BSO deputies are investigating a child bitten by a dog at the 300 block of SE 1 Street. The eight-year-old boy was outside his residence when a loose pit bull attacked him. As the child ran into his house, the dog chased him inside. Family members shooed-off the dog and first-arriving BSO deputies gave chase on foot after the dog. They ran after the dog for about two blocks, and as they reached the pit bull, it was attempting to attack another dog. Deputies confined the pit bull until Broward County Animal Care and Regulation workers arrived and removed the dog. The child was treated by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Deerfield Beach units then airlifted via BSO Air Rescue to Broward General Medical Center, arriving at the hospital at 7:19 p.m. Sunday. The child was reported to be conscious and breathing and sustained a laceration to the face and multiple bites. Injuries are non life-threatening. The call was received at 6:40 p.m.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, 4/20/11, an undercover Lighthouse Point officer was conducting surveillance in the 2600 Block of NE 27 Street in an unmarked police vehicle. The officer, Shane Kruse, was participating in an operational plan designed to identify and apprehend burglary suspects.

At 02:32hrs, Officer Kruse observed a crouched suspect creeping up to the passenger side of his vehicle. The suspect attempted to open the passenger door and was immediately challenged by the officer. The suspect, Mario M. Young (DOB 5/11/1990) of Pompano Beach, fled the scene on foot. A perimeter was established by Lighthouse Point officers and Broward Sheriff’s deputies. Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Aviation units also responded to assist.

The suspect was observed by the BSO aviation unit as he ran behind a residence in the 2600 block of NE 22 Avenue. A BSO K-9 unit located the suspect as he was attempting to break into the rear door of the residence, the suspect then fled westbound, refusing orders to stop. After a brief chase, a BSO K-9 caught Young as he resisted efforts to apprehend him. Young was subsequently transported to North Broward Medical Center where he was treated and cleared for booking into the Broward County Jail.

Young, who was on pre-trial release for burglaries committed in Pompano in  late 2010, was charged with Burglary/Attempt to an auto and residence, 2 counts of Resisting Arrest w/o Violence, Obstruction by Disguise and Possession of Burglary Tools.

Allen West’s congressional offices are on high alert after a suspicious substance was mailed to West’s post office box in Deerfield Beach. On Friday, a campaign worker went to a post office box in Deerfield Beach to routinely pick up West’s mail. West is a U.S. Representative in Washington representing a large swath of both Broward and Palm Beach counties.

When the worker returned to West’s Boca Raton office with the mail, an envelope with a white powder and what is described as a “derogatory” letter enclosed. In the letter, anthrax was specifically mentioned.

Local police and fire have provided additional protection to West’s office while the material is tested at a lab in Miami to determine exactly what the substance is. West’s office was blocked off by police, and his office condemned the incident in a public statement.

“I thoroughly condemn this act which does nothing but evidence the sick and deranged nature of the perpetrator,” West said in a statement released Friday afternoon. “I will continue to serve the constituents of Florida’s Congressional District 22 with honor and integrity.”