logo-for-living-in-oakland-park

LivingInOaklandPark.com

Oakland Park's Community News Source

Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Oakland Park Occurs After Domestic Disturbance Call

On Friday November 26 at around 8:00pm BSO received a call regarding a domestic disturbance in Oakland Park. The call, which involved the victim eventually killed by the vehicle in the crash, occurred in the 4100 block of NW 16th Ave in Oakland Park.  When BSO deputies responded to the domestic disturbance incident, both parties […]

Speeding Possible Cause of Fatal Car Crash in Oakland Park

On Monday October 4, 2021 at around 9:46 AM Regional Communications for BSO received a call reporting a two vehicle collision that had occurred in the residential area of Royal Palm Isles  around the 1900 block of NW 38th Street. The crash occurred when the driver of a 2010 Nissan Versa, traveling westbound on NW […]

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

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 […]

Fatal Accident on Prospect Road Underscores Residents’ Growing Concerns

Prospect Road Not What It Seems As I drove down Prospect Road this morning around 9am it was calm and tranquil. It conveyed the feeling of an idyllic little road that residents use to get in and out of their neighborhoods. The last thing it felt like was the scene of a fatal accident. Yet, […]

Dick’s Service Station Mourns the Loss of Bob Neu

It was with a mix of surprise and much sorrow that the Oakland Park community received, on August 15, the sad news that Robert Neu – or Bob, as he was known – had passed away. According to his long-time friend Ronnie Todd, who wrote a post on Facebook, Bob had been in the hospital […]

Man Hit by Train in Oakland Park

The train runs on two different tracks in the City of Oakland Park. One on the east side, parallel to Dixie Highway and one on the west side, parallel to Powerline Road.  As a result, train accidents, unfortunately, are not a rare occurrence.  Less than a year ago in October a pedestrian was killed on […]

Nolan: A Smile to Remember

Almost 6 years ago, a very special little boy named Nolan was born. As any happy family would do, Nolan’s family welcomed him with open arms. His parents were proud of a vibrant, happy little boy. His grandmother, Kristin, couldn’t be more proud as well. Nolan was growing from an infant and toddler to a […]

Victim of Carjacking in Oakland Park Remains Hospitalized

Sixty-three year old resident of Oakland Park, Maria Ouveryney, immigrated from Brazil to the United States over thirty years ago. Ouveryney cleaned homes for a living and enjoyed being a part of the City of Oakland Park’s feral cat program. Each night after work she would go to McDonald’s on the corner of Oakland Park […]

Oakland Park Resident Killed in Hit and Run

On January 8, 2021 a pedestrian was killed by a car at the corner of NW 38th Street and Powerline Road. The driver in that case stopped and cooperated with police. On Thursday January 14th, BSO responded to another incident in which a pedestrian had been hit. The difference in this latest incident is that the […]

Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Oakland Park

On Friday January 8, 2021 at around 8:45pm, an unnamed  pedestrian died after being hit by a car at the intersection of NW 38th Street and Powerline Road.  The preliminary investigation by Broward Sheriff’s Office indicates that the pedestrian was walking westbound near the intersection and got into the path of silver 2002 Honda Civic. […]

Be the First to Know!

Sign-up for text alerts and flash specials from LivingInOaklandPark.com !

Checking new text message on the smartphone