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An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in the water in Sunny Isles Beach. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed a Sunny Isles Police boat recovering the body in the area of 400 Sunny Isles Blvd. According to Miami-Dade Police, a passerby discovered the body around 9:50 a.m. Monday and alerted authorities. Police said the woman’s body showed no obvious signs of trauma, and the incident is currently classified as an unclassified death investigation. The woman’s identity is

A driver who, police said, shoplifted a liquor store in Fort Lauderdale and then crashed into a neighbor’s fence in Wilton Manors was transported to the hospital. Wilton Manors Police and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived at the home along the 2800 block of Northeast 10th Terrace, Monday afternoon. According to police, the driver stole a bottle of liquor from the store and after leaving the store, he returned to steal more. When he returned to the store, the suspect,

Two teenagers are facing charges for brutally attacking and killing a hearing-impaired man in his driveway, according to the Orlando Police Department (OPD). According to OPD, on March 21, Robert Bowen, 50, was robbed and left for dead outside his home on Watch Hill Road. Bowen, who was beaten, stabbed, and shot, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. “I heard gunshots – about three or four shots,” said Rita Noble. “I jumped up out of

The Tampa Police Department (TPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a man who was found in an “advanced stage of decomposition” in Tampa on June 21. At approximately 11:54 a.m., officers responded to the 17000 block of Dona Michelle Drive following a report of a dead person. When they arrived, officers found a body and later located a Florida driver’s license, which was used to identify the victim. During their investigation, detectives determined that before the incident,

 A man was injured in a stabbing incident that occurred Monday in Opa-locka, the city confirmed in a press release Tuesday morning. According to the release, Opa-locka police were called to 3125 Northwest 132nd Terrace in reference to a stabbing. Police arrived and found a man who was stabbed multiple times in his body, including in the head and legs, it states. Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue personnel arrived to treat the man’s injuries and took him to the Ryder Trauma Center at

Photo by: Nick Bollea was arrested for DUI in Nov. 2023. Image is courtesy of the Clearwater Police Department.  A judge suspended the license of Nick Bollea, the son of famed wrestler Hulk Hogan, and sentenced him to probation, following an arrest in Clearwater last year.  On Friday, Bollea pleaded guilty to DUI and violating the ‘Move Over’ law.  In addition to having his license suspended for a year and being placed on a 12-month probation, which he can ask

An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Intracoastal Waterway near George English Park. Fort Lauderdale Police recovered the body around 10 a.m. Tuesday. The park is located on the north side of Sunrise Boulevard. Compassionate Legal Assistance for Victims of Felony Offenses Victims of felony offenses often face profound emotional and financial hardships. At Ovadia Law Group, we offer compassionate legal assistance to help you seek justice and recover from the impact of these crimes. Our

A Lake Wales woman was arrested Monday after running over a man who was carrying a baby, with her car during an argument, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Aaliyah Ross, 27, was arrested in Orange County. According to the sheriff’s office, Ross and a 25-year-old man were arguing when she got into her vehicle and “she lunged forward in the car like she was going to run over him.” The man was holding a 16-month-old child when she

Photo by: (WPLG) An investigation is underway after a shooting was reported Tuesday morning at a business center in Miramar, authorities confirmed. According to Miramar Detective Yessenia Diaz, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, the shooting was reported in the area of the Miramar Park Commerce in the 10900 block of Enterprise Way. She said the 911 caller reported that there was at least one victim. Sky 10 was above the scene shortly before 11 a.m. as

A Boca Raton teenager fled from deputies in the upper Florida Keys after a reckless hit-and-run early Sunday morning, deputies said. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Maxwell Daniel Burgan, 19, was spotted speeding through a construction zone in a Chevrolet pickup truck northbound on U.S. Highway 1 near mile marker 84 at about 12:21 a.m. Authorities said Burgan fled from deputies in a Chevrolet pickup truck while continuing to speed, driving recklessly in the wrong lanes and swerving through

Florida investigators have launched a homicide investigation after two teenagers were rushed to the hospital from a Fort Myers restaurant and one of them died hours after returning home. Ava Hulett, 19, was out with a group at Pelican Larry’s Raw Bar and Grill when she and at least one friend suffered from medical emergencies, according to her family’s attorney, Anthony Rickman. She later returned home, but her family found her unresponsive hours later.  “She went from there to the hospital,” Rickman

 A 20-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly flying to Florida to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer following an “online altercation” that the pair had gotten into after meeting in the virtual fantasy world of ArcheAge, police say.  Edward Kang is now facing an attempted second-degree murder charge after the assault that unfolded early Sunday in Fernandina Beach, which left the victim with severe but non-life-threatening head injuries, according to Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper.  “I just want to let