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An officer was shot while responding to an armed burglary on Hutchinson Island, according to the Fort Pierce Police Department (FPPD). FPPD reported that on Sunday morning, just before 6 a.m., officers responded to an armed burglary on Bayshore Drive near the Seaway Market & Deli. Fort Pierce Police Department Chief Diane Hobley-Burney said three officers responded. “We (FPPD) arrived approximately six minutes after the initial call was there. So we responded quickly,” said Chief Hobley-Burney. Upon arrival, officers stated

A 25-year-old woman shot Saturday in Beulah has died from her injuries. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the update Wednesday morning, saying a death investigation is now underway. The incident happened Saturday night at a home on Cali Lane. Deputies arrived to the home before she was transported to the hospital. No further details were released on the circumstances of the shooting. An investigation is ongoing. At Ovadia Law Group, we are committed to fighting for the rights of victims of

A man arrested early Tuesday by Osceola County deputies is accused of throwing a 10-year-old girl out of his pickup truck and leaving her to walk home in the dead of night amid a visitation dispute, according to the sheriff’s office. Hector Serrano, 30, faces a charge child neglect without great bodily harm. He was booked at the Osceola County Jail on a $2,500 bond, records show. A deputy responded around 12:47 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Scott Boulevard

A Tennessee man was arrested in Destin on Monday on charges of child abuse and battery after a road rage incident, according to an arrest report. The report states that 34-year-old William Goforth possibly got cut off on the road by a driver in a red Toyota truck that was turning east on US Highway 98. The driver was later identified as a juvenile. Goforth then drove around the Toyota driver and began break-checking, leading to both vehicles stopping on

A Crestview woman was charged with animal cruelty on Monday after taking her roommate’s pet jumping spider and drowning it in Ginger Ale, according to an arrest report. The arrest report states that 43-year-old Ilena Rasmussen texted her roommate and admitted to drowning the jumping spider after the roommate said she could not find her pet spider or its cage. According to the report, Rasmusen took the $70 spider while Marrero was away from their shared home. Rasmussen was released

Springfield police are warning their residents about an old scam that is still taking advantage of the unsuspecting. Only this time they say they caught the scammer. According to officials, 61-year-old Antonio Brown called a Springfield resident Thursday, telling them they won $850,000 and a new car from the Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. Brown allegedly told the victim he needed $800 for the taxes and would be at their house in an hour to collect it. He knew the victim’s name,

 A high-speed police chase through Downtown Panama City ended Tuesday morning with the suspect crashing. The chase happened around 11:00 a.m. when a Bay County Sheriff’s deputy tried to pull over a silver Camaro. As the deputy was trying to get information, they said the driver fled the scene. Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol state troopers joined the chase along West Highway 98. When the suspect reached the corner of Arthur Avenue and 13th Street, he apparently hit a stop

A Cape Coral man has been arrested after allegedly ignoring veterinarian instructions due to financial struggles, leading to his dog’s poor quality of life and suffering. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, on April 28, at around 12:55 p.m., 61-year-old Oscar Alvarez took Titan, an 8-year-old Male Shih Tzu, to VetNow regarding a large mass the size of a baseball that was covering Titan’s face and started to rupture. The mass reportedly made it difficult for Titan to breathe, and he couldn’t

A teenager was taken to jail overnight for allegedly shooting a driver in Orlando who crashed and died earlier this month. The Orlando Police Department said the incident happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. on July 14 at Lawne Boulevard and Lake Lawne Avenue, near Lake Lawne Park. Officers arrived at the scene of a vehicle that had crashed into a nearby home. Inside the crashed vehicle, police found the driver who had been shot. He died at the scene.  Police

A Fort Myers man convicted in the 2020 murder of a man and his dog during an altercation while both walked their pets will spend life behind bars, a judge ruled Tuesday. Lee Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson on Tuesday sentenced Luis Anthony Walker, 49, to life. A jury in May convicted him of second-degree murder; improper exhibition of a firearm, and aggravated animal cruelty. Special findings by the jury on the murder charge were that a firearm was used and that Walker

A former ballerina charged in the fatal shooting of her husband was convicted of manslaughter late Tuesday in Florida, hours after a jury began considering her claim that the shooting four years ago was in self-defense, NBC News reported. Ashley Benefield, 33, had been charged with second-degree murder, but the panel convicted her of the lesser crime in the killing of Doug Benefield on Sept. 27, 2020. After the verdict was announced, the judge revoked Benefield’s $100,000 bond and remanded her to the

Police responded to a home that appeared to be hit by gunfire early Tuesday in Miami. The shooting happened at around 2:55 a.m. near Northwest 11th Street and Northwest 10th Avenue, according to authorities. “Shots were fired into an occupied dwelling,” Miami Police said. NBC6 crews on scene saw several police officers outside the home, canvassing the area, and at least two bullet holes outside the residence. The homeowner told NBC6 that at least six people were inside the house