Mid-December Crime Week

Here are two unrelated violent incidents. Sam Costa (above left, 24) is accused of felony aggravated assault. We see two previous incidents for him in the county, including a felony from 2009 that appears to have been dropped, and a domestic violence misdemeanor in 2011 that was withdrawn by the prosecutor. Costa’s reported address is…

Mid-December Arrests

Angela Vieira (left, 32) was arrested for battery in the early morning hours of the 12th and released later the same day. Her reported address is just north of West Boca Medical Center. We see no prior history for her in the county, and this case is being treated as domestic violence by the courts….

Arrests: Early December

A couple days ago Mr. Franklin was arrested for battery on a person age 65 or older. The story got some minor press in the Sun-Sentinel and other local media, something about dragging his older girlfriend around by the neck. His reported address is in the Century Village complex just east of Lyons near Kimberly….