Linda Trischitta

Disabled woman left locked in stuffy van for more than four hours, police say

August 17, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

A partially blind and disabled woman grew hotter, hungrier and more scared while she was strapped into a locked medical transport van without air conditioning for more than four hours,...

Landscaper shocked while trimming trees in Fort Lauderdale

August 15, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

A landscaper survived an electric shock while trimming trees Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, a city official said. The worker, 32, was working in the 700 block of Southwest 18th Court...

Homeless man killed in street argument, Fort Lauderdale police say

August 14, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

An argument in the streets of Fort Lauderdale led to a violent confrontation, when a homeless man struck another, who fell, hurt his head and died, authorities said Wednesday. The...

Two men killed in Fort Lauderdale, police say

August 14, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Two men were killed in Fort Lauderdale in separate incidents — one by gunfire, the other from unknown causes, police said. So far, one suspect is in custody after the...

Motorcyclist dies after police chase teens in stolen car

August 13, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with an officer in the aftermath of a police chase involving two teens who stole a car from Boca Raton, authorities say. A Lauderhill...

Great grandmother, 93, dies after crashing car into a pond

August 9, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

Lucille Georgette Schwartz was a 93-year-old great grandmother and an avid canasta player before she died Thursday when her car crashed into a retention pond in West Boynton. The accident...

Three flyers on way to Miami survive plane crash in Bahamas

August 8, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

The pilot of a Piper PA-34 aircraft and two passengers traveling to Miami Executive Airport survived a crash Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles east of Bimini in the...

Fort Lauderdale police call woman’s death suspicious

August 12, 2019 at 8:44 p.m.

A young woman's body was found in a yard at a Fort Lauderdale condominium Thursday morning, and police are calling the death suspicious. She was identified Monday as Narda Fernanda...

Broward Sheriff’s Office stays tight-lipped about deputy’s death in crash

August 8, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

More than two weeks after a deputy was killed in a two-car crash, the Broward Sheriff's Office still hasn't publicly answered basic questions about the collision. Deputy Benjamin Nimtz and...

Child kidnapped and held as ‘sex slave,’ prosecutor says

August 7, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.

A man known as "Menace" is accused of kidnapping and battering a 13-year-old girl and recording pornographic videos of himself having sex with her, according to court documents. The child...

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