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A Manatee County man was arrested after deputies say they proved he left his six-year-old child in a hot parked car, killing her. Markise L. Outing, 24, brought a child to a Southern Manatee Fire Department station in Bradenton on May 20, seeking medical attention for the child, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.  Paramedics found the child unconscious, not breathing, and possibly in cardiac arrest. They attempted life-saving measures before taking her to a local hospital for advanced care. She was pronounced dead

A man in Arcadia has been arrested after police say he exposed himself to a minor and took photos of a woman wearing a skirt as she shopped. According to a post from the Arcadia Police Department, officers received multiple complaints about a man exposing himself and acting suspiciously while at three businesses. After an investigation, 36-year-old Johnathan McKeel was arrested for lewd or lascivious exhibition on a victim less than 16 years old and video voyeurism. The Arcadia police department worked with

A 25-year-old woman turned herself in at the Broward County jail on Tuesday to face a felony charge after police said she killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash near her home in Plantation back in 2022. According to Plantation police, the crash happened just before 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2022, in the 400 block of North Hiatus Road. An arrest report states that Emily Fasano, then 23, was driving her 2017 Jeep Renegade when she hit the victim,

A Cape Coral man was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of sexually battering a child. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, James Tabor, 47, began doing this when she was 7 years old. Tabor had a felony warrant for lewd and lascivious molestation issued by detectives at the Cape Coral Police Department and approved by the State Attorney’s Office. The United States Marshals Service Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force and Fort Myers Office began an investigation to find

The driver involved in a deadly Wednesday morning hit-and-run crash that killed a moped rider has turned himself in, the Fort Pierce Police Department (FPPD) indicated in an update. FPPD posted onto its Facebook page around noon that officers were looking for the driver of a Honda Civic that was involved in the wreck. In a late afternoon update, the police department reported the driver was in custody. The update did not identify the driver, nor did it include any possible charges

A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital after she was in a T-bone crash on Wednesday morning.  According to Sheriff Keith Pearson, deputies were responding to another crash, located at Indrio and Old Dixie Road, at around 10:30 a.m.  As deputies cleared the intersection to travel through another vehicle T-boned the deputy’s vehicle as they were attempting to respond to the first crash.  The preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office revealed that the vehicle did not use

Photo by: wfla A driver is believed to have crashed a minivan into a creek in Hillsborough County on Wednesday before running away and abandoning it. The driver lost control while speeding in the Kia Sedona at 1:25 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The minivan struck a guardrail and overturned into a creek, where it was later found abandoned. FHP said the vehicle was unregistered and had an unassigned license plate. The driver left the site of the

A student was arrested during the summer session at Seminole High School after someone tipped off investigators that they had brought a weapon to campus, according to the district. A message sent to parents said the weapon was found inside the student’s backpack; however, the student had not threatened anyone with it. The message did not reveal any information about the student’s identity or what charges they might face. The district also did not say what type of weapon the student brought onto campus.

A Charlotte County man was arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a juvenile girl and took photos of a female in a skirt while she was walking through a store. According to the Arcadia Police Department, on May 28, police received complaints that a man was exposing himself and acting suspiciously at three businesses. Detectives identified the man as Jonathan Mckeel, 36. The investigation found that Mckeel reportedly exposed himself to a juvenile girl and took photos of a

Photo by: wear Escambia County Fire Rescue extinguished a house fire Tuesday morning. It took place at the 400 block of Old Corry Field Road at 7:03 a.m. Approximately 50% of the home was immersed in flames, according to ECFR. ECFR says the fire department brought the incident under control by 7:19 a.m. and had the fire completely distinguished by 7:32 a.m. The State Fire Marshal’s Office was notified and are investigating the cause of the fire. There were no

A 54-year-old woman was killed and a baby boy was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated St. Lucie County on Tuesday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the woman was driving a 2013 Ford Edge along South Brocksmith Road, just north of State Road 70. According to the crash report, the woman left the roadway, heading onto the northbound grass shoulder. The front of the Ford then collided with a mailbox and overturned. The overturned