January 20, 2023Coconut Creek, Fla. – A Pompano Beach man who forced his way into an apartment and beat up a woman is the basis for this Coconut Creek Police Department Arrest Alert. At 12:24 p.m. on January 15th, officers were dispatched to the 6100 block of North State Road 7, inside Casa Palma, to investigate a robbery home invasion. The investigation determined Jihad Ahmed, age 26, pushed his way into the woman’s apartment and started punching and kicking her. They were known to each other before this incident. He then took several items from the apartment, including an expensive watch. He was gone by the time officers arrived. Officers later arrested Ahmed and charged him with home invasion, burglary with battery, and violating a restraining order. He was taken to the Broward County Jail.