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The Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Tamarac responded to various incidents through September 8, 2025. Below is a detailed account of the incidents and arrests handled by local law enforcement during this period.

Minor and Notable Incidents

Lost Property: A resident reported missing house keys, car keys, a safety deposit box key, and clothing after being admitted to HCA Woodmont Hospital (between July 25–30, reported Sept. 2).

Information Report: Deputies responded to a complaint of workers digging in a front yard without permission; determined they were authorized. No crime occurred (Sept. 2).

Baker Act: Deputies responded to a Publix manager’s report of a woman refusing to leave the liquor store. The subject was taken under the Baker Act (Sept. 2).

Burglary Conveyance: An unknown male was observed looking into a pickup truck parked in a driveway (Sept. 2).

Theft: A package theft was reported outside an apartment, with an estimated loss of $200 (Sept. 2).

Aggravated Assault: A subject was arrested after pulling out a weapon during an argument (Sept. 2).

Death Investigation: A 75-year-old woman was found deceased at her Tamarac residence after a welfare check. The primary care doctor agreed to sign the death certificate (Sept. 2).

Shoplifting: Publix reported a male taking several items without paying, estimated loss $49 (Sept. 3).

Criminal Mischief: A suspect was seen breaking a vehicle window with a rock (Sept. 3).

Theft – Bicycle: A black electric bike valued at $300 was stolen from a porch after being left unsecured (Sept. 3).

Suspicious Incident: A man in an altered state knocked on a homeowner’s door asking to use their phone for an Uber (Sept. 3).

Multiple Baker Acts: Several cases during the week involved individuals experiencing mental health crises, including a woman who harmed herself at a treatment center and others not taking prescribed medication (Sept. 3–4).

Domestic Disturbances: Deputies responded to several verbal altercations between spouses, and between a mother and daughter, deemed non-criminal (Sept. 4–5).

Burglary Conveyance: A vehicle was broken into overnight; an iPad valued at $2,820 was stolen (Sept. 5).

Fraud – Identity Theft: A victim reported her personal information was used to open a utility account fraudulently (reported Sept. 5).

Arrests

Unlicensed Contractor: A 46-year-old man arrested for working without a license (Sept. 2).

Battery – Touch or Strike: Kurt Spencer Renelus, 18, arrested (Sept. 2).

Theft: Edtwon Lernard Bailey, 23, arrested for larceny (Sept. 2).

Grand Theft Auto: Wilfred Charles Ferguson, 62, arrested for motor vehicle theft (Sept. 2).

Aggravated Assault with a Weapon: Melissa Aida Saillant, 37, arrested (Sept. 2).

Warrant Arrest: Antonio Devontay Long, 32, arrested on an open beverage warrant (Sept. 2).

Warrant Arrest – Criminal Mischief: Dominic Ryan Morrison, 40, arrested (Sept. 3).

Stalking – Dating Violence: A 23-year-old man was arrested (Sept. 3).

Weapon Offense: Karen Anne Apuzzo Whitcomb, 56, arrested for launching a missile into a dwelling/vehicle (Sept. 3).

Domestic Battery Arrests: Tara Louise Cook Gibson, 54; Lyniya Williams, 21; and Paige Nicole Brayboy, 25, were arrested in separate domestic violence cases (Sept. 4).

Battery – Cause Bodily Harm: Kayla Erin McFadden, 23, arrested (Sept. 5).

Battery – Touch or Strike: Patrick Sylvester Benn, 31, arrested (Sept. 6).

Domestic Battery – Bodily Harm: Herman George Allen, 66, arrested (Sept. 6).

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Sharon Aron Baron is the Editor of Tamarac Talk, Coral Springs Talk, Margate Talk, Coconut Creek Talk and Parkland Talk. Tamarac Talk was created in 2011 to provide News for the residents of Tamarac and is the #1 News Source for Residents.