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 An argument over an electric shaver led a Miami Gardens man to severely beat an 83-year-old man Thursday evening, leading to his arrest, according to police. Jeffrey Doster, a convicted felon who’s had several stints in state prison dating back to the early 1980s, is facing a charge of aggravated battery on a person 65 or older, a first-degree felony. According to Miami Gardens police, officers responded to the incident location, which was redacted from an arrest report, and found the victim

A teenage girl is seriously injured following a collision with a vehicle on Thursday. According to the Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD), the call came just before 4:30 p.m. about the collision on Australian Ave. At this time, it’s unclear how old the girl is or the car’s make and model. This is a developing new story After a car accident, you need a legal team that will fight aggressively for your rights. Ovadia Law Group is known for its

Three workers were hospitalized Thursday after an explosion involving an oven at Hard Rock Stadium, fire officials said. Footage from Chopper 6 showed several fire trucks near the northwest gate of the stadium. The incident happened at the concession stand on the club level of the stadium, a spokesperson from Hard Rock Stadium said. The extent of the workers’ injuries was unclear. Hazmat units responded to the scene to reports of smelling gas. The stadium spokesperson said the cause of

Photo by: local10 Miami police are investigating what led up to a crash Thursday morning that left a blue car on top of a fire hydrant. The crash was reported at 6:38 a.m. in the area of Northwest Second Place and 62nd Street. According to Officer Mike Vega, who is also a spokesman for the police department, the blue Toyota Corolla collided with a dump truck before coming to a final rest on top of the fire hydrant. He said

 A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed and a 23-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured Thursday night when a box truck drove into their path on Philips Highway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to the FHP report, the motorcyclists were headed north in the right lane on Philips Highway, just south of Lenoir Avenue, at about 10:20 p.m. when a box truck turning from Philips Highway southbound onto Lenoir Avenue crossed in front of them. Troopers said the 64-year-old man from Lake

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old after he reportedly drove around Tallahassee to multiple locations and fired a gun. Davonte Williams was arrested on charges of discharging a firearm in public and carrying a concealed firearm because LCSO said he is under 21 and does not fall under the Constitutional Carry statute. He is being held in the Leon County Detention Facility. LCSO spokesperson Shonda Knight told the Tallahassee Democrat that a Florida Highway Patrol trooper attempted to

A suspect is dead after a shootout and a standoff at an apartment complex on Thursday, according to Tampa police. The scene unfolded at the Meridian Pointe Apartments off E. Hillsborough Ave. between 22nd St. and 30th St. Police Chief Lee Bercaw said officers were following up on a previous case around 3:30 p.m. when they learned the suspect in that case was in the complex. When officers found the suspect, he ran and fired his pistol at police, Bercaw said. The

A suspect has been arrested after a man was killed following a Friday morning shooting in Orange County. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 7300 block of Lake Underhill Road around 9 a.m. after reports of a shooting. There, deputies say they found a man in his 40s who had been shot. The man was transported to the hospital but later died from his injuries. The man was later identified as 48-year-old Steve Torruella Rodriguez.

A 22-year-old Ocala man has been arrested on battery and assault charges after he allegedly punched and bit his boyfriend inside a car they were living in and threatened to harm him with scissors. On Wednesday, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy made contact with the male victim who advised that his boyfriend, Azuriah Jamal Daniels, had attacked him inside a Nissan Altima that they lived in, according to the arrest report. The victim told the deputy that he had

Photo by: South Trail Fire & Rescue District A vehicle collided with a column outside of Anthony’s Ladies Apparel located on College Parkway Thursday afternoon. According to South Trail Fire and Rescue, the vehicle drove onto the front strip mall sidewalk and hit a decorative exterior column. The collision then sent a concrete planter into a window of the apparel store. Fire officials said there were no injuries, and no structural damage was reported. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m.

An Orange County deputy faces new charges after he was caught stalking a Seminole County detective who investigated him earlier this year for possessing child pornography, according to the Mt. Dora Police Department. Court records show Cpl. James Montiel was arrested for aggravated stalking Monday, mere months after he was accused of possessing obscene videos of underage youth. The alleged stalking apparently began even before Montiel’s initial, May 17 arrest, as he searched for the detective and her relatives on a law

Police are investigating after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in St. Petersburg Thursday night. The St. Petersburg Police Department said officers responded to a home on 11th Avenue South around 9:42 p.m. after receiving reports about the shooting. When they arrived, officers found Veondre Hargrove, who had already passed away inside the home. Police said it’s still early in the investigation, and additional information will be provided when it’s available. There are no other details at this time.