MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An accident involving seven vehicles has left several people injured and is affecting traffic Thursday morning in Tamarac. The crash, which injured 6 people, happened near the area of University Drive and Southgate Blvd. near Renaissance Charter School. Those who were injured were transported to local hospitals. The southbound lanes are closed and the northbound lanes are moving very slowly, officials said. Motorists are urged to avoid the area ..read more

TAMARAC (CBSMiami) – Charges are pending against a driver who drove his truck into a Tamarac home causing severe damage. According to Tamarac Police, a man driving a Ford F150 pick up truck lost control of his vehicle and crashed head on into a home in the 2300 block of NW 55 Street around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30. The damage is extensive as the truck left a gaping hole in the home. Police say the driver was headed northbound on NW 23rd Avenue and lost control, crashing into the home. The driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Two people were inside the house at the t ..read more

TAMARAC (CBSMiami) – Newly released surveillance video shows a gunman opening fire at a man in the parking lot of a Tamarac business and BSO detectives want your help finding the suspect. The crime took place shortly after 4:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, near the 6400 block of West Commercial Boulevard. The victim told detectives he was punched in the face by a stranger wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans following a dispute. After the assault, the victim was leaving the area in a dark-colored SUV, when he was shot at multiple times. Suspect wanted for shooting at another man outside Tamarac bu ..read more

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting in Tamarac. BSO said it happened at around 9 a.m., Thursday, near the 6100 block of Woodlands Boulevard. Emergency personnel found an adult male who had been shot. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. No additional information was immediately released. Police continue to investigate the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO at 954-321-4231 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477 ..read more

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives need your help with identifying four suspects they say have stolen more than $1,000 worth of electric toothbrushes from a store in Tamarac. Investigators say the suspects have hit the same store on the 3900 block of West Commercial Boulevard at least on three occasions. The latest happened at around 6 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 16., where deputies responded to the location after receiving a report that two subjects stealing several electric toothbrushes. Two similar incidents occurred on Sept. 12 and Nov. 22 at the same location, detectives s ..read more

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Friday that Tamarac City Manager Michael Cernech has been charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering for his role in attempting to extort $3.4 million from 13th Floor Investments d/b/a SPL Holdings. Officials said Cernech is an alleged co-conspirator to father-and-son duo Bruce and Shawn Chait in the extortion scheme. “The defendant conspired with convicted felons, using his position of authority to relay false information to the highest levels of city government to further this multimillion-dollar extortion s ..read more

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) – An investigation is underway after a rollover crash in Tamarac left two teenage girls dead. It happened last Thursday, May 28th, around 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of Rock Island Road and West Commercial Boulevard in Tamarac. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a 14-year-old was behind the wheel of Toyota Corolla, with three other teens as passengers on board, when the car was struck on the passenger side by a Ford pickup truck driven by 68-year-old Roosevelt Nelson. The force of the impact caused the Corolla to roll over. Marjorie Petit Frere, 16, and ..read more

TAMARAC (CBSMiami) – Firefighters in Tamarac raced to douse the flames burning inside a home on Wednesday that trapped and killed two elderly people. The fire started around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 7300 block of NW 65th Street. When they realized two people were trapped, one of them yelled, “We got a patient right here in this room! They’re coming out with a patient,” as he used his hands to break a window. They pulled a 102-year-old man out of a bedroom window.  Despite their efforts, the man did not survive. A 76-year-old woman also died when she arrived at the hospital. Ho ..read more

OAKLAND PARK (CBSMiami) – Four shoplifters who have a thing for diapers have stolen thousands of dollars worth of baby products from stores in North Lauderdale, Tamarac, and Oakland Park. On Monday, March 9th, the stole nearly $900 worth of diapers from Publix in Oakland Park, at 950 E. Commercial Boulevard. On Friday, March 20, they helped themselves to $200 worth of diapers and baby products from the Walgreens at 8199 N. University Drive in Tamarac. Their most recent theft happened on Tuesday, April 14th when they swiped multiple boxes of diapers from the Family Dollar store at 7200 Southgat ..read more

TAMARAC (CBSMiami) – Tamarac City Commissioner Mike Gelin wants law enforcement officers and members of his community to have a deeper understanding of each other. “We’re gonna understand the fear, the anxiety, the stress, the trauma that these police officers have when they encounter a situation and they need to walk away understanding how we feel when we encounter them,” Gelin told CBS 4’s Carey Codd. That’s why he’s hosting a “Cops and Community Forum” at the Tamarac Community Center at 6 p.m. on Thursday night. Flyer for Tamarac City Commissioner Mike Gelin’s Cops & Community Forum ..read more