Crime Fraud Real Estate

Move with Caution: South Florida An Epicenter of Moving Scams

Desiree Avila April 11, 2022

South Florida’s peak moving season is from May 15th to September 15th. Despite previous federal and state crackdowns, complaints about scams perpetrated by South Florida-based moving brokers show no signs of abating, in fact there are more than ever making South Florida an epicenter of

BSO City of Oakland Park Crime Tragedy

18-Year-Old Arrested for Crash that Killed a Mother and Son in Oakland Park

Desiree Avila March 16, 2022

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 […]

BSO Crime

Car Shot Up in East Oakland Park

Desiree Avila February 7, 2022

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 […]

Crime Schools

Teen Faces Felony After Bringing Gun To Northeast High School

Desiree Avila January 21, 2022

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 Burglary Crime

BSO and FLPD Arrest a Pair of Plundering Porch Pirates

Desiree Avila January 13, 2022

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 […]

BSO Burglary Crime

Vehicle Break-in Caught on Camera

Desiree Avila September 15, 2021

On September 7, a home security camera caught a male subject breaking into the vehicles at a home in Oakland Park. The perpetrator has not been identified and Broward Sheriff’s Office Oakland Park District detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying and apprehending the thief. Another Vehicle Burglary in Oakland Park At approximately 10 […]

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Shooting at Northridge Shopping Center in Oakland Park Leaves One Man Wounded

Desiree Avila September 7, 2021

At approximately 7pm on Tuesday September 7th, Chris Landers, who was eating at Tijuana Flats in the Northridge Shopping Center posted in the Living In Oakland Park Facebook Group that there had been a shooting at the bank at Commercial Blvd. and Dixie Highway at the Northridge Shopping center.  Kristin Nowicki, another member of the […]

Crime Oakland Park

Teen Arrested For Murder In Oakland Park

Desiree Avila July 21, 2021

Fatal Shooting Near Publix at Dixie Crossing On Tuesday July 20th at around 4pm, BSO received a call regarding a shooting. The incident took place at 4900 NE 9th Ave., near the Publix supermarket at Dixie Crossing. When police arrived on the scene they found man suffering from a gunshot wound. Oakland Park Fire Rescue […]

BSO Crime Tragedy

Hit and Run in Oakland Park Leaves Woman Dead

Desiree Avila July 21, 2021

Hit and Runs As the population of South Florida continues to grow so does the number of hit and runs. In Living In Oakland Park alone we have published news of several hit and runs in our community over the past year. Not all of them were fatal but all of those these crimes touched […]

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Two Small Businesses in Oakland Park Right a Wrong After a Burglary

Desiree Avila July 7, 2021

The City of Oakland Park has so much to offer, but it’s the overwhelming sense of community support that really marks Oakland Park as a special place. We’ve seen many examples of the people and businesses of Oakland Park coming together to support each other and it’s this sense of community that makes our city […]