South Florida men get prison time for poaching protected sea turtle eggs
Read full article: South Florida men get prison time for poaching protected sea turtle eggsImages taken by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission show seized Loggerhead Sea Turtle eggs and a nest chamber eggs were removed from. RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – Two South Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing 93 protected sea turtle eggs. Court records show Carl Lawrence Cobb received nine months earlier this week in West Palm Beach federal court, while Bruce Wayne Bivins received seven months last month. A criminal complaint says Cobb dropped Bivins off at the Singer Island Beach, just north of Palm Beach, one night last May. Florida wildlife officers say they spotted Bivins taking the eggs and then recovered them after stopping Cobb’s truck.
Hear this: 911 calls released of kangaroo spotting in Fort Lauderdale
Read full article: Hear this: 911 calls released of kangaroo spotting in Fort LauderdaleDispatchers calmly ask the callers what size the kangaroo is and what color. (Listen to the calls below)Fort Lauderdale police apprehended the runaway roo Thursday near 1300 NE 2nd Avenue after a half-hour pursuit that was captured by Sky 10. We just tried to corral it and keep it out of traffic, said Officer Robert Norvis, who was part of the capture. We were able to get a rope around his neck and get him in the back of the car.Keeping a kangaroo in your home is illegal in Fort Lauderdale, though its not clear what consequences the owner might face. [RELATED STORIES: Police show BodyCam video of Kangaroo capture]
Man, 32, faces charges in fatal Miami Beach boat collision
Read full article: Man, 32, faces charges in fatal Miami Beach boat collision(Local 10 News Share)FWC Officer Ronald Washington said Becerra, who was in the SeaVee, was ejected into the water and Hodges didn’t stop to help. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department divers found Becerra in the water and Miami Beach Fire Rescue personnel took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. FWC investigates Biscayne Bay boat collisionHodges had pending charges on a Feb. 28, 2019 boating incident when he allegedly fled after the crash Tuesday to the Flamingo Condominium in South Beach. After the Tuesday crash, Hodges is also facing charges of boating under the influence, manslaughter, fail to give aid, leaving the scene of a boating accident with property damage, and vessel homicide. Miami-Dade County Court records show Hodges was charged with possession of a controlled substance in 2016 and 2019, but both charges were dropped.