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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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To
visit us in person:
Hollywood Police Department
Criminal Investigations Division
3250 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33021
To reach by telephone:
Phone #: (954) 967-4411 Fax #: (954)
967-4410 |
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Suspect
Convicted:
Kirk Cartwright |
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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. |
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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. |
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Suspect
Convicted:
Mark Hale |
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On July 27th, 2006, suspect Mark
Hale (shown here in the booking photo taken after the incident)
fatally shot his girlfriend's brother, 26 year-old victim Mumin
Curry.
The investigation revealed that there was an argument at a home in
the 6100 block of Cleveland Street between suspect Mark Hale and
his girlfriend Brenda Lapage. Lapage contacted her brother, Mumin
Curry, and said she was scared after the argument.
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.
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Hale was taken into custody and
charged with one count each of Murder and Attempted Murder and has
since agreed to a plea deal of 30 years in prison.
Mark Hale is currently incarcerated
by the
Florida Department of Corrections and is not scheduled to be
released until the year 2036. |

Suspect Convicted:
Cesar Luis Amador |

Suspect Convicted:
Hever Ramos |

Suspect Awaiting Trial
Armando Moncadaramos |
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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.
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