Did you miss these 3 Pines stories? Catch up on restaurants, school safety & more
Three recent stories in Pembroke Pines covered several topics — restaurant food safety violations, a middle school pepper-spray incident and a deadly high-speed crash.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Story 1: Roach infestation forces closure of Mexican restaurant in Pembroke Pines
Health inspectors temporarily shut down Las Cazuelas in west Pembroke Pines after finding dozens of dead and live roaches and several food-safety violations during a routine March 4 visit. After fixing issues like improper food temperatures and missing handwashing supplies, the popular 4.8-star Mexican restaurant passed a follow-up inspection and reopened the next day.
Story 2: Middle school fight ends with police using pepper spray, Pines officials say
A fight between two students in the Silver Trail Middle School cafeteria escalated to the point that a school resource officer used a department-issued pepper spray to break it up. While police say no one was injured, parents and students have flooded social media with questions about whether the chemical agent was necessary and what rules govern its use in schools.
Story 3: One dead after crash on Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines, police say
Police say a driver was killed on March 8 when a speeding vehicle hit the rear passenger side of another car on westbound Pines Boulevard, sending it into the median and two royal palm trees. Investigators believe excessive speed played a key role in the crash, which left no other reported injuries but remains under active review by the traffic unit.
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