Crime and Public Safety
![Actor Matthew Perry at a benefit screening of "Moonlight Mile" on Sept. 24, 2002, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File) Actor Matthew Perry at a benefit screening of "Moonlight Mile" on Sept. 24, 2002, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Obit_Matthew_Perry_79823-1-1.jpg?w=59)
At least 1 arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry’s death, law enforcement source says
Perry had years of struggles with addiction dating back to his time on “Friends,” when...
![Terry Berger-Smith was just 14 years old when, according to investigators, he stalked a woman on her way to work and raped her, livestreaming his crime on the internet within walking distance of the headquarters of the Hollywood Police Department. Now he's 17 and about to find out how much of his life will be spent in prison. Terry Berger-Smith was just 14 years old when, according to investigators, he stalked a woman on her way to work and raped her, livestreaming his crime on the internet within walking distance of the headquarters of the Hollywood Police Department. Now he's 17 and about to find out how much of his life will be spent in prison.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/08/12/YG5K2TO7KVEIRPFQ2BPYVQJETQ.jpg?w=135)
Teenage Hollywood rapist pleads no contest, faces lengthy prison term
Terry Berger-Smith was just 14 years old when, according to investigators, he stalked a woman...
![Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s Broward First political action committee sent a mailer to Democratic voters, in advance of the Aug. 20 four-way primary for sheriff, featuring him with Vice President Kamala Harris. The Tony-Harris picture was taken in March on the day she visited the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. (Staff/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s Broward First political action committee sent a mailer to Democratic voters, in advance of the Aug. 20 four-way primary for sheriff, featuring him with Vice President Kamala Harris. The Tony-Harris picture was taken in March on the day she visited the site of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. (Staff/South Florida Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-sheriff-gregory-flyer.jpg?w=109)
Sheriff uses image of VP Harris in mailer to Democratic primary voters, funded partly by Republican DeSantis allies
Sheriff Gregory Tony’s political action committee moved swiftly to take advantage of Vice President Kamala...
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Lauderhill Police officer faces charge of digital voyeurism
A Lauderhill Police officer arrested by Sunrise Police faces one count of digital voyeurism, the...
![A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but from a handy piece of technology — the smartwatch on the victim's wrist that showed exactly when her heart stopped beating. A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but from a handy piece of technology — the smartwatch on the victim's wrist that showed exactly when her heart stopped beating.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-patrick-palmer-closing-03.jpg?w=117)
Husband accused of killing owner of Pompano bar. Jury now weighing the case
A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a...
![Florida's death chamber Florida's death chamber](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/florida-death-row.jpg?w=140)
Convicted killer cites Parkinson’s in plea to stay his upcoming execution
Attorneys for condemned killer Loran Cole have asked the Florida Supreme Court for a stay...
![Two deputies are under investigation to determine if they were chasing a 19-year-old driver in the moments before a violent crash near Fort Lauderdale on Sunday that killed two women. Two deputies are under investigation to determine if they were chasing a 19-year-old driver in the moments before a violent crash near Fort Lauderdale on Sunday that killed two women.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-bso-2-dead-3-vehicle-crash-wsvn7-01.jpg?w=140)
Driver arrested, deputies reassigned as BSO investigates whether deadly crash was result of chase
Two deputies are under investigation to determine if they were chasing a 19-year-old driver in...
![A Coral Springs woman who was convicted in June of second-degree murder in the shooting death of her friend after a night out was sentenced this week to life in prison. A Coral Springs woman who was convicted in June of second-degree murder in the shooting death of her friend after a night out was sentenced this week to life in prison.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tfl-l-yvonne-serrano-trial-closings3.jpg?w=134)
Coral Springs woman sentenced to life for murder of workout pal
A Coral Springs woman who was convicted in June of second-degree murder in the shooting...
![Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across Florida, visited Broward County over the last few weeks to search for the remains of a missing mother and child, inadvertently locating two other cars owned by people missing from the area for years. Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across Florida, visited Broward County over the last few weeks to search for the remains of a missing mother and child, inadvertently locating two other cars owned by people missing from the area for years.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dive.png?w=140)
Dive team looking for mother, child also find sunken cars with remains of 2 long-missing Broward men
Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across...
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South Florida men among 3 killed when a train strikes a van crossing tracks in Virginia
Men from Boynton Beach and Lauderhill were among three killed when a train struck a...