{"id":2210559,"date":"2026-10-21T14:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210559"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:46:28","slug":"florida-police-officer-assumed-dead-mans-identity-moved-into-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210559","title":{"rendered":"Florida Police Officer Assumed Dead Man&#8217;s Identity, Moved Into His Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/16by9\/2026\/10\/21\/bbd69c531ceb465faae71970a880a80e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Florida Police Officer Assumed Dead Man&#8217;s Identity, Moved Into His Home<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Florida Cop<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Busted for Taking Over Dead Man&#8217;s ID<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T07:46:28-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 21, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:46 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a35083e7e69e14fc9cef3b489aedc2e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261021_bbd69c531ceb465faae71970a880a80e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:459b12bc-9293-4acf-940e-388f50200a94\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/4by3\/2026\/10\/21\/bbd69c531ceb465faae71970a880a80e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Louis Sguros mug shot Broward Sheriff&apos;s Office 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Broward Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b852964acf5c612b2afc3d628f839c4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Imagine a police officer finds a man dead during a welfare check, then moves into that residence, renovates it, and lives there for 4 whole years while assuming the man&#8217;s identity!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-86f8fa4bb5c5fc29e321db8fc2016e32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s what authorities say <strong>Brian Louis Sguros<\/strong> &#8212; a cop in Lauderhill, FL &#8212; did, which is why he&#8217;s under arrest for fraud, falsifying official documents, computer crimes to fraudulently obtain property, and using two-way communications to facilitate a felony.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ff519acab2d80cac61be7581246c38fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s Office tells TMZ &#8230; Sguros was arrested Tuesday and booked into the jail without bail for the shocking 4-year-long caper he allegedly committed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6ac983a5477f14bb6c95f8e94597d8c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cops say Sguros abused his authority as a police officer to assume the identity of 71-year-old <strong>Dennis West<\/strong>, who was found dead at his Lauderhill home back on July 11, 2022. Authorities said West died from natural causes, specifically cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-da008ef8848b2216b3c7a02a87b10382\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police say Sguros was a backup officer at the scene during the welfare check when he hatched his plan to take over West&#8217;s property and assume the man&#8217;s identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-61ee11c40da3da0dc9db3874f451388e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sguros allegedly told the medical examiner he was West&#8217;s good buddy, and West had no living relatives &#8230; which was total BS, according to cops.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-44e74df3a6d76f388a3ecd089a07a6bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After moving into West&#8217;s house, Sguros started paying property taxes and utility bills, allegedly under West&#8217;s name &#8230; as if West was still alive &#8212; and cops say he even used West&#8217;s ID to obtain a permit to renovate the pad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9fd9bdb81416a1177713cafe77256ce5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sguros finally screwed up when he allegedly used his personal access code to tap into law enforcement databases to collect information about West.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b7f2dbc3196c475ff1f603fa3fb38fdf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One more misstep &#8230; filing paperwork with Broward County in February 2025 stating he&#8217;d been in possession of West&#8217;s home since August 2022, weeks after West had died. 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