Pembroke Park commissioner charged with misuse of 911 for call claiming mayor had gun
Pembroke Park Commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs’ November 911 call stating the town’s mayor had a gun — prompting a public search in the commission chambers — was not only unfounded, but criminal, Broward prosecutors have determined.
Pembroke Park mayor: Commissioner should ‘seek help’ after calling cops on her mid-meeting
Pembroke Park Mayor Ashira Mohammed spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday, one day after a fellow commissioner’s call to law enforcement, claiming she had a gun, prompted police to stop the meeting and search her purse.
WATCH: Pembroke Park commissioner goes on profanity-laden tirade from dais
F-bombs flew at Pembroke Park Town Hall Wednesday night as outspoken commissioner Geoffrey Jacobs, once the town’s mayor, went on a profanity-laced tirade directed towards colleagues on the dais. It comes as Local 10 News has learned that Jacobs, the subject of multiple Local 10 stories, may now be under investigation by Broward County’s chief watchdog.
Food distribution sites getting busier as need increases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – From the Mr. Greens fruit and produce distribution in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood to Calvary Chapel’s in Fort Lauderdale, the need for food distribution is increasing, organizers said Saturday. "The last distribution wasn’t as busy, but today we are seeing that need. Last year, a Map the Meal gap report found that more than 10 percent of South Florida’s population is food insecure. "Because of COVID-19, we are doing it every week and we're going to continue doing it as long as there is a need," Mohammed said. “We want to make sure that everyone is safe and that they have food to survive right now,” Mohammed said.