Police Seeking Three Men in Oakland Park Flea Market Shooting
Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are seeking the public’s assitance in finding three men involved in a deadly shooting at the Oakland Park Flea Market on Sunday December 13, 2021. If you recognize any of these three men, detectives ask that you contact homicide Detective Mirelle Palushaj at 954-321-4226. You may remain anonymous by reporting […]
Oakland Park Fire Rescue Responds to Smoke Alarm at Post Office
On Saturday, December 12th, at 10:38 P.M. Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to a smoke alarm at the Oakland Park Post Office, located at 3550 NE 12th Ave, Oakland Park. Smoke Alarm at Post Office Fire Rescue was quickly able to determine that a small fire started in a dropbox in the lobby, which is […]
Oakland Park Firefighters Bring Christmas To Family That Lost Everything
On November 30th, 2020 Kelli and Stephen Korman and their two daughters lives were changed forever when the apartment they were moving into caught fire. Just 25 days before the biggest holiday in the world they lost everything and did not know what to do or how they were going to bring Christmas to their […]
Oakland Park Family Loses Everything in Fire
On November 30th, 2020, Kelli and Stephen, who just moved all of their worldly possessions into a new apartment in Oakland Park, came home to ruins. While Kelli was picking up one of her two daughters from daycare, her husband and mother-in-law phoned her to tell her news no one wants to hear. There had […]
Body Found in Oakland Park
At 11:41 am today BSO received a call regarding a body found at the corner of NW 21st Ave and Prospect Rd. More specifically on the northwest corner of the houses in Eastland Cove just east of the new Oak Tree development. Several police responded to the scene and remained there for at least 2 […]
Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Man Dead in Oakland Park
On Saturday November 21 at around 6:18pm Broward County Regional Communications answered a call in which the caller reported an accident at 1300 E. Oakland Park Blvd in Oakland Park. The accident involved a 2003 Toyota Corolla, driven by 31 year old Joseph Laura IV of Oakland Park and a 2017 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, driven […]
Tropical Storm Eta Causes Record Flooding in Oakland Park
South Florida was once a wetland, a large swamp that took in tons of rain each year. The swamp ecosystem was built to take in the rains and a unique ecosystem thrived as a result of bountiful rains that fell each year. As people began to encroach on that swamp, dry up the land and […]
Massive Rains Cause Flooding in Oakland Park
Last night the rain poured and poured. It delivered several inches of rain throughout the City of Oakland Park causing flooding in various neighborhoods. Rhiannon Rose Samoyedny, one of Living In Oakland Park’s staff writers posted when the rains started “Be safe guys. Major flooding happening. Half my yard is underwater”. She was not alone […]
Pedestrian Killed by Tri-Rail in Oakland Park
This morning at around 5am a pedestrian was killed by a Tri-Rail train. The incident occurred near Oakland Park Boulevard and NW 17th Terrace. Passengers that were aboard the train when the incident occurred are being transported by bus to their final destinations. Police Tries to Preserve de Scene Police are diverting traffic from the […]
BSO Releases Identity of Man Killed in Car Crash in Oakland Park
On Sunday, October 11th, at 11:33AM, Rhiannon Samoyedny, one of Living In Oakland Park’s senior writers, posted in the Facebook group: “Bad accident happening now. Commercial and 6th. Intersection is closed. Tire kingdom sign was taken out. Looks like they are trying to get someone out of the vehicle“. Below is one of the pictures […]
