfield Ave ignited just before 3 p.m. on Tues Apr 10.  First units started attacking a 2 bay garage and called for a 2nd alarm. Ladder 102 put a crew on the roof and multiple lines were pulled which knocked this thing down quick.

VIDEO of the crews and command on OBSERVERTV

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PB-Broward Flyover Bridge OPENS

Posted on 10 April 2012 by JLusk

A group of dignitaries gathered atop the new Dixie Flyover bridge Tuesday morning, April 10, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the flyover opened to the public around 11 a.m. As Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland said, “It’s been over 25 years that this bridge has been talked about. I’m glad I lived to see the day!” State Rep. Gywndolen Clarke-Reed called this “a momentous occasion. I was on the city commission when the idea first came to fruition. To be in Tallahassee now, bringing home the dollars…” Clarke-Reed said she was very pleased that the bridge does not disconnect the community — that District 2 was especially concerned about this. She commended Deerfield Planning & Growth Management Director Jerry Ferguson for the design. “He worked very hard on this,” she said. The bridge structure gives multi-lane access to connect Deerfield Beach with Boca Raton. There are two lanes and a bicycle/pedestrian walkway southbound. Two more lanes and a bicycle/pedestrian walkway go northbound. Below that is a secondary, smaller bridge over the canal that will ultimately only be open to southbound traffic, according to FDOT Public Information Officer Miranda Iglesias. It will remain closed during brick paving installation at NE 2 Street and NE 2 Avenue.  *For more information about the Dixie Flyover Project, visit the FDOT project website, www.dixie-flyover.com, or call FDOT at 954-777-4090. The Dixie Highway Project Field Office is located at 81 NE 3 Avenue in Deerfield Beach.* See video Of Ceremony and full speed ride over Flyover on ObserverTV.*

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Broward-Palm Beach Flyover Bridge on Dixie Opens Apr 10

Posted on 09 April 2012 by JLusk

DOT Officials plan to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the span at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday Apr 10. By 11 a.m. Cars should be cruising across the bridge. it is going to be a little tricky with the speed limits. Here is the deal: When you are heading  into Broward southbound the speed is 40, then somewhere on the bridge just before you hit the lights at Hillsboro it changes to 35. Northound into Palm Beach it will be 40 all the way.  Pay attention.

The $39.5 million, four-lane bridge carries Dixie over the Florida East Coast Railway, several Deerfield Beach streets and the Hillsboro Canal.

Broward and Palm Beach counties received federal economic stimulus money to pay for the construction.

Officials say they pushed for the span to eliminate a bottleneck where Dixie narrowed to two lanes through Deerfield Beach and crossed the tracks. They say it will ease travel between the two counties and serve as a hurricane evacuation route.

A smaller bridge was built to carry Northeast Second Avenue over the canal. That bridge, which has been carrying two-way traffic, will become one-way southbound after the flyover opens and serve as a ramp for southbound Dixie drivers coming from Boca who want to go to downtown Deerfield Beach or Pioneer Park.

Although the flyover is finished, the entire project won’t be completed until June.

Workers still have to install street lights, signs and landscaping, paint the bridge and put down permanent lane striping and a final layer of asphalt.

After the flyover opens, the intersection of Northeast Second Avenue and Second Street will close for about four weeks while it is rebuilt with brick pavers.

Observer TV will be the first video at full speed crossing the bridge.

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CRA meeting canceled

Posted on 09 April 2012 by JLusk

The Community Redevelopment Meeting (CRA) that was scheduled on Tuesday, April 10 has been rescheduled tentatively for Tuesday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Any questions, please call 954-480-4222.

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Video of Dunkin’ Donuts Robber Released

Posted on 28 March 2012 by JLusk

Surveillance cameras in a Deerfield Beach Dunkin’ Donuts at 3390 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach, captured clear images of a man with a T-shirt or cloth wrapped around his hand who demanded money from the cashier. Broward Sheriff’s Office robbery detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying this criminal, who calmly took the money from the employee’s hand and left the restaurant around 9:40 p.m. Feb. 27. He was wearing dark pants and sneakers, a black, long-sleeved athletic shirt with white piping and a tan cap with writing on the front.

To see video of the robbery live click ObserverTV-Crime Watch videos

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Diver drowns off the coast of Pompano

Posted on 22 March 2012 by LeslieM

A Canadian tourist drowned Tuesday morning, March 20, after going on a diving trip off the coast of Pompano Beach.

Broward Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received the call at around 11 a.m. advising that the boat “Aqua View” would be arriving on shore with a deceased male onboard.

After going for a dive, Bruce Magill, 63, had resurfaced and began swimming toward the boat along with other divers, but he never made it to the vessel. The boat captain and passengers searched the surface of the water and finally located his floating body after about 15 minutes. Upon locating him, he was pulled onto the boat, and a doctor onboard immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but Magill was not responsive.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue stood by to transport the patient, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

BSO Crime Scene and Homicide detectives are investigating, though no foul play is suspected. The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

 

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Chop Shop Busted in Deerfield Beach

Posted on 15 March 2012 by JLusk

BSO deputies conducting an investigation discovered a chop shop at 116 S.E. 3rd Street, Deerfield Beach.  So far, at least 6 stolen vehicles have been found inside multiple bays at this warehouse. One man is in custody: Delano Carlo Henry, B/M 07/01/1987, 8040 N.W. 54th Court, Lauderhill. The scene is still active. Vehicles and car parts are being inventoried.

Video on ObserverTV 

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