Coconut Creek Police responded to various calls from October 7 to 13, 2025. Below is a detailed account of the incidents handled by local law enforcement during this period.
Fraud – Verizon Account Opened
Location: 5145 NW 42nd Ave
Timeframe: July 8–17 (reported Oct. 7)
Details: Fraudulent phone purchase. Estimated loss: $9,972.
Police Information – Fraudulent Verizon Activity
Location: 2301 Lucaya Ln (Wynmoor)
Date: Reported Oct. 7
Details: Fraudulent account activity. Estimated loss: $314.
Stolen Trailer
Location: Bell Apartments, 3500 W Hillsboro Blvd
Date: Oct. 5 (Delayed Report)
Loss: $5,000.
Retail Theft
Location: Walmart, 5571 W Hillsboro Blvd
Date: Oct. 7
Loss: $77.
Retail Theft – Walmart
Location: 5571 W Hillsboro Blvd
Date: Oct. 11
Loss: $302. Released on NTA.
Trespass – Prior Warning Issued
Location: Long Pine North Greenway
Date: Oct. 8
Details: Subject arrested for trespassing after prior warning.
Forgery / Fraud – Citi Bank
Location: 4807 Coconut Creek Pkwy
Date: Oct. 10
Details: Fraudulent money orders and forged instruments. Subject TOT BSO.
Burglary with Assault
Location: Monarch High School, 5050 Wiles Rd
Date: Oct. 10
Details: Disturbance between two parties; burglary with assault reported.
Aggravated Assault – Domestic Weapon Threat
Location: Coconut Creek (residential)
Date: Oct. 10
Details: Domestic battery/aggravated assault with weapon.
Aggravated Assault – Knife Threat
Location: El Rancho, 5551 Johnson Rd
Date: Oct. 12
Details: Male threatened victim with knife. Arrest made.
Criminal Mischief – Vehicles
Two separate criminal mischief vehicle reports were filed:
Windsor, 5631 Winston Park Blvd N — Tires slashed.
Legacy, 4105 W Atlantic Blvd — Vehicle damage over $1,000.
Theft – Purse
Location: Walmart, 5571 W Hillsboro Blvd
Date: Oct. 9
Loss: $15.
Fraud – Money Orders
Location: Citi Bank CC Plaza
Date: Oct. 9
Baker Acts (Mental Health Intervention):
• Lyons Creek Middle School • Centura Park • Monarch High • Pebblebrook (related case) • 4400 Lyons Rd • Additional connected juvenile transport cases.
Domestic Disturbances / Dating Violence (No Arrest Made):
• Carambola Cir N • Winston Park Blvd N (Windsor) • Olivine (Caribbean Cir) • Coco Parc • South Community Center — Verbal arguments, FDLE lethality forms completed in one case.
Suspicious Incidents / Found Property:
• 4800 W Copans Rd (Lobby) • Sabal Pines Park • Coconut Creek Pkwy abandoned vehicle • Cocoplum Cir — Items recovered or unfounded reports.
Police Assist / External Agency Support:
• Monarch High (DCF assist) • SOS Children’s Village • FHP assist at Hillsboro Market • Missing juvenile recovered at Karanda I • Gunther VW voluntary transport.
Elderly Neglect Reports:
Two separate elderly neglect cases were documented at residential communities, including Tallowwood and Deerfield Lake MHP.
ARRESTS
Gabriel Ortega, 28 — Driving with Suspended License (M)
Location: 4901 W Sample Rd — Oct. 7
Reginald J. Neal, 54 — Trespass After Warning (M)
Location: SR 810 — Oct. 8
Derick Devonte Demps, 28 — Habitual Driving with Suspended License (F)
Location: Banks Rd / Coconut Creek Pkwy — Oct. 8
Tarvaris Demetris Williams, 40 — Felony Retail Theft
Location: 6950 N SR 7 — Oct. 9
Ernesto Ramos, 48 — Felony Retail Theft
Location: 6950 N SR 7 — Oct. 9
Jermill Renard Daniel, 34 — Passing Forged Instrument (F)
Location: Citi Bank, Coconut Creek Pkwy — Oct. 10
Gabrielle Cherestal, 65 — Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon – Domestic (F)
Location: Coconut Creek — Oct. 10
Calvin Jerome Lovett, 36 — Petit Theft (M)
Location: Walmart, 5571 W Hillsboro Blvd — Oct. 11
Lashawn Lorenza Anderson, 47 — Possession of Weapon by Convicted Felon (F)
Location: 3600 W Sample Rd — Oct. 12
Manuel Luciano Garcia, 37 — Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon (F)
Location: El Rancho, 5551 Johnson Rd — Oct. 12
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