A 10-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after he was struck by a car near an elementary school in Coral Springs Tuesday morning, officials said. The boy was struck by a vehicle while crossing Sample Road near Northwest 110th Avenue, not far from Coral Springs Elementary School. The child was airlifted to Broward General Hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, Coral Springs Fire Department officials and Coral Springs Police said. Coral Springs Police said that the child was crossing in the crosswalk. The driver suspected of hitting the child remained at the scene and was questio ..read more

A Coral Springs man was arrested after authorities said he attacked his family with a knife after smoking a THC vape pen. Alexander Figueroa, 21, was arrested Saturday on attempted murder and aggravated battery charges, records showed. According to the arrest report, Figueroa was walking around a neighborhood with his cousin when he started acting strange. Alexander Figueroa Figueroa’s cousin told the authorities they had been smoking a THC vape pen earlier in the evening before going for a walk, the report said. The cousin said that during the walk Figueroa started exhibiting unusual behavior ..read more

Two people are alive thanks to the heroic efforts of a Coral Springs police officer that sprang into action when their car crashed into a canal. Bodycam footage released by Coral Springs Police captured the terrifying moment when Officer Christopher Moss jumped into the canal to save the two people. “Is there anyone else in the car? Nobody else?” one of the officers is heard asking. Moss, an officer who has been with the Coral Springs Police Department for eight years, responded to the incident Thursday afternoon.  “Officer Moss was in the area and he responded within two minutes,” said ..read more

The FBI has arrested a Catholic high school teacher from Coral Springs after they said he enticed a 15-year-old student to have sex with him. Boris Fernando Bastidas, 35, was arrested Thursday morning by the FBI and the FBI Miami Child Exploitation Task Force, officials said. According to a criminal complaint, Bastidas, who was a teacher at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, a Catholic high school in Hollywood, was arrested on charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and traveling in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in an ..read more

The FBI has arrested a teacher in Coral Springs for the alleged inticement of a minor. Boris Fernando Bastidas, 35, was arrested Thursday morning by the FBI and the FBI Miami Child Exploitation Task Force, officials said. NBC6 learned through sources and what’s alleged in the criminal complaint that Bastidas was a teacher at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, a Catholic high school in Hollywood. According to the school’s Instagram page, Bastidas was awarded “Educator of the Year” in 2023 and was the chair of the social studies department. Bastidas was expected to make his first appearance ..read more

Nearly two months after a young man was fatally shot in Deerfield Beach, authorities say they’ve arrested two teens in connection with the killing. Bryan Fonseca, 19, was gunned down on Jan. 12 after his father said he told his sister he was going to meet up with two unknown men. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies responded to a call about a single-vehicle crash at the Heritage Circle Condominiums at 4354 Northwest 9th Avenue and found Fonseca, who had crashed his Mercedes into a tree as a result of being shot. Fonseca, of Coral Springs, was rushed to the hospital but died from h ..read more

Authorities have arrested seven suspects connected to a burglary ring that targeted South Florida’s Asian community, officials said. Coral Springs Police said Thursday that the arrests came after a joint operation with the Broward and Palm Beach Sheriff’s Offices. Police said the suspects coordinated and participated in the burglaries that targeted the homes of Asian business owners. “This is a trend that we’ve seen in South Florida that’s been occurring more and more with Asian business owners, restaurant and nail salon owners specifically, where when they’re at work, they’re trying to go abo ..read more

An investigator with the Broward Medical Examiner’s Office has been arrested after he was accused of stealing the credit card information of at least one dead resident and using it transfer money to his own accounts. According to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office booking report, Darrell Fernando Reid, 38, was arrested on Jan. 19. Darrell Reid An arrest affidavit from the Coral Springs Police Department said that back on Oct. 21, Reid was among the officials called to an apartment located in the 9700 block of Westview Drive where there were reports of a foul smell. The victim had been dead for ..read more

Five teens are facing charges after a student was brutally beaten and slammed to the ground on his head at a park near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this week, police said. The five teens, who range in age from 15 to 17, are facing felony battery charges, Coral Springs Police said Friday. All but one have been taken into custody, police said. Four of the students attend Stoneman Douglas, while the fifth attends Coral Glades High School. NBC6 is not releasing their names because they are underage. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday at a parking lot at North Community Par ..read more

A student was rushed to the hospital after he was beaten up and slammed to the ground on his head at a park near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday at a parking lot at North Community Park in Coral Springs. Coral Springs Police said the student was taken to a local hospital but was expected to be okay. Video posted on social media showed the teen get tossed in the air and then thrown to the ground by a group of students. The video shows the student lying on the ground not moving and apparently unconscious in the lot, which serves as overflow parki ..read more