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The dangers posed by squatting and property theft in South Florida were highlighted over a week ago when two Miami-Dade Police officers were shot while...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A new alliance is stepping up in the fight to stop thieves from stealing the homes of people who’ve recently died. The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office has teamed up with the county’s Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services​ to start sharing notes about property owners who’ve died, and amass a tower of information to crack down on property theft. When ...

A new alliance is stepping up in the fight to stop thieves from stealing the homes of people who’ve recently died. Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office has teamed up with the county’s Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services​ to start sharing notes about property owners who’ve died, and amass a tower of information to crack down on property theft. When thieves strike, investigators ...

In a macabre scam, thieves steal homes of the recently deceased, so Broward County’s top appraiser will start to coordinate with the Medical Examiner’s office.

A Dania Beach man who authorities say joined a theft ring that used fake documents to steal many Broward homes, and who this week was jailed on 10 criminal charges, gets to go back to one of those residences — outraging investigators.

The homeowners are dead. But their true heirs have been stiffed out of their rightful inheritance in an elaborate effort to steal entire houses in South Florida, investigators say.

The homeowners are dead. But their true heirs have been stiffed out of their rightful inheritance in an elaborate effort to steal entire houses in South Florida, investigators say.