Police & Fire

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Following the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, Coral Springs Police Chief Clyde Parry said some schools in Coral Springs may have a higher police presence on Wednesday.

“Please don’t mistake this for a school safety issue,” Parry wrote on social media. “As always, we are committed to having the safest ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A baby -- who was found Friday near a woman killed in a Coral Springs apartment -- has died as well.

The boy died Friday evening at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, said Officer Chris Swinson, spokesman for Coral Springs Police Department.

No one has been charged yet in the child’s death or the woman’s death, both of whom were ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 31-year-old woman was found dead and a baby badly injured Friday afternoon in an apartment in Coral Springs.

Police found the woman and the boy in an apartment at Ramblewood East Condominium just off NW 88 Avenue across from Sandy Ridge Sanctuary after 1:50 p.m., Coral Springs Deputy Chief Brad McKeone said.

Officers found them after a man was involved in a ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police made the following arrests May 4-10. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

- Byron Claye, 58, arrested on a charge of burglary.

- Cynthia Cortes, 29, arrested on a charge of larceny, retail theft.

- Tyler Stevens, 18, arrested on a charge of obstructing officer without violence.

- Tony Mitchell, 64, arrested on a ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Two people were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday afternoon after a car overturned in a crash in the area of Coral Springs Drive and Royal Palm Boulevard in Coral Springs, police said.

The people were taken to Broward Health Coral Springs, said Officer Chris Swinson, spokesman for Coral Springs Police Department.

No other details were immediately ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Update: The gas leak was secured by 10:45 a.m.

A part of Wiles Road in Coral Springs was shut down Friday morning due to a gas leak caused by construction crews, according to a fire official.

Wiles Road closed in both directions from University Drive to 87 Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. when construction crews ruptured a six-inch gas line, said Mike Moser, deputy ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police made the following arrests April 27-May 3. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

- Dustin Reed, 36, arrested on a charge of driving with suspended license.

- Felicia Gomez, 19, arrested on a charge of burglary. Read more here.

- Delroy Mohamed, 25, arrested on a charge of domestic violence battery by strangulation.

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CORAL SPRINGS, FL –  For many months, a homeless man known as “Lavar” sat on a sidewalk on Wiles Road in Coral Springs, next to him a trail of his belongings including a bicycle, coolers, and bags of food.

Often rain or shine, he became a fixture in the area just west of NW 85 Avenue near the entrance to the Coral Trace neighborhood.

But in recent days, he ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As ash from fires in the Everglades continue to rain down on Coral Springs and western Broward County, winds were expected to pick up on Saturday and push more smoke across the region.

On Friday, one of three brush fires in the Everglades, started by lightning strikes on Wednesday, had burned more than 6,000 acres in Broward County, according to Florida Forest ...

PARKLAND – Broward Sheriff's Office investigators have determined that the person who was found dead earlier this week in Parkland died of a self-inflicted wound, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

The person was found near Rising Tide Car Wash at 7201 North State Road 7.

No other information was immediately available.

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