Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal News Chris Gothner COCONUT CREEK Police said a woman decided to rob the Dairy Queen at 5405 Lyons Road in Coconut Creek but only got away with chump change Leer en español Fetting was booked into the Broward County jail on a robbery charge Friday, while in the midst of serving state prison time for multiple robbery and drug charges in Palm Beach County the robbery happened on the afternoon of Feb Authorities said she brandished a black handgun and ordered the clerk to give her money from the register According to an Instagram post by Coconut Creek police she was arrested by Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputies a day later but is only now making her way back to Broward state records show that Fetting served nearly three years of a four-year sentence after a conviction for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon battery on a law enforcement officer and grand theft stemming from a 2003 arrest in Osceola County awaiting an arraignment hearing scheduled for Wednesday She’ll be facing Broward County Judge Marina Garcia-Wood Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal News Andrew Perez – A zoning dispute has turned into a fight about school choice Leer en español a South Florida family is looking to the courts for clarification Andy Cody and Michelle Patton have taught their kids and their kids’ friends and family members at their property but the city of Coconut Creek insists what they actually had was an illegal school “I want to be recognized as a homeschool,” said Patton I want to be able to offer the beautiful farm life we have here to other families.” Patton said she started homeschooling her kids at their ranch in Coconut Creek with around 17 students and their parents involved as outdoor activities were mixed with textbook education The city didn’t see it that way and filed to cut the power at Redstone Ranch citing school safety concerns such as a lack of sprinklers or fire alarms “There’s a ton of different hoops at the state level that I have jumped through to make sure I am providing my kids with a well-rounded education and that really is all that we have right now is friends and family at our homeschool co-op,” said Patton “I think that there’s a big gray area on what constitutes a school versus a home school program,” added Cody The family says they even receive state-approved funding specifically for homeschooling but city officials say concerns with Redstone Ranch began long before this debate including a host of code violations such as building structures without permits and a barn fire allegedly killed a horse last year The owners argue they can build as an agricultural business but city commissioners say it’s not so cut and dry “The primary issue is real simple,” said Coconut Creek Commissioner Josh Rydell “It’s not about what’s going on there or how they’re operating legally A lot of times they’re not actually following Coconut Creek building code.” seeking clarification from the courts about their homeschool setup and their agricultural business The city of Coconut Creek is considering a lawsuit to get the violations and growth to stop if mediation doesn’t work Read the lawsuit and additional filings below: Andrew Perez is a South Florida native who joined the Local 10 News team in May 2014 A vicious 19-month feud between condo neighbors that allegedly started over an outdoor barbecue has spilled into the courtroom and an upcoming election in a small Broward city Residents of Coconut Creek — a city of about 58,000 people just west of Deerfield Beach — are set to vote for three commission seats on March 11 But the race for District B has raised eyebrows with one city hall hopeful facing multiple lawsuits from her opponent and others in her community who accuse her of defamation who emigrated from South Africa in 2001 and bills herself as an author and activist is campaigning to unseat incumbent commissioner Jacqueline Railey who currently serves as the city’s Vice Mayor Railey is also the president of the community council for Wynmoor Village a 55-and-up condo community made up of more than 5,000 units where Sklaar lives A dispute over the placement of an outdoor barbecue pad near the condo building where Sklaar lives began two years ago The argument prompted Sklaar to post vehemently about Railey on social media and on YouTube accusing her of using her position for personal gain and calling Railey's leadership "tyrannical rule." Sklaar's YouTube channel has more than 40 videos dedicated to slamming Railey Broward County officials and other leaders of the Wynmoor Community Council READ MORE: 2025 Florida Legislature: Top 10 issues to watch in upcoming legislative session Her lawsuit alleges Sklaar has waged a campaign of attacks against the vice mayor accusing her of harming the elderly residents of Wynmoor Railey’s complaint relays a number of Facebook posts from Sklaar calling Railey a “crazy harpy,” accusing Railey of stealing from Wynmoor residents and claiming Railey is part of a “criminal enterprise” that rigs the bidding process for condominium improvements "She just makes accusations and she twists and turn things to make it seem like there's a violation," said Mark Bogen Railey's attorney representing her in the suit Sklaar said she began her commission bid and her postings on social media as a way to stand up for her neighbors against a perceived lack of regard by the city commission and Wynmoor Community Council Much of her platform has to do with unseating Railey and voting differently from the rest of the commission I'm standing to make sure residents' interests are protected every single step of the way," Sklaar told WLRN but in her lawsuit she strongly denies her opponent’s claims Her complaint states that each of Sklaar’s statements are untrue defamatory and made with “reckless disregard” for their falsity The defamation suit is ongoing and will likely continue past the March 11 election day At a Coconut Creek government meeting on Jan. 9, Railey secured permission from the commission to hire an independent investigator to probe Sklaar's claims against her, as reported by Coconut Creek Talk Sklaar continues to attack Railey on multiple social media platforms Sklaar has 43 videos dedicated to Railey and Wynmoor that she began uploading last May she posted videos about Biblical characters and stories opens with a cartoon of Sklaar kicking a cartoon of Railey from behind Other videos have thumbnails featuring cartoon mock-ups showing Wynmoor leaders and local officials as demons or monsters Sklaar went as far as creating a GoFundMe fundraising page last March titled “Help stop elder abuse by greedy condo creeps.” and I’m fundraising for elderly residents who are being financially raped and subjected to health hazards in a condo association in Florida,” the GoFundMe description reads in part The GoFundMe has raised $8,845 at the time of writing Sklaar tells WLRN the money is sitting in her personal bank account and she plans to only use it to pay for legal fees when she sues Railey and Wynmoor’s leadership She said she aims to subpoena the condo’s financial documents to prove her claims against Railey they then sued me for defamation,” Sklaar said “The money from the GoFundMe will only be used to benefit the [condo] owners Sklaar’s fundraising effort also earned her a legal challenge from another government official: Railey's attorney who also serves as a commissioner for Broward County Bogen is among those targeted in Sklaar’s YouTube channel — he is depicted as a werewolf in the thumbnail for a video titled "Commissioner Bogen of Broward Becomes Unhinged." He sued Sklaar in August after her GoFundMe page displayed a $100 donation under the name “Mark Bogen,” which had not come from the county commissioner there were names on there I knew were not legitimate I then sued her to have my name taken off,” Bogen told WLRN Sklaar said the bogus Bogen donation was not her own doing and she removed his name by the time she was served his lawsuit The judge dropped the case once Bogen's name was removed and ordered Sklaar to pay Bogen’s legal fees “A lot of the donors would donate money in fictitious names,” Sklaar said Bogen said he believes voters won't be swayed by the mudslinging involved in this particular race "I think the voters are smart enough to know the truth and I don’t think it’s going to change any results," Bogen said Sklaar faces additional defamation suits from the Wynmoor community’s chief financial officer and a community council administrator the political newcomer claims she filed a complaint against Railey and the Wynmoor Community Council with the Broward State Attorney's Office and that the office opened an investigation Both the Broward and Miami-Dade State Attorneys' offices told WLRN they cannot confirm or deny the existence of an investigation Polling locations for Coconut Creek’s March 11 election day can be found on the city’s website In Broward County's municipal elections longtime Deerfield Beach commissioner Todd Drosky defeated Dan Herz — who pledged to “Make Deerfield Beach Great Again” — in the race to be the city's next mayor Another notable result came in Coconut Creek’s District B where Jacqueline Railey comfortably defeated Philippa Sklaar in a commission seat election marred by social media vitriol and defamation lawsuits Tuesday's vote was marked with low turnout Votes were cast on Tuesday by fewer than 10% of 271,845 eligible voters in Coconut Creek Broward’s Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said that the low turnout was expected largely due to a state law that requires voters to redo their vote-by-mail requests after every even-numbered year “ There's a lot of people out there who probably have no idea there was an election They got a vote by mail ballot back in November and they would assume that they would get a vote by mail ballot today for this election but they did not because they had to sign up all over again,” said Scott Scott said his staff did education and outreach on renewing vote-by-mail requests in the cities who voted in the 2025 municipal election and plan to expand those efforts countywide this summer Voters across the city voted for new commissioners Each race was won comfortably by the incumbent District B’s race was by far the most contentious with newcomer Philippa Sklaar frequently attacking Vice Mayor Jacqueline Railey on social media for more than a year READ MORE: Coconut Creek election marked by feud and defamation lawsuits The mayor's seat had been vacated by Bill Ganz after he was termed out Candidate Dan Herz made waves with his promise of “making Deerfield Beach great again” and used social media Caryl Berner and Timothy "Chaz" Steven both dropped out of the race but after the deadline that would have removed their names from the ballot Here are the preliminary results for Deerfield Beach: With Winston Barnes not seeking reelection for the commission's seat 3 in Miramar after serving for 22 years and seat 4 opening up because its incumbent Alexandra Davis was voted into a seat on the Broward County Commission The race for seat 3 received attention due to the candidacy of Keith “Papa Keith” Walcott locally famous for his job as a DJ for 103.5 FM The Beat Cherasard taking the seat with over 50% of ballots Yvette Colbourne won easily against a write-in campaign for Luis Pedraza though "somebody else" and Miami Heat legend Glen Rice also received one vote each Here are the preliminary results for Miramar: Pembroke Pines did not have an elected official on the ballot but voters did decide on eight ballot questions voters approved a general obligation bond of $230 million constructing and improving a new police station You can follow the vote count across the county on the Broward Supervisor of Elections website. Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal News Amanda Batchelor – A woman was arrested last week after she spat in the face of a school campus monitor in Coconut Creek Leer en español According to an arrest report obtained Monday by Local 10 News pulled into the parking lot around 11:45 a.m told officers that the glare of the sun on the car’s windshield prevented him from identifying the driver so he then looked closer at the driver’s side of the vehicle Gomez then stepped out of her vehicle and repeatedly asked Simpkins if he had a problem with her Police said Simpkins told Gomez that she was the one who had a problem although he couldn’t remember the names she called him told him she wanted to fight his aunt and then proceeded to spit in his face Police said Simpkins then removed himself and notified his boss about what had happened Gomez was arrested Thursday on a charge of battery on a school employee A motive for the alleged incident was not mentioned in the arrest report and it’s unclear why she had driven to the school Gomez was no longer appearing in the online jail database Gomez claimed that Simpkins has bullied her 13-year-old nephew and has antagonized her telling her that his aunt would beat her up She said she eventually left the school due to his bullying A spokeswoman for the school district confirmed to Local 10 News that Gomez was hired as a Clerk Typist II at Lyons Creek Middle School in August 2021 The spokeswoman said she resigned in January 2025 Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com