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Miami Herald
21-05-2025
- Miami Herald
BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant accused of DUI and fleeing the scene of a crash
Deputies arrested a Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue lieutenant on driving under the influence of alcohol charges after witnesses say he backed his pickup truck into a parked car and drove off early Sunday morning, according to his arrest report. Witnesses said Lt. Joshua Cornblit, 45, pulled his GMC out of a parking space at a restaurant located at the 1300 block of Weston Road in Weston and hit a black Lincoln, which was parked and unoccupied, per his arrest report. The witnesses say they then saw the pickup driving away from the restaurant, the report states. Cornblit and his wife, Meilin Cornblit, were drinking at the bar of the restaurant before the crash, witnesses told deputies, according to the report. The people who saw the crash gave a description of the truck to deputies, as well as the license plate number, the report states. A license plate reader flagged the pickup on Weston Road and Blatt Boulevard, which is where deputies found it parked. Deputies also went to that area to respond to reports of a couple arguing, according to the report. Upon arrival, deputies said they found Meilin Cornblit sitting in the driver's seat with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. Deputies saw Joshua Cornblit walking down the sidewalk — stumbling, according to the report. When they caught up to him, they noticed he had bloodshot eyes, was struggling to stay on his feet and had a strong odor of alcohol emanating from him that 'became stronger as he spoke,' a deputy said in the arrest report. He also 'spontaneously uttered that he had a couple of drinks,' the deputy said. After telling him that they were now conducting a DUI investigation, Lt. Cornblit refused to take a breath test to test for alcohol in his system and was apprehended. He was booked on driving under the influence, driving under the influence in a crash that caused property damage and leaving the scene of an accident without leaving his identification — all misdemeanors. He was released on bond of $1,650 later that day, according to court records. After deputies arrived where the couple was parked, Meilin Cornblit, 40, asked to be taken to the Cleveland Clinic to check her heart, according to her arrest report. Deputies who met her there noticed she too smelled of alcohol, had red eyes and slurred speech, according to the report. Deputies put her through a series of sobriety exercises, which the report shows she failed. They searched her purse and found two peach colored pills that turned out to be the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, better known by the popular brand name, Xanax, according to the report. Deputies say she did not have a prescription for the pills. Meilin Cornblit was booked into jail on misdemeanor DUI and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, a third-degree felony. She was released later in the day on a total bond of $3,000, court records show. Attorney for the couple, Robert Malove said in an email to the Herald: 'We are looking forward to having our clients exonerated and clearing our clients' good names.' BSO Fire Rescue said it has no comment on Joshua Cornblit's status on the department in the wake of his arrest.
CBS News
24-04-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
120-acre brush fire burning in Broward; crews working to contain flames
A large brush fire has erupted near US 27 and Griffin Road in Broward County, prompting a multi-agency firefighting response, officials said Wednesday evening. According to Davie Fire Rescue, suppression units from their department, the Florida Forest Service and Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue are on the scene and actively working to bring the fire under control. As of 9 p.m., the fire had scorched approximately 120 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service's wildfire incident tracking system. CBS News Miami's Chopper 4 was over the scene and showed images of crews battling the fire.
CBS News
23-04-2025
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- CBS News
50-acre brush fire burning in Broward; crews working to contain flames
A large brush fire has erupted near US 27 and Griffin Road in Broward County, prompting a multi-agency firefighting response, officials said Wednesday evening. According to Davie Fire Rescue, suppression units from their department, the Florida Forest Service and Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue are on the scene and actively working to bring the fire under control. As of 6 p.m., the fire had scorched approximately 50 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service's wildfire incident tracking system. CBS News Miami's Chopper 4 was over the scene and showed images of crews battling the fire.
