Arrest Week: Burglary, Battery and Larceny
All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty; and
West Boca has a very low crime rate.
We have five arrests to report in this short week.
On the upper left we have Brett Anderson (age 25) who was arrested Thursday for burglary and larceny. His reported address is in the Sandalfoot trailers west of 441, and he may be a Coconut Creek High graduate. He remains in custody at this time.
Palm Beach court records in the new case for Anderson put his offense date almost three months earlier. Such delays usually indicate a problem for the prosecution. We see six other arrests for him including felony drug charges last year and this year, all of which were dropped by prosecutors. Broward courts show a couple of misdemeanor cases.
Nadia Franca (above right, 41) of the Horizons apartments in Boca Lago was arrested for larceny. This was charged as a very low level offense and she was released several hours later without need for bond. Court records show no priors and that this is a “retail theft.”
On the lower left, Deanna Fraschilla (50) was arrested Wednesday night for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Sun-Sentinel reports she hit her neighbor’s girlfriend in the face with a “large, black metal object.”
Despite this being the third time she’s been in our arrest reports this month, the apparently violent nature of the current charge, and her past history of burglary and battery, she was released the same day on only $10,000 bond. We’re sure her neighbors in Boca Rio will appreciate that.
Bottom center is April Gehlhaus (39) of the Boca Entrada apartments. She was arrested and booked early Thursday morning by Boca Raton PD and charged with battery on an EMT. Boca News Now relates some details, and the Boca PD blotter corroborates to an extent.
This occurred at the Dubliner in Mizner Park, where Gehlhaus threw up and then was abusive toward police and medics, including hitting an EMT with “an open fist.”
Finally, on the lower right is Gregory DeFilippo (37) of the Tuscany Pointe apartments (near SW 18th and Military Trail). He’s accused of battery, was arrested Wednesday morning and released Thursday afternoon. We don’t have solid personal background on him, but he may work in either finance or fireworks.
Court records show this as a domestic violence issue and a previous one from last year that was dropped by prosecutors, as well as a 2010 DUI arrest where he was “adjudicated guilty by court” and sentenced to probation.