Listed below are selected high-profile and violent cases. Investigations by the Police Officers and Detectives of the Hollywood Police Department have resulted in the identification, capture and conviction of several very dangerous individuals.

If you have any information regarding any criminal activity or any open case, please contact the Hollywood Police Department Criminal Investigations Division.

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Hollywood Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
3250 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33021

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Phone #: (954) 967-4411
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On Oct. 23, 2005, during the hours before the impact of Hurricane Wilma, 19 year-old victim Andres Romero was in east Hollywood helping his mother put up hurricane shutters in preparation for the impending storm. Hollywood Police Officers responded to a disturbance call at the the location just prior to 8:30 pm. When Officers arrived on the scene, they observed suspect Kirk Cartwright leaving the victim's apartment complex and he was stopped for questioning.

The victim's mother told Officers that two men burst into her apartment, covered her eyes and bound and robbed her. Her son, Andres Romero, was shot and killed during the incident. Officers found jewelry stolen from the victim's mother and a bullet like the one that killed the victim in the possession of Cartwright.

Kirk A. Cartwright (shown here in a previous corrections photo), had been released from prison less than 2 months earlier, after serving time for previous charges of Armed Robbery and Uttering a Forged Instrument.

Cartwright has since been found Guilty on all charges relating to the Hollywood murder, including Violation of Probation, Carrying of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Armed Burglary, Armed Kidnapping, and Felony Murder.

The second suspect has also been identified and has since fled the country. There is currently an active warrant for his arrest.

Curry then came to the couple's home to intercede and got into an argument with Hale (who was 43 at the time). During the argument, Hale pulled out a gun and shot Curry on the front porch. Lapage, 41, was grazed in the shoulder by a bullet as well. Curry was dead when Officers arrived.
 

Mark Hale is currently incarcerated by the Florida Department of Corrections and is not scheduled to be released until the year 2036.

On September 20th, 2006, the 3 suspects shown above in their booking photos attempted to gang-rape a 39-year-old woman who had fallen asleep sitting on the beach near Buchanan Street at about 3:30 am. The woman was awakened by a man holding her down while another man tried to rape her. The woman fought back fiercely, and was able to us a piece of broken glass to slash the face and chest of Hever Ramos, Armando Moncadaramos then jumped on her and punched her in the mouth, causing a severe laceration and a swollen jaw. All three men assaulted the woman before running south on the beach.

Officers spotted the three men on the beach just north of Hollywood Boulevard and upon approaching the suspects and ordering them to stop, all three ran. A perimeter was set up and a K-9 search ensued, locating the suspects a short time later. The woman positively identified the men.

All three suspects, Hever Ramos, Cesar Luis Amador and Armando Moncadaramos, were 21 years old at the time and were charged with sexual battery. Two of the suspects, Ramos and Amador, have since been found Guilty of Attempted Sexual Battery and both also face deportation proceedings. The third suspect, Armando Moncadaramos, is still awaiting trial.