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Coffee With a Cop Bringing BSO and the Community Together

The relationship between authority figures and civilians, in various parts of the world, can be quite complicated. In the news we often see discord between citizens and police, and of people attacked or murdered by those who should play the role of protecting society. The other side of the coin, one that is not frequently […]

DNA Identifies Suspect In 2010 Oakland Park Murder

A little over 12 years ago, on August 30, 2010, at approximately 11:53pm, BSO responded to a suspicious incident call on the 1300 block of NE 34th Street in Oakland Park. When the deputies arrived on site they met the caller. He had stopped by the residence at the behest of the victim’s domestic partner to check in […]

BSO Looking For 41-year-old Missing from Oakland Park

A man is missing from Oakland Park and the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for help locating him. 41-year-old Matthew Olesinski, who sometimes goes by the name Nadia, went missing from Oakland Park on Monday September 26th.  That day, around 10 a.m. Olesinski was seen near 5757 N. Dixie Highway in Oakland […]

BSO Seeks Public’s Help To Locate Man Missing from Oakland Park

BSO’s Missing Persons Unit is asking for public to help a man missing from Oakland Park, 36 year old Nikenson Cherichel. Detectives say Cherichel was last seen on Sunday September 18th at approximately 10 p.m., at the 1000 block of NW 42nd Court in Oakland Park. He left the area in a 2007 black Jeep […]

BSO Arrests Sexual Offender In The Vicinity Of Oakland Park Elementary

Sexual Predator Spotted Talking To Children On Thursday September 8th BSO Deputies responded to a call by concerned neighbors regarding a man that appeared to be trying to entice children to come to him. The incident occurred near the corner of N.E. 38th St and NE 3rd Avenue soon after students at Oakland Park Elementary had […]

Oakland Park Business Association Unveils Its City Guide and Business Finder

When Oakland Park incorporated for the 2nd time in July of 1929, the City’s center was surrounded by farms. When the train barreled through the City center it didn’t even stop to pick up the mail. It was pulled into the train and another mailbag was dropped for the postmistress to pick up. As time […]

Police Seeking Driver of Hit and Run in Oakland Park

Just last week BSO reported that a 2 year old child had been the victim of a hit and run in Oakland Park. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11. BSO Oakland Park deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene of the incident at Northwest 43rd Street and […]

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