Local Artist Frank Polanco Featured at UN Flag Project
South Florida Artist Frank Polanco is a man of many talents. Frank is an artist, a writer, an animal rights activist, a man who cares about nature, and man who aims to leave this world a better place for our future generations. Frank is especially passionate about animal activism. He frequently rescues abandoned dogs in Puerto Rico […]
Move with Caution: South Florida An Epicenter of Moving Scams
South Florida’s peak moving season is from May 15th to September 15th. Despiteprevious federal and state crackdowns, complaints about scams perpetrated by SouthFlorida-based moving brokers show no signs of abating, in fact there are more than ever making South Florida an epicenter of moving scams. Moving brokers are not your typical moving company. They are […]
18-Year-Old Arrested for Crash that Killed a Mother and Son in Oakland Park
On Wednesday March 9, BSO released information regarding the arrest of 18 year old Jonathan Yuz. He was arrested in relation to a December car crash that cost the lives of a mother and a son. According to BSO traffic homicide investigators, the incident occurred a little after 5:30PM on December 31, 2020. The investigators […]
City of Oakland Park Picks Developer for Downtown Redevelopment Project
Oakland Park: A Destination in Its Own Right Oakland Park has historically been a pass-through City, a small enclave part of Greater Fort Lauderdale without any particular significance or identity of its own – until now. For many years, City leaders have envisioned Oakland Park as a destination in its own right. Toward that end […]
Train Collides With Vehicle In Oakland Park
Details About the Collision At around 5:25 p.m. today BSO received a call regarding an accident on NE 34th Ct and Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. The Brightline train had collided with a white four door sedan. BSO and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the call and transported the driver of the vehicle involved […]
Dog Rescue Mourns The Loss of Beloved Worker After Deadly Attack
Two Women Transported to Hospitals Earlier today, many people began to post in the LivingInOaklandPark.com Facebook group about a helicopter circling over North Andrews Gardens neighborhood. At a little before 11:00 AM, BSO received a call regarding an animal bite at 110+ Abandoned Dogs of the Everglades Animal Rescue. BSO deputies of the Oakland Park […]
Car Shot Up in East Oakland Park
On Monday February 7th, a little past 2:30 a.m., BSO deputies responded to a call of a reported shooting near the 1800 block of East Oakland Park Boulevard near Peter Pan. When BSO arrived they found the driver of a red Mazda shot several times. Incident with Another Driver The initial investigation revealed that the […]
Oakland Park Real Estate Fourth Quarter Report 2021
And The Race Goes On! In the last quarter of 2021 quarantine shut downs remained in place but we began to see a gradual, but careful re-opening and relaxation of policies. The vaccine had been administered to a great majority of the population and we began to see a light at the end of the […]
Teen Faces Felony After Bringing Gun To Northeast High School
School Shootings On the Rise When we send our kids to school each morning, we hope and trust that they will be in a safe learning environment. However, for years now, that trust and that hope is slowly being broken down by the unending series of school shootings, which according to the Sandy Hook Promise […]
BSO and FLPD Arrest a Pair of Plundering Porch Pirates
With the advent of online shopping and the convenience of it more and more people are shopping online. As a result packages are often left in front of people’s doors, making them easy targets for a new kind of thief, a porch pirate. Porch pirates simply walk up to a person’s front door and plunder […]
