Monthly Archives: June 2017
Police Pursuit Ends In Car Crash
A joyriding 11-year-old girl smacked into a BMW, ending a chase that may have involved two dozen vehicles. Earlier, the girl’s mother gave her the keys to the family’s Kia Sportage and asked the girl to retrieve a book from the car. About ten minutes later, with both the girl and the vehicle gone,… Read More »
Pippens Follow Rocky Road To Reconciliation
Florida couple Scottie and Larsa Pippen, who appeared to be headed for a very nasty divorce, abruptly told a Fort Lauderdale judge they wanted to get back together. In the days prior to a June 2017 pretrial hearing, reports had surfaced that the former NBA player had “cut off” his reality TV star wife,… Read More »
Alcohol-Fueled Wreck Kills Child
A 44-year-old man faces DUI manslaughter charges after his stepson died in a single-car accident. According to Port St. Lucie police, the man was northbound on Southeast Southbend Boulevard when he lost control of his SUV and struck a curb. The Mercury Mountaineer rolled over several times, ejecting an 11-year-old boy from the backseat…. Read More »
Hit-And-Run Suspect In Custody Following Deadly Crash
A 45-year-old man turned himself into authorities in conjunction with a fatal hit-and-run which involved a motorcycle. The crash occurred on northbound Interstate 95 near Palm City. According to various accounts, the tortfeasor (negligent driver) collided with a motorcycle, killing the 60-year-old rider almost instantly. Authorities initially identified the tortfeasor as a person of… Read More »
Making And Breaking Premarital Agreements
There is nothing fun about taking out a life insurance policy, and certainly a life insurance plan does not mean that the signer expects to die early. However, responsible people purchase such policies, to be prepared for the unexpected and help everything go a bit more smoothly in the event of an untimely death…. Read More »
Rear-End Crash Cripples Firefighter
A Florida first responder may never walk again following a serious collision in Palm Beach Gardens. The Fort Lauderdale firefighter was on his way home when a vehicle slammed into him from behind, propelling his car into a tree and causing it to crash-land upside down. He was rushed to a local hospital with… Read More »
High Court Clarifies Property Division In Military Divorce Cases
A state cannot force an offset if a veteran elects to forgo retirement payments for disability payments even if it affects the property settlement, according to a unanimous decision from the United States Supreme Court. In 1991, an Arizona family court awarded a woman half her husband’s military pension in a divorce settlement. Over… Read More »
Major Palm Beach County Drug Bust
Port St. Lucie Police officers seized almost $250,000 in cash, along with several items allegedly used in a drug trafficking operation out of a Southwest Hawthorne Circle home. Acting on information received from the narcotics unit of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, police searched the home and found large quantities of marijuana and… Read More »
