CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A group looking to build a memorial for the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting has proposed a location for the memorial: the former Heron Bay golf course that is set to be redeveloped into a preserve and commercial plaza. A letter from the Parkland 17 Memorial Foundation requesting the memorial at the former golf course straddling Coral Springs and Parkland was sent Nov. 30 to the North Springs Improvement District, which owns the land...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A pool store in Coral Springs was burglarized last month allegedly by three people who broke through the front window and stole $750 worth of items, a police report said. Coral Springs police arrested at least one person connected to the break-in at the Pinch-A-Penny store at 11700 Wiles Road on Nov. 24, the report said. At the time of the arrest, Franklin Watson, 41, of Deerfield Beach, had in his possession baggies of cocaine and the drug “flakka,” the report said....Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police made the following arrests between Nov. 24 - 30. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty. - Franklin Watson, 41, arrested on a charge of burglary. - Mahaindra Ramsaran, 47, arrested on a charge of burglary. - Derrick Thurston, 42, arrested on a charge of shoplifting. - Adam Alchin, 44, arrested on a charge of retail theft. - John Thomas, 21, arrested on a charge of burglary with assault. - Lisa Kantlehner, 59, arreste...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A longtime Coral Springs resident who can no longer afford to live in her apartment got a financial gift from a stranger on Saturday. Mindy Liberman – a 65-year-old former medical secretary whose story was featured last month in TAPinto Coral Springs – received $500 in cash from Sam Gray who read her story and was inspired to raise money to help her. “This may not make a big dent in helping Mindy, but hopefully it will cover some expenses,” said Gray, 57, after takin...Read More

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – During the darkest moments after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Rev. Ronald Perkins was at the scene comforting paramedics, police officers, and others who needed kind words, prayers, or just hugs. He also consoled firefighters and staff of the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department in 2016 when a 12-year veteran of the department, Paul Pietrafesa, died after a long battle with cancer.  As a chaplain for the city’s fire and police depar...Read More

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A Broward jury will return to court Wednesday after a confusing day in the case of Dayonte Resiles, who was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2014 death of Jill Halliburton Su only to have the verdict rescinded because a juror recanted her vote.

The move to add a new area code to Palm Beach County helps reflect Florida’s growing population, and cellphones and other technology requiring new numbers.

After 46 years, Davie police have put a name to a woman whose body was discovered floating in a canal on Dec. 23, 1975. The Jane Doe in the cold case was confirmed to be Carolyn Dunn Moudy, of Mississippi, in November.

Florida has its first confirmed case of the new COVID-19 omicron variant. A Tampa Bay hospital reported Tuesday the first confirmed case of omicron in the state in a patient experiencing mild symptoms who recently returned from international travel.

A British woman testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was still a teenager, assuring her she would have “fun” with him.

Cities across South Florida are changing how they deal with recycling. It’s a big business, but recycling has not been paying off for some communities. China, once American’s top buyer of recyclables, stopped taking most of our country’s recycling in 2018. This change drove down the value on the global market, and drove up the price taxpayers were paying for the service. “It made it economically not feasible to recycle,” said John Norris, the Director of Public Works for the City of Coral Springs. Last year, the city stopped its traditional recycling program and started sending its recyclables to a waste-to-energy facility. Norris says the cost to recycle in Coral Springs skyrocketed from $46 per ton to $76 per ton. The change to send recyclables to a waste-to-energy facility saved taxpayers nearly $300,000 in overages due to high levels of contamination. Margate and the Town of Davie also started sending their recyclables to a waste-to-energy facility. A spokesperson with the Town of Davie attributed this change to difficulty finding a reasonable price to accept recyclables and the contamination rates of recycling. As cities try to adapt, the market for recyclables continues to shift. “China used to take about 30% to 40% of the world’s recyclables, they closed their doors, but the good news is all of the capacity came domestically,” said Dawn McCormick, the Director of Communications for Waste Management. Waste Management runs the largest recycling center in our area. She says the company is now able to find buyers for 100% of the plastics and 75% of the cardboard and paper. Recycling is more affordable, but contamination is still an issue. “When you put garbage into your recycling bin, it adds to the costs,” McCormick said. Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr helps lead the Solid Waste Working Group – a group looking to create a county-wide recycling program. “Tell us how much waste is coming from everywhere and what is in that waste,” Commissioner Furr said. “The private companies have to make a profit, government doesn’t have to make a profit.” They are trying to find out if a county-owned regional facility would help cut down the cost to recycle. “We are much better together than we are by ourselves,” Commissioner Furr said. But that’s years away – with cities having to make more immediate decisions. Coral Springs brought their recycling program back this month. Norris says the City of Coral Springs is getting the word out on how to recycle right. He is hoping this will help cut down on the extra costs that come when people put things in recycling that shouldn’t be there.

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.