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A Miami woman is facing a first-degree felony charge after police said she assaulted a west Miami-Dade pet store worker over a purchase of crickets. According to Miami-Dade police, the incident happened in May at the Petsmart at 8241 W. Flagler St. in the unincorporated Fontainebleau area. The suspect, Jenevi Lia Hidalgo, 24, of Flagami, turned herself in to police on Monday. An arrest report states that Hidalgo went to the store just before 7 p.m. on May 20 and

Crews from the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District responded to a residential fire at 4:32 a.m. Monday, at 4020 Coconut Circle North. Lewis Guerriero, owner of Louie’s Place Recovery Residence, was devastated by the loss. He explained they suspect the fire started in the lanai, sparked by a cord connected to a battery, and quickly spread through the back of the house. All eight residents inside the sober living home escaped unharmed, but the property has been declared unsalvageable. Tragically,

A woman and two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery and shootout outside a Miramar Flanigan’s earlier this month after police said they left a trail of evidence behind after the crime. Derricka Johnson, 36, Byron Williams, 18, and Keenan Clark, 21, have been arrested on armed robbery charges in the July 11 incident, Miramar Police officials said Tuesday. According to an arrest report, a man and his girlfriend had been eating in the Flanigan’s at 11225 Miramar

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday after reportedly fleeing from a traffic stop on Interstate 75 northbound and crashing into a pickup truck and trailer in south Fort Myers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers tried to stop a motorcycle traveling on the shoulder of I-75 northbound near mile marker 118 in Lee County. The motorcyclist fled from troopers, heading north on I-75 at a high rate of speed. FHP said the motorcyclist rear-ended a pickup truck and trailer

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says one man is dead and one teen was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Lehigh Acres. Investigators say around 7 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to 28th St SW in Lehigh Acres for reports of shots fired outside of a home. NBC2 crews are on the scene at 28th Street Southwest where they say crime scene tape is still blocking off the area. Crews say they saw investigators collecting shell casings

Photo by: Cassie Reed Firefighters responded to an explosion in an Ocala shopping plaza that houses several restaurants and a laundromat. Multiple crews with Ocala Fire Rescue arrived at the scene near NE 14th St and NE 25th Ave. early Tuesday evening. Initial reports indicated an explosion occurred at the Classic Laundromat & Dry Cleaners, injuring four people, one of whom was transported as a trauma alert.  A woman working nearby at a gas station said she was assisting a

Photo by:  Martin County Fire Rescue One person had to be removed from their vehicle after a rollover crash in Martin County. Martin County Fire Rescue says the two-car crash happened near Southeast Kanner Highway and Southeast Pomeroy. At this time Kanner Highway for those traveling west is shut down. MCFR asks that people seek alternate routes and to prepare for delays. Car accidents can turn your life upside down in an instant, leaving you with injuries, medical bills, and

Photo by: Martin County Fire Rescue Firefighters responded to a distressing scene on Tuesday morning after a bulldozer reportedly struck a man. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said at around 11 a.m., crews responded to SW 35th Street, off SW Deroe Avenue to help extricate the man. Upon arrival, emergency crews worked swiftly to free the injured man from the machinery. Once out, he was airlifted by helicopter to a trauma center in serious condition, MCFR said. The circumstances surrounding

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Four people died in a house fire in Plant City early Wednesday morning. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to a home on County Line Road by a person who said they were one of three people trapped inside. Firefighters arrived eight minutes later to find flames and smoke throughout the mobile home. Crews found three people inside and pulled them out through a bedroom window, but they did not survive. A fourth person

Photo by: Fox13news A man died after he was electrocuted at a work site on Tuesday, according to Tampa police. TPD said officers responded around 2 p.m. along Nedro Road, not far from Rowlett Park. One man was found dead at the scene while a second man also suffered an electric shock and went to the hospital with minor injuries, police said. OSHA is investigating. Electrocution accidents can cause severe injuries, leaving victims with lasting physical and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law

Miami-Dade police investigated a shooting Tuesday morning that left one person injured. It happened at around 10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Northeast 117th Street, just south of North Miami. The victim, described by police as a male, was shot in the leg and taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, police said. Police didn’t specify his age. A Miami-Dade Police Department spokesperson said he was uncooperative. Authorities have not yet said whether they’ve identified a suspect or a motive.

Miami Beach police arrested a man on a DUI manslaughter charge Monday after they said he drove at nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz SUV into a palm tree in mid-July, killing his passenger. According to an arrest report, the crash happened just before 3 a.m. on July 10 at the curve of West 63rd Street and Alton Road. Police said North Beach resident Hakeem Jerrod Smith, 27, was driving a black Mercedes-Benz GLE350 above