Sandalfoot Cove Crime Report

5 incidents involving residents of Sandalfoot Cove in our latest crime report. We’ve got burglary, inappropriate pictures of children, cocaine, and domestic violence.

Robert Lee Carter (52) had a bad week. He was arrested for cocaine and domestic violence, had additional charges filed against him for violating a domestic violence order, and remains in jail at the moment.

It all started with his wife inquiring about him talking to women on dating websites. He pulled out a gun and started hitting her with it. The next day she fled, and a witness saw him with the gun, chasing her. He threatened to go shoot her daughter.

It gets a little confusing when it comes to the cocaine. The deputy’s report on that indicates the cocaine was found in Mr. Carter’s car during an inventory search in Coconut Creek. That suggests he was actually arrested in Coconut Creek, and the cocaine case should have been filed in Broward County.

Subsequent to his arrest deputies added an aggravated assault charge for Carter’s threats to kill the daughter and others in the family, making these threats while holding a gun.

Madeline Durning (age 52) was arrested for threatening her male roommate (32) with a kitchen knife. He accused her of chasing him with the knife and stabbing the door he was hiding behind.

Deputies found the knife with paint on it matching the door with knife marks. She contends the roommate had been pushing her around all day and was otherwise abusive. Deputies also found a trail of blood, which appears to have been her blood as a result of a self-inflicted wound, probably accidental.

We see no priors for Ms. Durning or her roommate.

John Woodruff (69) of Sandalfoot South was arrested on numerous counts of child pornography. He left his cell phone at Duffy’s in February. A store manager was looking through the phone to try to find the owner when she found the offending content.

The detective’s affidavit describes finding 67 photos of a “young white female approximately three to five years of age, both partially and fully naked.” In some photos she was “grabbing the penis of an unknown male.” There were other photos and videos. Some photos were “geotagged” indicating they were taken at an address in Massachusetts.

Working with local police and other contacts in Massachusetts, they were able to identify the girl (now age 4). The document is redacted but it appears she may be a relative of his. It’s unclear whether he took the photos himself or who else may have been involved.

We see no priors for Mr. Woodruff.

Frankie Irizarry (44, Country Park subdivision) stands accused of attempted vehicle burglary after a resident of Rainberry Park (near West Boca Medical Center) saw him running through his backyard and then trying to get into his cars on the driveway.

Irizarry fled but was captured and arrested by deputies outside of Lowe’s.

The deputy noted this was his third encounter with Irizarry that day, including a domestic dispute and a drug overdose. Irizarry left West Boca Medical Center against medical advice shortly before the incident in Rainberry Park.

Irizarry has an extensive history of court cases but nothing after 2012. His FDLE record is below.

Dennis Becker (46, Boca Dunes) was arrested in April on a December domestic battery accusation. The case was filed in January and a warrant issued, but the arrest apparently took some time.

His wife accused him of pushing her to the floor and striking her with a bottle of water, causing deep bruising on her arm.

We see no priors for Mr. Becker.