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Oh No: My Froyo! – Yogurt Robbery

Update (December 12): Alleged Robber has been arrested. Wesley Hostzclaw (56) of Delray Beach was arrested.

Mr. Hostzclaw has a serious criminal history including a murder charge back in 1975 and multiple drug felonies in 1991. The digital records are unclear about what finally happened with the murder in the 1970s, though one aspect of that case made it to the Florida Supreme Court in 1977. Court records from the 1991 cases indicate he was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for those. Looking deeper we see the following footnote in a recent case:

Hostzclaw was charged in five separate cases (L.T. case nos. 91-6476, 91-7274, 91-10053, 91-10081, and 91-10523) with a total of nine counts of the sale and possession of cocaine. On November 25, 1991, he accepted a plea agreement, pursuant to which he was to receive a sentence of either 15 years in prison if he appeared for sentencing after a 72-hour furlough, or 170 years, as a habitual felony offender, if he failed to do so. He failed to appear for sentencing and, on March 2, 1992, he was sentenced to 170 years in prison as a habitual felony offender.

Since he was sentenced to 170 years (???) per a 2010 case, it’s unclear why he was out of prison in 2014, though perhaps they ultimately honored the 15 year sentence and he had some credit time. Corrections records show he was released in January of this year, and show further detail on his history, though it does not show the 1975 murder.

The Sun-Sentinel reports that he had a fake plastic gun in his possession in his car, as well as sunglasses that allegedly match the security camera photo. They also mention some criminal history in Georgia but we can’t find anything on that.

Our original story is below.
From Boca PD:

At approximately 2:30pm on Wednesday, December 10th, a person walked into ECO Yogurt at 1200 West Yamato Road pointed a gun at the clerk, demanding money. The clerk handed the suspect an undetermined amount of cash. Boca Raton Police officers responded within two minutes, but the suspect had already fled from the scene.
If anyone has any information about this case, please call Detective Jeffrey Stepp at 561-620-6196 or Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS
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The Eco Yogurt Lounge on Yamato near Miller’s Ale House was robbed earlier this afternoon at gunpoint, according to Liz Ruotolo.
We are hoping to get more details soon, but for now Ms. Ruotolo’s photos and what she heard are what we have. Ms. Ruotolo is one of our most avid readers and an occasional contributor we appreciate very much.

Another reader saw this police alert around 3:30 pm:

Police Activity in the area of Yamato/Broken Sound; Avoid the area and if you see anyone Suspicious Do not approach Dial 9-1-1.

And we see that on BRPD’s Twitter account as well:

Eco is on the south side of Yamato east of Military Trail, across from Broken Sound:

Rollover Accident at Yamato & 441: Photos

Update: We checked the court files and we do not see a case that fits this incident yet. PBSO’s Media Relations does not see it in their system yet either.

Several readers sent us photos from last night of a rollover accident at Yamato and 441. We don’t know what caused the car to rollover – and we may never know. There were no reported injuries coming from this accident.

The Sheriff reported a DUI incident at that location last night:

The accident happened right at the intersection in full view of The Lakes at Boca Raton and the CVS.

Other readers reported a heavy police presence including “under cover,” though we think that refers to detectives in plain clothes. There was also police activity from an incident in The Oaks to the north, which we will cover in our next story.
One of the readers also sent us a video of the scene:

Here are a few more reader photos of this accident:

Happy Hour and More at La Ferme

We have an update on La Ferme, the new high end restaurant on Yamato in the plaza with Doris Market. Along with their regular menu, they’ve announced some Happy Hour specials that are available for a limited time.
Six nights per week from 5-7 at the bar they will have two-for-one house wine and house cocktails. Friday is the exception. There are two other specials: Half-price mussels all night on Sunday and half-price on wine bottles under $75 on Mondays.

Mussels are a specialty of the new owners. The Shapiros run the Flex Mussels restaurants in New York City, which is prominent enough to have been featured in the New York Times back in 2009. That means they know how to source top quality shellfish, and how to pair wines with them.

We covered La Ferme’s media dinner a month ago, and we included our own photos in that article.
La Ferme is open for dinner seven days a week starting at 5 pm. Sunday through Thursday they’re open until 10 pm, with an extra hour (until 11) on Friday and Saturday. The restaurant is on the north side of Yamato at Lakeridge (between 441 and Lyons):

The restaurant sent us some of their own photos, which we cropped so they’d fit better on our website:

Also, above we mentioned Happy Hour for house cocktails. Here’s that menu:

This is a sponsored article. The writing is all ours and the restaurant had minimal input (other than providing photos). We really do think La Ferme is the best restaurant in West Boca.

Accident at Cain & Yamato – 2 pm

Two readers report an accident at Cain and Yamato shortly after 2 pm today. One sent us photos.
We’re told it’s a multi-car accident. One reader saw two cars with front-end damage. Another reader thinks more cars were involved, and car parts are all over the road.

We see some traffic impact on Google Maps, but the volume at that intersection is not high enough to generate reliable information. We’d suggest avoiding the area for an hour or so.
Update: Another reader sent us two more pictures.

Biden & Crist Jam Traffic In West Boca

We heard from many readers today complaining about horrendous traffic and an overwhelming police presence. This was apparently caused by Vice President Biden’s visit to Century Village on Lyons Road.
Readers reported that Yamato Road was blocked westbound from Jog. Other readers reported problems all the way from I-95 to Lyons. We also saw a traffic jam on Glades Road approaching the Turnpike, and heard reports of problems at Glades and Lyons, as well as on Lyons itself.
One of our readers sent us several photos of the police. There were plenty on motorcycles:

There were plenty of cars:

And they were on the roadway, here at Lyons and Kimberly in front of Century Village:

Readers told us that Biden and Governor candidate Charlie Crist were accompanied by other local Democrat officials including Congressman Ted Deutch, State Senator Joe Abruzzo and others. We wonder if the votes this helps them get in Century Village are offset by the thousands of drivers who were inconvenienced.
But the truth is this kind of over-the-top treatment of government officials is a bipartisan affair. For voters who are really bothered by it, we would suggest voting for third-party candidates.