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Rebuilding Lives: A BSO Deputy’s Compassion in the Face of Tragedy

Featured Image : Gigi’s belated Birthday Party attendees pose for a photo with her and her mom. In late August, a devastating head-on collision involving an alleged drunk driver forever changed the lives of Jessica Aguirre and her 10-year-old daughter, Eugenie “Gigi” Lara. Amid extensive medical bills, physical and emotional trauma, and more than eight […]

Man Charged on Children Pornography in Oakland Park

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested a man living in Oakland Park on 11 charges related to child pornography. On Tuesday, the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC) detectives arrested 29 year old Dylan Kenyon-Jones on charges of possessing child pornography and using a computer to amass pornography […]

BSO Enforcement Operation Cracks Down On Intersection Takeover Crews

Reckless driving is a major problem and it poses a serious threat to everyone’s safety. In the US, according to National Highway Traffic Safety (NHTSA), distracted driving claimed 3,142 lives in 2020. The overall number is even more frightening as over 35,000 lives were taken in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Oakland Park has its share […]

Woman Found Deceased on I95 Near Oakland Park Boulevard Exit

In the early morning of December 1, 2022, Oakland Park BSO deputies and Fire Rescue responded to a call regarding an incident on I95 involving a body lying next to a vehicle. The vehicle was on the south bound lanes near the Oakland Park Boulevard exit. When emergency crews arrived Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was […]

Pedestrian Killed By Tri-Rail In Oakland Park

Yesterday, just after 5:00 am, a call came into Broward Regional Communications which reported crash involving a Tri-Rail train and a pedestrian. The crash occurred in the area of West Prospect Road and Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park. BSO deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash. At the […]

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 […]

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