Coconut Creek News

University of Michigan star recruit Demar Dorsey confessed to burglarizing two homes in one day in South Florida in 2007, according to police reports and interviews.

Hundreds of former members of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church met Sunday in a nature park in north Broward County for the second service of a fledgling breakaway church established after a series of rifts at Coral Ridge over the leadership of the prominent Fort Lauderdale church's new pastor.

Share + Feb 4, 2010 6:39 pm US/Eastern COCONUT CREEK South Florida Toyota dealerships are dealing with an onslaught of drivers bringing in their recalled cars due to a faulty gas pedal problem, but they will be extending their service hours now that they've received parts to fix the defect.

A driver crashed into a South Florida home causing major damage. A car plowed through a fence and several trees near Northwest 30th Court and Banks Road.

The City of Coconut continues their series of sustainability lectures on February 16.

A career criminal who recently ended a stint in the big house has been identified as the shades-wearing robber who has struck three banks in one week, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Share + Jan 28, 2010 9:25 am US/Eastern COCONUT CREEK Before children step out into the real world, it would be helpful if they could get a practice run.

A bank robber was caught on camera in Coconut Creek Friday. The Bank Atlantic branch in the 4800 block of Coconut Creek Parkway was robbed just before 1:15 p.m. The robber was a man in his late 30s to mid-40s with blonde hair, a tattoo on his left forearm and acne on his left shoulder.

Workers load water and other supplies destined for Haiti at the Food for the Poor warehouse in Coconut Creek.

New life for old portable classrooms in Haiti? Florida school districts might send unused classrooms to Haiti -- if hurdles can be overcome SUN SENTINEL January 17, 2010 Could old portable classrooms that would otherwise be demolished or sold at auction instead be used to help Haiti ? The state is exploring the idea.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Gaming announced "Hearts to Haiti" and "Crank It Up" earthquake relief programs at the Seminole Casino Immokalee.

Twelve college students and two faculty advisors from Lynn University in Boca Raton were on a relief mission to Haiti when Tuesday's devastating earthquake struck.

Lynn University officials issued a statement this morning, "despite some early second-hard information" the school's crisis management team is still trying to re-establish communication with anyone in the group and figure out where they are.

Miami is reaching out to Haiti with a host of fundraisers and donation centers to help the small island nation recover from the devastating earthquake.

On Tuesday night, devastation struck the island of Haiti. As soon as news broke, Tom Garcia, candidate for Congress in Florida’s 24th district, got in touch with other candidates across the state and established a coalition for Haitian relief. The candidates discussed a strategy for relief for half of the night. At 1:00 am, the plan was finalized, Garcia had located a water purification expert who had led other disaster relief missions, a Cessna was filled with high-level purifiers and the two flew into Port au Prince.

Touching ground, Garcia, a former naval commander, spent the first day distributing food and medicine to locals. On the second day, after the blockade around the airport was lifted, Garcia set out to purify drinking water for hundreds of civilians. Traveling throughout the greater Port au Prince area, Garcia came across a three room medical clinic that was still function, but had lost power. Connecting four car batteries and an inverter, Garcia reestablished power to the clinic, thereby helping hundreds of people receive medical care.

The other co-chairs of the statewide initiative are Bernard Sansaricq, a renown human rights leader who has fought for decades to end child slavery and improve living conditions across the board, business innovator Ed Lynch, who is widely credited with the resignation of Robert Wexler, and Yomin Postelnik, a business and non-profit development leader and conservative stalwart who established a relief hotline and coordinated with volunteers on the ground.

Sansaricq is running to unseat Alcee Hastings. Lynch is running to replace Wexler and is slated to address CPAC as one of the GOP’s top new candidates. Postelnik is running for state house and has recently been endorsed by Major General Paul Vallely and numerous other conservative leaders. All have praised the heroic efforts of Commander Tom Garcia, issuing a joint statement saying “all Americans and fellow candidates can be proud of the heroic efforts of Tom Garcia, who risked his life to bring relief to thousands of people. Commander Garcia exudes the type of leadership that America needs now more than ever.”

The dust has yet to settle on the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti but already Miamians are reaching out to help in any way they can.

The catastrophic earthquake in Haiti has one local relief organization concerned about its members as it tries to deliver aid to the country.

Florida (Statewide) – Human rights leader and congressional candidate, FL-23, Bernard Sansaricq has announced the formation of a coalition of candidates to rally to the aid of Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday’s devastation 7.0 earthquake. Candidate for Florida House District 91, Yomin Postelnik, will chair efforts among candidates on the state level. The effort is in tandem with the relief effort launched by congressional candidate Tom Garcia, FL-24, who traveled to Haiti this morning to begin relief efforts.

Sansaricq on the federal level and Postelnik on the state level are seeking to gather supplies and direct funds to Non-Governmental Organizations within the Port-Au-Prince area. They will also reach out to congressmen and state representatives to join in the initiative. Former Naval Commander Tom Garcia leading the ground operations in Haiti, where he is flying with a team of water purification experts to ensure the availability of drinking water, the first and most severe side casualty of the disaster.

The three leaders of this project were chosen for their varying expertise. Bernard Sansaricq is a human rights leader in South Florida, who has made it a priority to end child slavery in immigrant populations and bring running water and electricity to areas of Pahokee that are without. Garcia is a former naval officer with hands on leadership experience. He also has extensive experience in disaster relief and purification of drinking water in devastated areas. Postelnik is an expert in non-profit development, as well as media consulting.

Sansaricq said, “this is a most needed project and we hope that everyone in South Florida will participate. When I sounded the rallying cry, I did not expect any candidates to take part. While I strongly wish that were no need for this program, I was relieved when Garcia and Postelnik, two of the greatest innovators in Florida politics, agreed to take lead roles in this necessary project.”

Postelnik added, “Bernard and I have been working on a proposal to bring small business to impoverished areas within Florida by way of both federal and state tax incentives. As we seek to better the lives of all Floridians, we must also take a proactive role in minimizing disaster and eliminating the suffering that has taken place so close to Florida’s shores. We are also very fortunate to have the hands on leadership of Commander Tom Garcia.

Commemorative t-shirts are guaranteed for the first 500 entrants. On site race day registration from 6 AM to 7 AM Race starts at 7:30 AM Event Location Sabal Pines Park 5005 NW 39th Ave Coconut Creek, FL 33063 Benefiting Charity Partial proceeds from the 8th annual butterfly run will benefit the National Wildlife Federation.

Responding to customers' complaints, Publix has stopped distributing a free 2010 calendar that marked Dec.