depscribe's photos with the keyword: Broward County

As the body of her murdered sister is taken away, a young woman places her hand on the body bag. It happened on a bright Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale. Olympus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

Shots are fired, and officers dive to the ground. Olympus OM-1, 200mm Zuiko, Tri-X

A crime-scene technician hopes to help solve the murder of the Fort Lauderdale woman. Olympus OM-1, 200mm Zuiko, Tri-X

In due course, the shooter is apprehended. Olumpus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

As police process the crime scene, bullet holes are visible in the apartment door. The big hole above the apartment number is where a gas grenade went in -- hence the exhaust fan. Olympus OM-1 with Rollei strobe, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

As the building was surrounded, officers prepared to go in and get the shooter. Olympus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X

A process server sent to evict a Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, apartment dweller received a slug through the door for his efforts. Police descended, not knowing what they were dealing with. Olympus OM-1, 200mm Zuiko, Tri-X

Broken branches showed the path of the fatal flight. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

The pilot had gotten his license a short time before. He had taken the plane without permission, had loaded up three of his friends -- his best friend and their girlfriends -- and took off. They flew into a thunderstorm. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

It was a stormy Friday night. A spectator at a highschool football game saw a small airplane, illuminated by a flash of lightning. It was low and was headed straight down. Firefighters searched through the night, but it was not until after sunrise that the wreckage was found, in a marshy area near Florida's famous Inverrary golf course. The police wanted news people kept away. Firemen loaned me boots and a fireman's bunker coat. Into the swamp we trudged. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

Some parts were still identifiable, but most were not. The crash site was fairly compact. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

As firemen and police looked on helplessly, the truck's gas tank ruptured, engulfing the man in flames. Afterwards, all that was identifiable were the few charred dollar bills that had been in the driver's billfold. Olympus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X, D-76

A driver in a small car cut off this tractor-trailer, full of supplies for the Mister Donut chain. The truck's driver swerved to avoid the car, but his truck skidded and fell over, pinning him inside. Then a fire broke out in the trailer. Olympus OM-1, 35mm Zuiko, Tri-X, D-76

One of the most colorful politicians in a state famous for such, John Lomelo Jr. was mayor of the City of Sunrise, Florida, from its establishment as a city no longer owned by its developer to his conviction for having shaken down developers. A personable fellow fond of singing "My Way" in local watering holes, he floated a revenue bond issue to build a theater in the (ultimately successful) hope that Frank Sintra would perform in Lomelo's town. Lomelo had a door disguised as a bookcase in his office, but he did not have a huge bump on his noggin. That was an item on the shelf behind him, and it went unnoticed until the picture appeared in the newspaper. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

I liked the converging shapes. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76