Jun 17 2009

Lighthouse Point crane collapse

Tag: NEWSAndrew @ 2:34 pm

Worker dies from injuries in Lighthouse Point crane collapse

LIGHTHOUSE POINT – A construction worker hurt when a crane fell on him Tuesday has died from his injuries, police said.

Albert “Tiger” Phillips, who helped improve seawalls and docks as an employee for Ray Qualmann Marine, was taken to North Broward Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead Tuesday evening, Detective Joseph Tavares said.

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Jun 12 2009

Broward Puppy Store Lawsuits

Tag: NEWSAndrew @ 1:40 pm

Two lawsuits accuse pair of Broward puppy stores of selling sick dogs
32 puppies rescued from Pembroke Pines store

By Susannah Bryan | South Florida Sun Sentinel
6:03 PM EDT, June 11, 2009

A sign on the door said “No more puppies available,” but dozens of abandoned dogs could be heard barking inside the darkened Pembroke Pines pet shop Thursday morning.

By mid-afternoon, rescuers from the national and local Humane Societies arrived at the Wizard of Claws store and found 33 puppies, one of them dead in its cage.

The puppy shop at 9113 Taft St. is one of two stores in Broward County battling lawsuits alleging they sold puppies that died or got sick within days or weeks of purchase. The lawsuit against Wizard of Claws, filed in 2007, is pending.

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