Hollywood Police just released surveillance footage of three teens vandalizing Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory School. The teens broke into the school during summer break and cameras caught the teens ripping down posters from the walls, pulling out the fire hose into the hall way, and carrying out a large bag of stolen items. Off camera, the teens allegedly flipped over tables and benches on the schools property. The school’s dean was able to identify one of the vandals- Salas, a former student who was expelled in the recent years. Thereafter, officials were able to apprehend the three teens; two were juveniles and the third alleged vandal was 18 years old. Salas, the 18-year-old was arrested back on June 15th and was later released on a $1,500 bond. All three of the teens are awaiting their court hearings.
More than three years after Hurricane Wilma hammered South Florida in October 2005, an appeals court has ordered a new trial to dispute Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s decision to deny a water-damage claim filed from the storm.
Florida’s coastal communities have added an additional 1.5 million people and almost a half-million new houses since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago. The damage resulted in $33 billion in insurance claims. Experts say the risk of catastrophic destruction hasn’t grown along with the new development. They believe this to be true because because Florida builders are doing a better job of making structures hurricane-resistant. The improvement derives from Florida’s 2002 statewide building code which states that all new structures get tough inspections and are built with shatter-proof glass and straps reinforcing the connection between roof and walls
