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June 2014
The Islander
News & Views The EYE-Lander: Keeping an eye out for you ‘No Vacancy at the UnderBridge Hotel” No, there was no building permit issued for new hotel construction in Wilton Manors but take a peek underneath some of our Island Bridges and it sure seems like Motel 6 has set up shop. Mattresses, Pillows, Suit cases, an Igloo Cooler, a single burner Sterno Stove and of course… plenty of empty beer cans thrown a strew. The Islander sent its editorial staff to take a look under the North Fork Middle River bridge along Dixie Highway and we found 2 new residents living rent free. Across the canal on the Oakland Park Side ( just across from Uhaul ) we saw a homeless family cooking and drying clothes and trying to just stay alive. The homeless have always called Broward County Home but claiming stakes underneath our bridges is a dangerous and scary proposition to Wilton Manors residents. There was no one home when we stopped and knocked on the Underbridge Hotel Door when we went to take photos, but leftovers were clearly in sight from the previous evenings dinner along with two duffle bags of clothes and a complete bedroom set. A check on two other bridges in our city found more sleeping gear and more trash. Most of us feel it’s quite annoying
when the homeless tap our car windows at the red light on federal Highway but for the safety of our children and our property values, we hope the City starts a weekly sweep under the Wilton manors Bridges and kindly tells the homeless bridge dwellers, “it’s Check Out Time.”
Traffic Jams, Fender Benders and Exhaust Fumes, Oh My! The Question we pose: When is new development too much development? Adding new tax revenues and revitalizing dilapidated land tracts is
Police Blotter Just the facts…
Shannon Galiana, 33, of Oakland Park was arrested April 30th by Officer Patrick Newton and charged with Possession of Meth. Sharee Kinder, 28, of Pompano Beach was stopped by Officer Havemann for driving with an unassigned tag and was arrested for possession of marijuana. David Lee Jasinski, 26, of Fort Lauderdale was
arrested by Officer Mario Diaz on one count of Burglary Conveyance along NW 2nd Avenue in Wilton Manors. Jasinski was spotted burglarizing a vehicle. Jasinsky was also charged by Officer Bonnie Owens with Trespass and Burglary of a car along NW 5th Avenue as well.
Jamesha Thompson, 20, of Dania was charged
April 1st by Officer Cassandra Durham with Grand
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Matthew Flaherty, 28, of Fort Lauderdale, was ar-
rested on April 29th by Officer Paula Walls and charged with Heroin Possession, Cocaine Possession and Drug Paraphernalia. Responding to a call at 7-11 of a disturbance,
Daniel J Schultz, 54, of Oakland Park was ar-
rested by Officer Lawrence Keesling for Marijuana Possession.
Keith Clark, 48, of Pompano Beach was arrested at Publix Super Market by Officer Michael Havemann for Petty Theft and Battery after allegedly shoplifting and assaulting the store manager.
During a routine stop of a bicycle traveling without a light along NE 29th Street, James Demetrius
a goal all Wilton Manors residents desire but when it comes to traffic, who’s minding the Wilton Manors Store? The plans for the new Apartment Complex along the railroad tracks on NE 24th Street look beautiful. Stunning. A Paradise within a Paradise. And 175 new units is surely a needed tax boon. But has anyone considered the future traffic headache? Let’s do the simple math. 175 units with an average of two cars per unit, plus guest and visitors. Hmmmm. That totals another 350 to 400 cars pulling out along 24th Street and onto Dixie
Higgins of Fort Lauderdale was arrested by Officer Kevin Loughran and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, cannabis possession and ticketed for not having a required bicycle light.
charged with Resisting an Officer along Andrews Ave. The defendant attempted to run from Officer Kevin Loughran but was thwarted when he tripped on his own pants and fell to the ground.
Alexander Galarza, 29, of Fort Lauderdale was
Darrius Demetrius Toliver, 26, of Sunrise, Fl was
arrested by Officer Patrick Newton for Trespassing in a structure along NE 23rd Drive. Suspecting an intent to sell illegal narcotics,
Christina Plant, 26, of Fort Lauderdale was ar-
rested by Officer Nikkole Cox and was charged with possession of Oxycodone, Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Meth and Possession of Cocaine. Plant had the illegal narcotics in her back pack and was apprehended along Andrews Avenue after she was observed acting suspicious.
David Quackenbush, 62, of Wilton Manors was arrested on a Warrant for Grand Theft Charges during a routine records check by Officer Justine Garcia. A Call to police regarding a suspicious person lurking along NW 30th Court resulted in the arrest of Donald Martice Gary Jorden, 19, of Fort Lauderdale by Officer Michael Havemann after a chase with police pursuit. Jorden was charged with burglary of a dwelling unarmed, Possession of Stolen property, Loitering or Prowling and resisting an officer. charged with Criminal Mischief by Officer Mario Diaz when officer Diaz responded to a report of a person kicking a car and breaking off car mirrors along Wilton Drive.
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along NE 20th Street and unlawfully entering a residence while the victims were at home asleep with the intention of committing the crime of theft.
John Hernandez, 42, of Rochester, NY was arrested along Wilton Drive by Officer Justine Garcia and charged with battery, Resisting Arrest and Trespassing after a warning. Hernandez was reported to be causing a disturbance at a local establishment while cursing and screaming at customers.
Joshua Kayler Bolton, 39, of Oakland Park was
Johnathan Bezares, 21, of Hollywood was
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Highway and onto 15th every day. Traffic Nightmare! In case no one has looked at Dixie at 5PM it’s backed up. Five points is a mess. And residents have been complaining about the speeding and reckless driving along the 24th street cut through for years. Our guess is that much of the added tax revenue coming from this new development will be spent on widening the roads, buying out existing property owners through eminent domain and installing expensive traffic signals. Just take a look at Sunrise Boulevard in Lauderdale. New developments, just feet from the road, has caused traffic mayhem all because of lousy planning and greedy developers. Let’s not make the same mistakes. Smarter decisions by our city leaders is a must. Bring on the new development but maybe, the next time you have a large complex presenting plans and blueprints, you should be concerned that Wilton Manors may be losing that small town feel. Maybe their plans should be adjusted to build smaller communities with a higher for sale price tag. Take a drive up to Jupiter and see what perfect planning is all about. So many of us moved here to get away from traffic jams, fender benders and exhaust fumes. Please don’t make us move away again.
During a traffic Stop for an expired tag, Michael Campea, 26, of Hollywood was arrested on a war-
rant for false imprisonment, battery and criminal mischief by Officer Laurie Salas.
Fleeing the scene of a disturbance at Publix Grocery Store, Michael Hake, 42, of Fort Lauderdale was stopped and arrested and charged with Trespassing, DUI and having an open container in his vehicle. The arrest was made by Officer Patrick Newton.
Derek Alan Modrok, 40, of Wilton Manors was
charged with Loitering or Prowling and Violation of Probation by Officer Andrew Mitchell after defendant was observed jumping a six foot privacy fence
arrested by Detective David W. Turner and charged with Burglary, Grand Theft, False ID given to a Pawn Shop and dealing in Stolen property. The defendant allegedly entered a lawn trailer along NE 8th Terrace and stole a leaf blower and then transported the item to a local pawn broker.
Rose Patricia Carpintero, 56, of Oakland Park was arrested by Officer Jennifer Bickhardt and charged with petty Theft and violation of Probation after she was observed stealing one box of Whitman Chocolates, a package of Chips Ahoy, one container of Planters mixed nuts and a bottle of White Zinfandel from a Grocery Store. David Simpson, 25, of Wilton Manors was charged with possession of Marijuana by Officer Jennifer Bickhardt.
Jose Garcia, 33, of Wilton Manors was arrested
for Petty Theft by Officer Justine Garcia after being observed by a witness stealing a beer. After being spotted knocking on several residential doors along the neighborhood of NW 28th Court, Kevin Canela, 20, of Davie was arrested by Officer Nikkole Cox and was charged with Possession of Cannabis and Drug Paraphernalia.
After a Routine Traffic Stop along West Oakland Park Blvd., Dainon Grossett, 29, of Florida was arrested by Officer Cassandra Durham. After acting extremely nervous and unable to produce a vehicle registration, the defendant was charged with Possession of a Concealed Firearm, Possession of Marijuana, and Drug Possession.
Robert Sroga, 60, of Oakland Park was arrested by Officer Michael Havemann and was charged with Trespassing after a warning in the area of West Oakland Park Blvd. Steven Robert Peters, 51, of Oakland Park was
arrested by Officer Patrick Newton at the scene of a two car accident along Andrews Avenue that Peters was involved in. peters was charged with refusal to submit to a DUI after the Officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on defendants breath.