FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — By day, River Market is one of Fort Lauderdale’s busiest shopping destinations. Families dine outside restaurants. Customers shop at Whole Foods, Sephora, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lululemon, and other retailers along North Federal Highway between Sunrise and Oakland Park boulevards.
But after sunset, Local 10 News documented something shoppers, employees and even the city’s mayor said they had no idea was happening.
Over several nights, Local 10 observed multiple people released from prison remaining overnight at or near the shopping center. Several individuals currently under Florida Department of Corrections supervision independently told Local 10 they are required to report to the area each evening and remain there overnight.
Some said they sleep in their vehicles. Others said they simply find a…
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Absolutely disgusting. Look how many people, including area residents and retail employees, are terrified to go on record about this. Is this a free society? As we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary this weekend, remember that parts of it resemble Saddam Hussein’s Iraq more than they do the cities that gave birth to the American Revolution.