Coconut Creek News
By ZAHRA HUBER
February 5, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The official public memorial honoring the 17 victims of the Parkland school shooting has taken a major step forward with the selection of artist Gordon Huether to design it. The memorial will be on a former golf course in the Heron Bay community and serve as a space for ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The verbal and online vitriol that has been part of an ongoing Wynmoor dispute between two Coconut Creek City Commission candidates turned physical Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of a 72-year-old man. Coconut Creek police arrested Mark Schuckman, a Wynmoor resident and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – An intoxicated Pompano Beach woman was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way and crashing head-on into another vehicle stopped at a red light in Coconut Creek, according to a police report. Angelina Sansone, 33, was taken into custody on Jan. 25 following the collision ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The legal battle over a proposal to put a new Taco Bell on Lyons Road in Coconut Creek appears to be over after the developers pulled their lawsuit last week. Taco Bell of America LLC filed a notice with the Broward County Circuit Court to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit on Jan.
COCONUT CREEK, FL – An 18-year-old Monarch High School student has been arrested on multiple child pornography charges following an investigation by local and federal authorities. Marlon Miranda was taken into custody on Jan. 22 at his home in Coconut Creek. He faces 10 counts of possession of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Broward County Commission’s indecision on the request to expand the Monarch Hill Landfill just outside of Coconut Creek may soon hit county residents’ wallets. At the commission meeting last week, county administrators and representatives of the landfill owners, Waste ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – An 18-year-old North Lauderdale resident was arrested last week after trying to burglarize a home in Coconut Creek and fleeing from police.Marquez Monvil was taken into custody on Jan. 26 after officers responded to a reported noise complaint at 2464 NW 49th Terrace in the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — In its ongoing zoning dispute with the Redstone Ranch and Rescue, Coconut Creek threatened to disconnect the power to the main building this week, prompting the owners to rush to the courts to ask for an emergency injunction. Justin Profitt, the city’s director of sustainable ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — In a sign of the times, Coconut Creek police responded this week to a “concerning comment” sent via a private message on the city’s Instagram account, according to a police report and city officials. It’s at least the second time in about two weeks that Coconut Creek police have ...
MARGATE, FL – HCA Florida Northwest Hospital is among 14 HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals named to America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2025, hospital officials announced Friday. The list recognizes the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical performance.The best hospitals' ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The residents of Wynmoor in Coconut Creek take their pickleball seriously. So much so that a recent dispute led to pushing and shoving, and police involvement, according to a police report. A Wynmoor resident came to the police station on Jan. 22 to report an incident that had ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man was arrested last week after allegedly showing his gun during a road rage incident, a police report said. Eric Johnston, 64, was taken into custody on Jan. 23 and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm following a confrontation in the 2500 block of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are looking for the public’s help in finding a Fort Lauderdale man they say may have information related to a murder in the Coco Parc Condominiums. Police want to talk with John-Ronard Cedieu about the shooting death of a 19-year-old Coconut Creek man late ...
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - A motorcyclist was killed this week after crashing into another vehicle in Deerfield Beach.The crash took place at around 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the intersection of SW 10th Street and SW Sixth Avenue, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.BSO said 28-year-old Joseph Wirag ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Through the recently formed Broward County Solid Waste Authority, Coconut Creek rallied municipal neighbors in its fight against the expansion of the Monarch Hill Landfill and won a victory of sorts on Thursday when the decision was once again delayed. After a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A slice of Paris is set to arrive in Coral Springs as Paris Baguette plans to open a new location at the Cornerstone development on University Drive and Sample Road, according to a city official.Known for its pastries, breads, cakes, and brewed beverages, Paris Baguette will be ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Even as city officials have been meeting with Broward County school officials about the traffic tie-ups around Lyons Creek Middle School, one Coconut Creek gun owner’s frustration prompted a police investigation into comments about shooting drivers.On Jan. 15, a 48-year-old Coco ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Last month, two Coconut Creek police officers used the Heimlich maneuver two days in a row to save two people from choking to death.For their actions, officers John-Paul Harley and Hannie Gil were honored last week by Coconut Creek city commissioners with lifesaving awards.On ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — While Tuesday is the day the Broward County Commission is expected to decide on the expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill just outside of Coconut Creek, the much-anticipated vote may be put off yet again. The Broward County Solid Waste Authority penned a letter asking for a delay, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek police are investigating a tire-slashing incident that occurred in the Golden Raintree 2 community earlier this month.A 35-year-old resident reported that her car's tires were slashed between 2 a.m. on Jan. 13 and 7:35 a.m. on Jan. 15, according to a police ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs Charter School student was arrested this week after the 18-year-old was accused of making online threats to shoot up the school, according to media reports.Diane Varela Gomez appeared before a judge on Wednesday after she was arrested and charged with one count ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 59-year-old Windsor Coconut Creek Apartments resident was the victim of a bank fraud that saw her lose $30,000, according to a police report. The victim told police that on Jan. 13 she received a call from a man claiming to be a fraud specialist with Wells Fargo, who told her ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Broward School Board made it official this week: voting to transform Coconut Creek Elementary School into a kindergarten to eighth grade school starting next fall as part of the district’s initiative to address under-unrolled schools. Plans call for adding one middle school ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek coyotes may sound like a name for a rock band, but in reality, they’re median-sized, typically timid canines that are found in rural, suburban and even urban areas throughout Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Coconut Creek ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — From the National Mall to Harvard Yard to Times Square, the World War II-era cattle car exhibit that travels across the country and internationally is making a stop by chance at Coconut Creek City Hall on Monday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “It was unexpected in ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that it received nearly $294,000 for its deputies to educate individuals and enforce safe pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist behaviors throughout the county. The enforcement campaign, part of the Florida Department of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The most decorated police dog in the history of the Coconut Creek Police Department is moving on from a life of fighting crime to one of leisure, dog treats and being a household pet. K-9 Noble, a five-and-half-year-old German Shepherd, recently retired after his handler, Sgt.
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The National Weather Service forecasters are indicating that Coconut Creek residents should keep their sweaters and jackets close by. It’s not time to put them away just yet as South Florida winter weather will bring another cold front through later this week, dipping ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL —Broward College faculty members, including many of those who teach at the school’s Coconut Creek campus, recently voted to keep their union as they fight for increased wages. The United Faculty of Florida Broward College chapter issued a news release announcing that 98% of the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s elected leaders are scheduled on Thursday to decide on a new site plan and zoning for an expanded Oak Trails Park. The city plans to expand the park onto two five-acre parcels — one on the west side of the park, and one of the east side — to create a larger, ...