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A victim who’s been left permanently scarred following a botched surgery at a Treasure Coast plastic surgery clinic is speaking with WPBF 25 News. Police said that the clinic was performing unlicensed procedures. While four people now face charges for allegedly performing botched surgeries at Cosmetica Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging in Port St. Lucie between 2021 and 2022, Jaclyn Sterling hopes she and others get more compensation for their injuries. “It was more hurtful to me because I felt betrayed,”

A Pensacola man accused of shooting another man and stealing his truck was arrested on Tuesday, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. 32-year-old Roderick Maurice Rivers was arrested after an incident on June 17. Rivers’s arrest report said deputies were called to Baptist Hospital for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. Deputies spoke with the victim, who said Rivers had taken his vehicle without permission. When the victim went to confront Rivers, an argument

Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood that left a man dead. According to City of Miami Police, the incident occurred at 3320 SW 37th Ave., at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. “3317 Oak Ave. 3317 Oak Ave. Advising of a male shot,” said a 911 dispatcher. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died. Members of the victim’s

A Florida landlord was charged with murder after he allegedly slaughtered a family of four, including two kids ages 5 and 6, and burned their bodies in his backyard fire pit. According to the affidavit obtained from the Clark County Clerk’s office, Pasco County deputies first began looking for 26-year-old Rain Mancini, 25-year-old Phillip Zilliot II, 6-year-old Karma Zilliot and 5-year-old Phillip Zilliot III after a request for a welfare check on June 13. The concerned resident called police after his

A San Carlos Park couple arrested for their involvement in the alleged drugging and molestation of a 13-year-old is scheduled to appear in court. Forty-four-year-old Dwayne Staron is accused of drugging and molesting a 13-year-old girl. His wife, 54-year-old Theresa Staron, is being charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child neglect. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, detectives believe the husband drugged and molested a 13-year-old girl for two years, and Theresa did nothing to stop it. The victim was removed from the

Thomas Deane, a former Canterbury teacher who had been on the run for possessing child pornography, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. According to the Florida State Attorney’s Office, the former lacrosse coach and teacher was arrested in May 2022 after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at his Bonita Springs apartment as part of an investigation.  Following his arrest, Deane bonded out and was fitted with a GPS tracking device on his ankle. He was then

Photo by: wptv A construction worker reportedly fell into the lake at the Gardens of Woodberry residential complex while working on repairing a pipe near the lake Wednesday. Jordan Lee, who has lived in Woodberry for 25 years, said it was early this afternoon when police and fire rescue officials swarmed the area. “First thing I heard was the sirens, and they were loud,” Lee said. He and other neighbors said a group of construction workers had been repairing a

Following a tense standoff on Wednesday afternoon, Port St. Lucie police said a man was found dead inside a vehicle at a shopping plaza. In a post on X at approximately 2 p.m., the Port St. Lucie Police Department said officers responded to the Landings at Tradition, located in the 10500 block of Southwest Village Parkway, for an armed man “barricaded” inside a vehicle. Police told WPTV journalist Cassandra Garcia just before 4 p.m. that the man, identified as Christopher

Medics took two men to an area hospital after a fight at a west Miami-Dade gym led to a stabbing Thursday morning, according to police. A Miami-Dade Police Department spokesperson said it happened at around 8 a.m. at the LA Fitness at 14100 SW Eighth St. near the Tamiami area. That spokesperson said the man stabbed, as well as the “subject,” who was injured in the fight, were both hospitalized and stable as of around 9:45 a.m. Authorities hadn’t yet

A man’s attempt to get away from police in Opa-locka led to a cruiser crash. According to investigators, a Miami-Dade Police sergeant spotted a woman struggling with a man who was trying to force her into his car in the area of Northwest 35th Avenue and 101st Street, at around 11:10 a.m., Sunday. Detectives said the subject fled and struck a marked MDPD vehicle on purpose. After a brief pursuit, police said, the man bailed out of his car and

A 1-year-old baby was left in critical condition on Sunday evening after an apparent near-drowning in Coral Springs. Neighbor told NBC6 that they rushed over to help — one reportedly performing CPR while another called 911. “The 911 operator was on the phone telling me how perform CPR,“ a neighbor said. “There was a lot of water coming out of his lungs.” Officers later arrived at the home near NW 95th Avenue and took over, authorities confirmed. Coral Springs-Parkland Fire

Photo by: WJXT An arrest was made Tuesday in a hit-and-run crash that ended in the death of a 22-year-old over a year ago in Orange Park. Sorie Brown is facing vehicular homicide and other charges, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Jerry Stepp was on his way to pick up his very first paycheck for a paint job he completed at his new job on Feb. 6, 2023, his father, Jerol Stepp, told News4JAX in a previous interview. Jerry was driving on