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CBS News
4 hours ago
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- CBS News
Broward Animal Control officer recovering after Fort Lauderdale dog attack
Four days after a violent dog attack left a Broward County animal control officer hospitalized, friends say she is deeply traumatized and facing a long road to recovery. Tina Bernard, a longtime animal control officer, was mauled last Thursday while responding to a call about a dog in the Riverside neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, near Davie Boulevard. Police said the American Staffordshire Terrier turned aggressive and attacked Bernard as she approached the home. "I'm happy she's alive" Neighbor Gregory Campbell rushed to help Bernard and was bitten during the struggle. "I'm happy she's alive, but it was all instinct," Campbell said. A friend of Bernard's credited Campbell with saving her life. "I would hope someone would do the same for me. It's our job to look out for each other," Campbell added. According to neighbors, Bernard had been to the same house just a week earlier when the dog had gotten stuck in a fence. She helped free the animal, which at the time did not show signs of aggression. "I'm in shock. I've seen the dog and it was never vicious," said neighbor Ginette Andrew. Review underway Bernard is known among friends and colleagues for dedicating her life to rescuing animals and helping them find safe homes. Now, Broward Animal Control is reviewing the incident to determine whether any protocols need to be updated or changed as a result of the attack.
CBS News
a day ago
- General
- CBS News
4 seriously injured after multi-vehicle crash on West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says
A crash in Fort Lauderdale involving multiple vehicles sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening, fire officials said. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the intersection of West Broward Boulevard and 7th Avenue is currently shut down due to a crash that happened just before 6 p.m. Here are some photos of the crash scene. Broward Blvd will be closed for an extended period of time. Please avoid the intersection of Broward and 7th Avenue. — FLFR PIO (@FLFR411) June 1, 2025 FLFR shared on social media that they took four people to Broward Health Medical Center with serious injuries. The agency added that drivers should avoid the area as West Broward Boulevard will be closed for an "extended period of time" and people should seek alternative routes. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Man shot by Broward sheriff's deputy in West Park
A man was shot by a Broward sheriff's deputy in West Park Sunday afternoon after punching a deputy in the face, according to the sheriff's office. The man, who was not identified, was taken to the hospital. An update on his condition was not immediately available. The incident began shortly before 12:30 p.m. when a 911 caller reported a 'suspicious incident involving a weapon,' on the 4000 block of S.W. 26 Street, said Carey Codd, spokesman for the sheriff's office. 'On scene an adult male subject punched a deputy in the face,' he said at a news conference, held in front of yellow crime-scene tape that blocked off the street of single-family houses between Pembroke Road and Hallandale Beach Boulevard. 'During the altercation, a deputy was forced to fire their weapon in response to the ongoing threat. The adult male subject was struck by the gunfire.' Deputies provided medical assistance at the scene, he said, and the man was taken to the hospital. The deputy who was punched was also taken to the hospital and appeared to be OK, Codd said. Codd said he didn't have information on whether the deputy who was punched was the same one who shot the man, how many shots were fired or whether any weapons were recovered in connection with the initial 911 call. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating, as is standard in police-involved shootings, and the sheriff's office is also investigating, Codd said. Any deputies who fired their weapon will be placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Glamorous Florida hairstylist is knifed to death inside her luxe parking garage by 280lb assailant
A Florida hairstylist was stabbed to death with a steak knife by a 280-pound assailant during a violent attack inside the parking garage of a luxury apartment complex. Hailey Hosford, 27, had just stepped out of a rental car at the Retreat at Sawgrass Village in Sunrise on Wednesday when a man reportedly charged the vehicle, ripped open the door, and fatally stabbed her - also injuring her male friend in the process, as reported by The New York Post. The suspect, 21-year-old Jackson Julian Sagesse, was subsequently arrested and booked into Broward County Jail on charges of murder and attempted murder. 'I just killed someone and walked away,' he bragged to cops after his Miranda rights were read, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Post. Just after 1.30am on Wednesday, Hosford and an unidentified male friend arrived at the parking garage at 3000 Northwest 130th avenue in a rented black Mercedes, WPLG News reported. The 27-year-old Ford Lauderdale-based hairstylist remained in the car for a few minutes while her friend briefly went inside, planning to continue their drive shortly after. 'He was going in there to grab some stuff, and then he was gonna take her home,' Aubrey Rosebrock, Hosford's friend, told WSVN News. As she waited for her friend's return, surveillance footage from inside the garage allegedly captured Sagesse approaching the vehicle, holding a metal object that was 'reflecting light' in his hand. Unaware of the danger, Hosford began to step out of the car - only to suddenly realize that Sagesse was approaching the driver's side. In a panic, she allegedly tried to climb back into the car to shield herself from what is being described as a random attack, according to an arrest report obtained by WSVN. 'She noticed he was charging her, and he forced himself into the car before she had time to shut the door,' Rosebrock told the outlet. Within seconds, a violent struggle erupted between the two, and police said security footage captured the suspect making repeated stabbing motions into the vehicle, The Post reported. Hosford's friend returned from the apartment just moments later and confronted Sagesse, who then got out of the car. The two men quickly became entangled in a violent confrontation, resulting in the 21-year-old suspect reportedly stabbing the man in his throat. Miraculously, the wounded friend survived the unprovoked attack and managed to escape, quickly calling police for help as soon as he was able. Sagesse then allegedly returned to the vehicle and tried to flee the scene in the rental car, but was unable to get it moving, according to The Post. Hosford remained in the car for a few minutes while her friend briefly went inside the apartment, but as she waited for her friend's return, footage from inside the garage allegedly captured Sagesse approaching the vehicle with a metal object that was 'reflecting light' in his hand Security footage also captured the suspect searching the area - seemingly looking for any evidence left behind - before eventually leaving the garage. Before police arrived, a resident of the complex reported seeing 'someone dead' lying on the ground in the parking garage, NBC Miami reported. When officers arrived shortly afterward, they found Hosford unresponsive inside the car, suffering from multiple stab wounds to her neck and throat, according to The Post. Tragically, she was pronounced dead at 2.01am. Her friend was taken to the hospital for treatment. 'I know she was a fighter - I believe she fought, and I believe she was scared,' Rosebrock told WSVN. 'She was a force to be reckoned with, she really was,' he added. Employees of the apartment building identified Sagesse from the security footage and provided police with the unit number of the home he shared with his mother at the complex, as reported by The Post. When authorities arrived at his home, Sagesse was found still wearing the same clothes seen in the security footage. Employees of the apartment building identified Sagesse from the security footage and provided police with the unit number of the home he shared with his mother at the complex Inside the home, detectives found smeared blood on the back door and discovered that two kitchen knives - matching the description of the murder weapon - were missing. He was arrested by police and, as his Miranda rights were read, allegedly boasted about 'just walking away' after killing someone. Though Sagesse's statements to police were reportedly inconsistent, he claimed that he was on his way to the gym when he noticed the Mercedes rental in the garage with its lights still on. He allegedly told law enforcement that he tried to call 911 about the suspicious vehicle but didn't have his phone, so he instead returned to the apartment, grabbed a knife and said he intended to use it for 'personal protection', The Post reported. In other words, Sagesse claimed that he was 'murdering for self-defense', but failed to specify any clear threat that justified his actions. He was charged with premeditated murder and attempted first-degree murder, and was booked into the Broward County Jail, where he remains held without bail. Rosebruck recalled the final words his best friend spoke to him before she was senselessly taken from this world at the hands of a stranger, according to WSVN. In the heartbreaking message, Hosford wrote: 'I just wanted to tell you that the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the water is turquoise, and that I love you much, and that you mean the world to me', as reported by the outlet. 'She's not a Jane Doe, and I want the world to know what her name is and who she was,' Rosebruck said. 'There's evil, and there's good, and we lost the good,' he added. 'The good lost.' Rosebruck said that when funeral arrangements are made, friends will be coming from all around the world to pay their respects. Family members described Hosford as an expert stylist and an entrepreneur. The 27-year-old businesswoman was the owner of a beauty salon in Fort Lauderdale and also served as a teacher and ambassador for a yoga and retreat company, The Post reported. 'Our family is destroyed. This is beyond horrific,' Rich Ehmke, Hosford's stepfather, said in a statement, as reported by NBC Miami. 'We wish this upon no family to deal with something like this,' he added. 'It's really incomprehensible based on all the facts and the situation is senseless.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida 2026: David Jolly governor campaign announcement coming soon
Former Congressman David Jolly, who's been traveling the state laying the groundwork for a 2026 run for governor, plans to announce his decision in the coming days. 'I expect a decision this week,' he said in a brief interview Saturday night at the Broward Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner. 'I'll make a final decision and make it public this week.' A Jolly candidacy for the Democratic nomination seems all but certain. He's been holding town halls throughout Florida and meeting with grassroots activists, elected officials and people who can help with fundraising. Jolly said Broward, the county with the largest number of registered Democrats in the state, is essential to a statewide campaign. 'In many ways the governorship runs through Broward County. If we have (robust) turnout numbers among Broward Democrats but also among Black voters here in Broward and in South Florida, we win the governorship,' Jolly said. 'And so I think what you're seeing here is a coalition emerging that realizes we can win statewide in '26, but we've got to do our work to turn voters out and to persuade voters who maybe haven't been with us before to be with us.' Jolly is from Pinellas County, but is familiar to many Democratic activists from his post-congressional time as a political commentator on MSNBC, a favorite cable news source for Democrats. He was a Republican for most of his life. While he was still a Republican member of Congress, he urged Donald Trump to drop out of his first presidential race in 2015, after Trump said Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S. In 2018, Jolly left the Republican Party and became a no-party affiliation/independent voter. In April, he registered as a Democrat and Florida 2026, which can be used for raising and spending political money. The Florida 2026 website highlights a range of issues Jolly would highlight during a campaign, including the high cost of property insurance, inadequate public school funding, 'restoring reproductive freedom,' — which means abortion rights — campaign finance and ethics reform, and reducing gun violence. David Jolly entices Florida Democrats with dream of winning 2026 governor's race DeSantis says anyone running for Florida governor as a Democrat is 'dead meat' Florida's 2026 governor race: Would third-party candidates lock in another Republican victory? At the Democratic dinner, Jolly and his wife Laura sat at a table with Mitchell and Sharon Berger. Mitchell Berger, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer who has decades of political experience as a major national fundraiser for Democratic presidential, gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidates, was a close associate of former Vice President Al Gore, has previously said he'd be fully committed to a Jolly candidacy. Anthony Man can be reached at aman@ and can be found @browardpolitics on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook and Mastodon.
