The Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Tamarac responded to various incidents through May 5, 2025. Below is a detailed account of the incidents and arrests handled by local law enforcement during this period.
Crimes and Incidents
A woman reported her wallet lost on April 28.
Several Baker Acts were initiated throughout the week due to suicidal or homicidal statements or behavior.
Two separate shoplifting incidents occurred at Walgreens and CVS on April 29, totaling approximately $124 in stolen goods.
A vehicle was burglarized overnight on April 29, with $785 in items stolen.
A caller reported being battered by an individual she met at a bar on April 29.
A shooting was reported at the intersection of Tamarac, FL, on April 29. No injuries listed.
A driver shattered another motorist’s windshield following a verbal altercation on April 30.
Six juveniles were caught on surveillance repeatedly triggering a false fire alarm at Tamarac Village.
Mutual domestic battery was reported on April 30; both parties sustained visible injuries.
A vehicle was reported stolen on May 1 and later seen by license plate readers in Margate.
An Amazon package containing a $1,949 pool pump was stolen on April 29.
A student at a Tamarac school reported possibly seeing a weapon on campus on May 2.
A man overdosed and was revived with Narcan on May 5.
A car reported stolen was later found to have been towed by a company on May 4.
Arrests
Leroy Anthony Mckellar, 27, was arrested for aggravated battery on a pregnant victim on April 29.
Demetrio Tywan Davis, 36, was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (dating violence) on April 30 in North Lauderdale.
Tashina Anginata Cole, 42, and Sequan Ronald Dilligard, 30, were arrested for theft on April 30.
Trudi-Kaye Edmond, 40, was arrested for criminal mischief under $200 on May 1.
Noel Harry Farbman, 77, was arrested on a warrant for deposit with intent to defraud and grand theft on May 2.
Joseph Jerome Lopez, 41, was arrested on a warrant for home invasion robbery on May 2.
Dwayne Anthony Lawrence, 45, and Elecia Aleena Lewis, 19, were arrested for dating violence battery on May 2.
Antonio Naki Knox, 49, was arrested for DUI (2nd offense) on May 3.
Mark Andrew Rathbun, 58, was arrested for carjacking without a firearm or weapon on May 3.
Latoya Alicia Beckford, 48, was arrested for DUI (2nd offense) on May 4.
Kelly Scanlon, 61, was arrested for battery on a person 65 or older on May 4.
Dennis Dones, 59, was also arrested for battery on a person 65 or older on May 5.
Janeel Jamar Jacobs, 37, was arrested for trespassing on May 5.
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