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An elderly Boynton Beach man died Wednesday afternoon, nearly a week after the SUV he was driving went off the road and struck a tree, authorities confirmed. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) confirmed Robert Stein passed away while in hospice care for the injuries he suffered in the wreck. The crash report states Stein, 92, was heading west on Boynton Beach Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. on August 8, and approaching the traffic light at the Lawrence Road intersection.

A Jacksonville man already in custody for unlawful sexual activity with a minor, now faces one count of second-degree murder in the death of a child in a separate case, the sheriff’s office said. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said on February 18, officers were notified of an unresponsive child at Allison Street, off Lowell Avenue. Fire Rescue rushed the child to a nearby hospital, but the girl was pronounced dead by medical staff. The medical examiner’s office determined that

A Chipley man is dead after an accident on Highway 90 and New Prospect Road in Washington County on Wednesday. According to a news release, the incident happened at 12:17 p.m., as the 70-year-old man was heading West on US Highway 90. The driver failed to maintain a single lane resulting in his vehicle exiting the south side of the road, and overturned in the ditch, FHP officials confirmed. The driver’s next of kin have been notified, no other information

A man and a woman were followed home, robbed and shot after winning a casino jackpot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.  The crime happened on Aug. 2 after the victims won a large prize from a slot machine, NBC affiliate WFLA reported. The pair was allegedly followed to a home in Riverside, a city about 13 miles southeast of Tampa, by two men.  The suspects were identified as Marcus Jenkins, 34, and Tristin Wright, 36.  Doorbell

A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history who held a Miami Beach commissioner at gunpoint earlier this year has escaped a treatment center in South Florida. Miami Beach Police need the public’s help to look for Christopher Pitre, who was arrested back in April for over a dozen charges, including burglary and aggravated assault with a firearm. Police believe the 35-year-old Pitre is responsible for multiple burglaries, thefts and other crimes in Miami Beach. Back in April, police said Pitre held

A Colorado dentist is under arrest in a shocking child sex case. Authorities say the dentist flew to West Palm Beach to engage in sexual activity with what he thought was a mother and her daughter, who was just nine years old. The details of this case are spelled out in a federal criminal complaint. Authorities say when the dentist arrived at Palm Beach International Airport a few days ago to meet a woman and her little girl for sex,

Newly released officer-worn body camera video captured the aftermath of what authorities described as a hate crime on a postal worker in Fort Lauderdale that led to a man’s arrest. Fort Lauderdale Police officers’ body cameras were rolling as they arrived at the scene of the incident on the afternoon of Oct. 24, 2023. “What happened? I see a little bit of blood on your right,” an officer said to the mail carrier. “He grabbed me. He took my hijab

Photo by: wptv A family in Port St. Lucie is left concerned for their son’s safety after they went to pick up Jackson Critelli, a kindergartner at Oak Hammock K-8 School, only to realize he went missing at the end of his first day of school. WPTV followed up on a tip received from the Critelli family, leading Reporter Joel Lopez to St. Lucie County to get answers as to how the mix-up, that led 5-year-old Jackson Critelli to go missing

Cape Coral police say one person was found dead, lying in the grass after an overnight shooting on NW 25th Place. Police say they responded to shots fired at a home off NW 25th Place around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. An NBC2 morning photographer on the scene counted at least 13 evidence markers in the roadway when he first arrived around midnight. After a negligent shooting, victims often face not only physical injuries but also emotional trauma and financial hardships.

Photo by: wear A Cantonment man is critically injured after a crash on US Highway 29 north of Tate School Road Wednesday, according to FHP. According to Florida Highway Patrol, The 41-year-old man was driving a motorcycle traveling north on US Highway 29, where a 77-year-old Pensacola woman driving a sedan was exiting to go south on US Highway 29. FHP says the motorcycle collided with the sedan. The man was transported by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital with critical

 The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected murder-suicide that left a woman and man dead. According to HCSO, on Wednesday night, their Communications Center received a call regarding two possibly dead people in a parking lot at the HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital at 6001 Webb Road.  Once on the scene, deputies found two dead people, a woman with gunshot wounds and a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. HCSO reported this appears to be an isolated incident with

 A man lying on the ground was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a deadly hit-and-run. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) the hit-and-run occurred on NW 31st Ave in Oakland Park. Deputies say at around 6:30 a.m. on Monday its communication line received a report of a possible hit-and-run with injuries. BSO deputies and Oakland Fire Rescue responded to the scene where they found Fritznel Pericles lying in the parking lot with injuries that were