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Rafael Olmeda

Rafael Olmeda

Senior Writer at South Florida Sun Sentinel

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Rafael Olmeda
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He's accused in a deadly hit and run. His car has no damage. Will a judge dismiss the case? - Sou...

Less than half an hour after he got home shortly after midnight on May 18, 2022, Bryan Robert found himself answering questions from police about his involvement in a fatal car accident in Fort Lau…
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Activists pressure Broward sheriff to stop arresting drivers for mi...

Activists are urging the Broward Sheriff’s Office to get tough on minor crimes by going easier on the people who commit them. Over the last two weeks, a coalition of two dozen church groups c…
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DNA from spit and a lemonade bottle led to arrests in 2011 murder o...

A Broward jury is deliberating in the trial of a Coral Springs man who police say almost got away with the 2011 murder of a restaurant worker.
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Coral Springs man convicted in 2011 murder of restaurant worker - S...

Kadian Roper was found guilty Wednesday of the 2011 killing of Michael Hamilton, a restaurant worker whose body was surrounded by enough blood for investigators to piece together who committed the …
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Is Florida's red flag law working? Gun deaths are up, but mass shoo...

Florida’s red flag law was a tangible response to an overwhelming tragedy — the murders of 17 people, 14 of them students, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Since then, sta…
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Exonerated deputy sues Broward sheriff over Delucca Rolle force inc...

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony played politics with the careers of two deputies accused of using excessive force against an unarmed Black teenager in 2019, according to a new lawsuit.
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Broward clerk of courts fires employee running against her in next ...

An administrative assistant at the Broward County Clerk of Courts office was fired after 19 years on the job after she filed paperwork challenging her boss, Brenda Forman, in the next election.

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Mixed results so far for felons accused of illegally voting in 2020...

The arrests were announced with great fanfare — 20 convicted felons who finished serving their time were arrested in 2022, accused of illegally casting ballots in the 2020 election. Today most of t…
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No opposition for Broward top prosecutor, public defender - South F...

Four years after Broward County elected its first Black state attorney, Harold Pryor, and its first Black public defender, Gordon Weekes, both men learned Friday that they will likely coast to a se…
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Judge's ruling puts defense 'back in the saddle' on YNW Melly murde...

Defense lawyers in the YNW Melly murder case are getting back to work, at least behind the scenes, though it will still be months before a second jury hears the bloody details.
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Broward cracking down on illegal massage parlors - South Florida Su...

The Broward State Attorney’s Office is taking aim at human trafficking by uniting businesses, landlord and law enforcement against illegal massage parlors that not-so-secretly offer more than…