Tag:

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds
Bergen Ex-Con Tried Boarding Newark Flight With AR-15, Taser, Fake US Marshal Creds, More: Feds A convicted felon from Bergen County was seized while trying to bring two rifles, a handgun, a Taser, a switchblade and bogus U.S. Marshals credentials onto a flight from Newark to Fort Lauderdale, federal authorities said. Seretse Clouden, 42, of Wallington had a .308-caliber DPMS Panther Arms rifle, a 5.56-caliber AR-15 rifle, a .40-caliber Glock 22 handgun and the phony creds -- which bore his name, photograph and a U.S. Marshal badge -- in his checked baggage, the FBI charged in a complaint. His bags also contained a ballistic vest that said "Deputy Marshal," two magazines containing 15…
Fort Lauderdale's First Openly Gay Police Chief With PA Ties Fired For Discrimination: Report Fort Lauderdale's First Openly Gay Police Chief With PA Ties Fired For Discrimination: Report
Fort Lauderdale's First Openly Gay Police Chief With PA Ties Fired For Discrimination: Report "Which one is blacker?"  a native Pennsylvanian allegedly asked while handling promotions as an assistant chief of police in Florida, ABC News reports. Larry Scirotto, 48, was fired by City Manager Chris Lagerbloom last week after approximately six months on the job, according to the outlet citing a city of Fort Lauderdale news release. An investigation apparently showed he was bias in hiring whoever had the darkest skin tone. The firing comes after months of Scirotto — who is mixed-race — being complained about by his peers for hiring and promoting based on race as part of "an im…
SEEN HIM? Pennsylvania Child Abuser Wanted In 6 Incidents, Police Say SEEN HIM? Pennsylvania Child Abuser Wanted In 6 Incidents, Police Say
Seen HIM? Pennsylvania Child Abuser Wanted In 6 Incidents, Police Say A known child abuser is wanted by Pennsylvania state police in Chester County. Graham Roman, 31, of Malvern, is wanted for child sex abuse crimes in Pennsylvania and possibly Georgia and Florida, according to police. Pennsylvania state police in Chester County initiated an investigation into a report of a child who was allegedly sexually abused by Graham Roman in East Whiteland Township in Aug. During the course of their investigation police learned the child was abused on at least two occasions by Roman with the first known incident occurring in April. Roman has been charged with the …