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Burglar caught on video at Boca Raton mall stealing valuables from SUV of man studying to be pastor

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

A thief was driven to steal after he was caught on video breaking into a luxury SUV in the parking lot of a South Florida shopping center and stealing several valuables, including his laptop containing extensive data. Now the vehicle’s owner wants his belongings back.The victim, a Deerfield Beach resident, showed 7News on Friday where the bag containing his laptop was located.“My bag was right there,” said the victim, who asked not to be identified, as he opened rear driver’s side door of his Mercedes-Benz SUV.The victim said the bag was taken from his SUV, which was parked at the Town Center at Boca Raton, at around 5:45 p.m. on May 29..Inside the bag, the victim said, were irreplaceable items and data.“I was leaving the mall, and when I left the mall, I came to my car, and when I came to my car, I realized something was wrong,” he said, “and I saw my glove compartment open, and then I realized someone came into my car.The victim soon disco...

Wrongfully convicted man, 1st to be exonerated by Broward SAO, to receive $817K from state

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

A Florida man wrongfully convicted is now getting payback. Fifty-three-year-old Leonard Cure will receive a historic compensation of $817,000 from the state.Cure is the first man exonerated by the Broward State Attorney’s office.He was released from prison in 2020 after serving 17 years for a crime that he did not commit.Cure will also receive 120 hours worth of college tuition and fees.

Mother trapped inside SUV with 5 children after rollover wreck in Hillsborough County shares ordeal

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida mother is speaking out about the terrifying moments when she and her five children were trapped inside their SUV after they were involved in a rollover wreck. Mindy Bosshart said she is grateful to be sharing her story after she and her children survived the crash that took place Tuesday afternoon, an ordeal that she hopes to never experience again.The minivan had overturned after the crash and landed on an incline, on its side, with her children still stuck inside.“I could be sitting here without my kids,” said Bosshart.She said the crash happened in the middle of a busy day.“We had vacation bible school in the morning, and the girls had rehearsal for a dance recital,” she said.Bosshart said the wreck happened during rush hour, while they were heading home.“So, the two lanes closest to me had paused so that I can pass, and I was inching out, and there was no one there, so I pull out, and then someone w...

Celtics’ Grant Williams undergoes hand surgery as he enters pivotal offseason

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics forward Grant Williams had surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his left hand and is expected to be sidelined from basketball activities for the next two months.The team said that Williams, 24, will need 6-8 weeks to recover following the procedure.Williams averaged career highs in minutes (25.9), points (8.1) and rebounds (4.6) during the regular season. But each of those numbers fell during the playoffs as he slipped in and out of the rotation.He is a restricted free agent this summer.Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said last week that he thinks Williams got caught in a numbers’ situation regarding his reduced playing time this season.“He is a good player who was on a really deep team,” Stevens said. “With the addition of (Malcolm) Brogdon last year it was going to require that guys that had gotten a little more opportunity weren’t going to get as much. That obviously hit a few of our players. … But everybody around the league k...

Chris Sale out until at least August because of shoulder, latest injury setback

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston left-hander Chris Sale will be sidelined until at least August because of a stress reaction in his left scapula, the latest in a series of setbacks since the Red Sox agreed to a long-term deal before the 2019 season that guaranteed him $160 million.Sale left a June 1 start against Cincinnati in the fourth inning because of shoulder soreness, an outing in which his velocity started to drop in the third. The 34-year-old went on the 15-day injured list the following day and Boston moved him to the 60-day IL on Friday. He won’t throw for three-to-four weeks, and the earliest he can return is Aug. 1.“Now we’ve just got to be patient,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before a series opener at the New York Yankees. “No surgical procedure, and that’s huge for us.”Kutter Crawford likely will take a turn in the rotation on Tuesday against Colorado.As part of a flurry of moves, pitcher Matt Dermody was designated for assignment, a day after he ma...

North Shore 2017 crime spree killer Brian Brito convicted of murder, rape, robbery and more

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

A Lynn man has been found guilty of murdering 24-year-old pizza delivery driver Mohammedreza “Sina” Zangiband during a North Shore crime spree in 2017 that brought with it a slew of other charges, including the rape of a North Andover convenience store clerk, for which he was also convicted.A Salem Superior Court jury on Friday found Brian Brito, 27, of Lynn, guilty of murder, aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery while masked and while carrying a firearm, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, armed assault with intent to murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.Judge Jeffrey Karp scheduled sentencing for July 12.“The brutality of these crimes has changed many lives forever but justice was served through a tremendous group effort by our trial team, victim witness staff and investigators with units across the community,” Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a statement following the verdict.“This wa...

Wounded SDPD officer recovering at home as manhunt continues

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's police chief flew in from Louisville, Kentucky to provide an update on his officer shot in the line of duty.Chief David Nisleit confirmed the officer who was shot was released from the hospital and is recovering at home with his family. And the chief had sharp words for the gunman still on the loose.“To the suspect, I know you know who you are. You need to surrender. We are not going stop searching for you until we take you into custody,” Nisleit said on Friday. SDPD officer shot in Chollas Creek Nisleit did not identify the officer but says he had just got off training and had been out on patrol for only 6 or 7 months The shooting happened Thursday in the 5200 block of Wightman Street in Chollas Creek. Police say the officer was conducting a traffic stop for a stolen truck when the driver got out of the truck and ran toward an apartment complex.The officer chased the suspect, and that’s when the chief says the suspect fired multiple times at...

5 things to do in San Diego’s desert areas to escape ‘June Gloom’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you're looking for warmer weather this weekend, head out to San Diego's deserts where temperatures are expected to remain in the 90s.According to the National Weather Service, a few degrees of cooling is expected Friday in areas west of the mountains with even further cooling into Saturday.As the week reaches its end and you're weighing options on how to spend your days off, there are several desert activities to be enjoyed in the sunshine. From Oceanside to Valle de Guadalupe: This private jet wine-tasting day trip is luxury Here's are five things to do in San Diego County's desert areas that can help you escape "June gloom."San Diego Dune Tours in Ocotillo WellsFor a thrilling adventure, hop on an ATV, dirt bike or a sport side-by-side to hit the desert lands and take in all the sights. There are several options to choose from with tours being offered for groups up to 70 or for single riders. Take the abandoned train tour for Instagram-worthy photo-ops or trek t...

Indictment takeaways: Trump’s alleged schemes and lies to keep secret papers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021, and then scheming and lying to thwart government efforts to recover them.Justice Department prosecutors brought 37 felony counts against Trump in the indictment, relying upon photographs from Mar-a-Lago, surveillance video, text messages between staffers, Trump’s own words, those of his lawyers, and other evidence.“It comes across as obviously a very strong case, if it can be proven,” said Mark Zaid, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who works on national security issues. “I’m surprised as to how personally involved it alleges Trump was with respect to the documents,” he added. An aide to Trump, Walt Nauta, was charged as a co-conspirator with six felony counts.Trump says he is innocent and has decried the criminal case — the second indictment against him in a matter of months — as an attempt...

UN aid chief says Ukraine faces `hugely worse’ humanitarian situation after the dam rupture

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:39:23 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam collapsed, the U.N.’s top aid official warned Friday.Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths said an “extraordinary” 700,000 people are in need of drinking water and warned that the ravages of flooding in one of the world’s most important breadbaskets will almost inevitably lead to lower grain exports, higher food prices around the world, and less to eat for millions in need“This is a viral problem,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But the truth is this is only the beginning of seeing the consequences of this act.”The rupture of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and emptying of its reservoir on the Dnieper River on Wednesday added to the misery in a region that has suffered for more than a year from artillery and missile attacks. Ukraine holds the Dnieper’s western bank, while Russian troops control the low-lying eastern side, which is more vulnerable to ...