PARKLAND, FL -- In a previous article, I lamented the overall lack of good places to eat legitimate Asian cuisine (and dumplings) in the Coral Springs and Parkland area. We have only a few; Mainland is an exceptional Chinese restaurant with a small but excellent selection of in-house-made and NYC-made dumplings. There is The NAMU, which specializes in its house-made Korean Mandoo, filled with pork and kimchi. And there is Hong Kong Dim Sum, a takeout-only place specializing in frozen dumpling...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs is launching a new program to teach residents about wildlife, plants, and conservation efforts while visiting parks and preserves throughout the city. The Back to Nature program will start Oct. 9 and run every second Saturday of the month through March, according to a city news release. Sessions will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on: - Oct. 9 at Tall Cypress Park (Nocturnal session; from 7 to 9 p.m.) - Nov. 13 at Red Lichen Park  - Dec. 11...Read More

PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas football team's undefeated opening to the season came to an end on Friday night against Deerfield Beach High School by a score of 29-2. After allowing just a field goal in the first quarter, MSD gave up 19 second quarter points, falling behind 22-0 at halftime in this year's homecoming game.  Stoneman Douglas falls to 3-1 on the season, while Deerfield Beach improves to 3-1. The Eagles play at Boca Raton High School next Friday evening.   Foll...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL - This past Monday, the Coral Springs City commission unanimously voted to move forward with an increase of the millage rate for fiscal 2022 by .15. This amount is a 57% decrease from the original proposed rate of .35 that was in the TRIM notices you received. The second and final hearing will be next Wednesday, September 22 at 5:15. Over the course of the last several months, members of the Chamber’s Government & Community Relations committee and myself met with city...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As Coral Springs considers raising a tax and fees in the coming fiscal year, the city’s police and fire chiefs explained this week the need to add more staff to their departments. During the pandemic, both departments have been down in staffing levels due to illnesses, injuries, and other circumstances, the chiefs said, as calls for services remained mostly unchanged. “The last 18 months have been a struggle,” said Fire Chief Michael McNally, during a budget hearing ...Read More

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A South Florida ice cream shop owner is facing multiple charges including video voyeurism after authorities said he put a camera in the store’s bathroom to film a 17-year-old employee. Sergio Khorosh, 55, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated stalking, video voyeurism and impersonating a law enforcement officer, Broward County jail records showed. Khorosh, the owner of “Moo Moo Scoops” in Coral Springs inside the Coral Square Mall, appeared in bond court Friday where Judge Tabitha Blackmon detailed the charges against him. Sergio Khorosh According to the judge, Khorosh filmed a 17-year-old employee in the shop’s bathroom and then stalked her at her new job and at home. An arrest report said the teen had found a black USB cellphone charger plugged into the wall and facing a toilet in the employee bathroom that had a camera in it. According to the arrest report, Khorosh had hired the teen in July and would tell her how beautiful she was and at one point, kissed her forehead and told her he loved her. After the teen told Khorosh she didn’t want to work for him anymore, he sent her multiple text messages in which he professed his love for her, threatened her and showed photos of gifts he wanted to give her, the report said. Khorosh also allegedly harassed the teen and her family, and at one point told her he was a deputy chief with the Broward Sheriff’s Office and would lock her and her family up in jail, the report said. He also claimed to have a K-9 that he would let “shred” her and her family, the report said. Khorosh, who lives in Lighthouse Point, was given a $76,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the alleged victim. Blackmon appointed a public defender for him. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox.

Residents of a Coral Springs condominium were ordered to evacuate Thursday after the building was deemed unsafe and failed to complete its 40-year inspection. Tenants of the Villa Bianca Condominium, located at 3990 Woodside Drive, were told to evacuate by Aug. 5. The city is working with the Coral Springs Community Chest to provide temporary housing assistance, officials said. Currently, 15 of the 16 units are occupied, and one unit has remained uninhabitable since a fire in 2014. The Villa Bianca Condominium failed to meet the 40-year inspection, which was required in 2016, officials said in a news release. Photos that were shown to a code enforcement board showed deterioration to the roof. Villa Bianca currently has no established condominium association, as required by state law. Click here to view the notice of violation. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox.

One 18-year-old died and another was injured Thursday in a shooting in a Coral Springs neighborhood, police said. Officers responded at around 5:11 p.m. to the 2300 block of 95th Avenue, where they found two female victims, according to the Coral Springs Police Department. One of the women died, and the other was taken to the hospital. Her condition was unknown. Police said both of the victims were 18 years old. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting. A suspect is in custody, but police have not released additional details. This is a developing story. Check back with NBC 6 for details.

Police body cameras show the late-night arrest of 37-year-old Nichiren Rugeles Ogando after detectives responded to “a suspicious incident.” In custody, a Coral Springs Police detective asked Rugeles Ogando about a call the department received the day before, accusing him of secretly recording his girlfriend and her two children.  According to the police report, his girlfriend told investigators she “discovered a smoke detector in her children’s bathroom,” which contained an SD card. She told them she did not install the device and did not give permission to any person to install it. The police report states the camera was placed over the toilet and shower. NBC 6 Investigators exclusively obtained video of the police interrogation of Rugeles Ogando. In the video, a detective asked him if “mom” knew anything about the camera, referring to his girlfriend. He responded no.  “She don’t know,” he said, then told the detective he put the camera up for security reasons, to make sure the children did not talk to strangers through her tablet online.   Then, the detective questioned him about the videos. Detective: “You can watch the videos on your phone right?” Rugeles Ogando: “Yes.” Detective: “Ok. And what did you see on the videos?” Rugeles Ogando: “I didn’t check it.” Detective: “You haven’t watched it?” Rugeles Ogando: No. But the detective wasn’t buying it. She brought a laptop with videos she claimed came from his phone.  “You know what I see them doing? Going to the bathroom and taking a shower,” she told Rugeles Ogando.  According to the police report, they found 12 videos of his girlfriend, 32 videos of a seven year old, and 65 videos of a 16 year old, undressing or using the bathroom.  Rugeles Ogando was charged with three counts of voyeurism. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody. His attorney, Marlyse Mercado, declined to comment on the charges and the videos obtained by NBC 6 Investigators.  “Respectfully, no comment,” Mercado wrote in an email. After speaking with the detective for more than 40 minutes, Rugeles Ogando apologized. “Sorry for what?” the detective asked him. “For recording them,” he responded.  “What do you think they’re thinking about you right now?” she later asked.  “They are really mad right now. I’m pretty sure they are really, really mad for me,” he said.“ You violated their privacy,” the detective told him.   Hidden Cameras: Smaller and Harder to Spot  Evan Tannenbaum from Spy Spot Investigations told NBC 6 smoke detector cameras are among the most popular hidden camera products along with clocks and wall plug chargers.  “Cameras are so small nowadays. They’re in anything,” Tannenbaum said.  He said most cameras today send video to your phone using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi so a detector is able to spot them. Tannenbaum said hidden cameras and products to find them have become more common with the rise of short-term rentals because people want to know what’s going on in their property and visitors want to know if they’re being watched. The legal line, Tannenbaum said, is when someone would have a reasonable expectation of privacy. So cameras in a bathroom? “Yeah, that would be illegal at that point,” he said. “If they are unaware that there’s cameras in the home, and it’s in the bathroom – that would be an invasion of privacy,” he said.  Florida law does allow you to record video on your property or in a public place where there is no expectation of privacy.As for audio, Florida is a two-party consent state, which means most times both parties have to agree to be recorded.

Police are investigating both a fake abduction call and a shooting that took place early Wednesday morning inside a Coral Springs neighborhood. Chopper footage showed a large police presence over the scene near Coral Springs Drive and Westview Drive, where the Incidents took place just before 7 a.m. According to police, a girl called in a fake abduction near the scene but was determined to be safe. She will not be charged at this time. Separately and unrelated, police responded to a man who was shot in the foot. Officials did not release the man’s condition. Officials did not release the identity of either person involved at this time, but added there is no threat to the community.