Margate Police Weekly Crime Report: DUI, Fraud, Battery, and Multiple Domestic Violence Arrests

Margate Police responded to various calls through March 22. Below is a detailed account of the incidents handled by local law enforcement during this period.

Notable Incidents

• DUI:

  • A DUI incident occurred on March 18 at 5300 W Atlantic Blvd at 12:07 a.m.

  • Another DUI was reported on March 22 at 6099 Southgate Blvd/SW 61st Ave at 10:06 p.m.

• Battery:

  • March 18 at 5485 W Atlantic Blvd.

  • March 21 at NW 28th St and NW 57th Ter.

  • March 22 at NW 15th St and 5190 Coconut Creek Pkwy.

• Death Investigations:

  • March 18 at 7505 W Atlantic Blvd (John Doe).

  • March 19 at 6957 NW 9th Ct (Benjamin Harmon Flint, 80).

• Fraud:

  • Identity theft on March 19 on Banks Rd.

  • Another fraud case was reported on March 20 involving a 53-year-old woman at State Road 7.

• Sexual Battery:

  • A case involving a protected victim was reported on March 19.

    

    

    

    

    

• Elderly Abuse/Neglect:

  • Reported on March 20 at NW 29th St involving a 69-year-old victim.

• Theft Reports:

  • March 20: A theft involving $700 on SW 51st Ave.

  • March 20: A bicycle theft involving a 77-year-old woman at 2057 N State Road 7.

  • March 21: Theft involving $750 at 5630 W Sample Rd.

  • March 22: Retail theft at Dollar General, 700 S State Road 7, with a loss of $140.

• Domestic Disturbances:

  • Multiple non-criminal domestic disturbances were documented at several addresses, including NW 1st St, SW 54th Ave, Kathy Ln, SW 6th St, SW 55th Ave, and SW 64th Ter.

• Other Cases:

  • Criminal mischief, threats/intimidation, suspicious incidents, found property, reckless driving, and multiple Baker Acts were also documented.

Arrests

• DUI:

  • Ariel Rodriguez, 40 – DUI 2nd offense, March 18 at 5300 W Atlantic Blvd.

  • Yoelvys Valle Perez, 50 – DUI 1st offense, March 22 at Southgate Blvd/SW 61st Ave.

• Battery – Domestic Violence:

  • Adabelli Granja, 53 – March 21 at NW 28th St.

  • Laura Jean Etienne, 36 – March 21 at NW 57th Ter.

    

  • Kevin Rod Barona, 33 – March 22 at Edwards Rd.

• Loitering/Prowling:

  • Marion Eugene Collins, 19 – March 18 at SW 11th Street.

• Reckless Driving:

  • Caden Manfield Bowen, 21 – March 18 at 7700 W Atlantic Blvd.

• Warrants:

  • Richard Al Rattray, 48 – March 18 at 777 S State Road 7.

• Child Abuse:

  • Yaima Fernandez, 43 – Charged with cruelty toward a child without great bodily harm, March 18 at W Hemingway Circle.

• Drug Possession:

  • Samantha Rochele Freeborn Hanks, 31 – Possession without prescription, March 20 at Southgate Blvd/Rock Island Rd.

• License Violations:

  • Wildy W. Cesar, 27 – Driving with a suspended license, March 20 at NW 1st Ct.

  • Douglass Ellis Mason, 51 – Driving with license suspended (third offense), March 21 at Rock Island Rd/Southgate Blvd.

• Kidnapping/False Imprisonment:

  • Mark Charles Morrison, 63 – March 22 at 3200 Holiday Springs Blvd.

If you have information regarding any of the above incidents, contact the Margate Police Department.

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