Last night we heard a report of a big police operation on or near Ohio Place and Westbrook. The source said there were SWAT officers, a crime scene investigation team and more. We did not see any announcement from the Sheriff on this but we did find an arrest that fits the location. First, the…
It was a quiet weekend, but Austin Powers was arrested in West Boca early in the morning on Saturday. No, not the movie character. Austin J. Powers (above left, 25) was previously involved in a shooting in Delray Beach back in 2010. Powers was not the shooter then, but rather appeared to have been one…
The Sheriff reports a shooting in Villa San Remo, a gated community between Lyons and the Turnpike, south of Clint Moore. From what we understand so far, one child escaped without physical harm. A woman and another child were injured and taken to a hospital. The shooter appears to have killed himself. Below is a…
David Crance (45) and James Rinaldi (40) were arrested Monday afternoon by the Sheriff on drug charges including possession of cocaine. There may also have been opiates, prescription drugs and drug “equipment” involved. Their reported address is toward the west end of Sandalfoot Blvd, near Tradewind Road, on a street of trailer homes. Mr. Crance…
This fall a criminal conviction was reversed. Angela Stracar had been found guilty of vehicular homicide from an accident that occurred near Boca Isles off Cain Boulevard. The Fourth District Court of Appeal unanimously found that what happened (or what was proven in court) was not enough to count as homicide. The decision is here:…
