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Photo by: NbcMiami A driver was hospitalized after a car crashed into a business at a North Lauderdale shopping plaza Friday morning. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at the plaza at 943 Southwest 71st Avenue. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the vehicle, a white Volkswagen sedan, crashed into the front of the business. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said the driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver told deputies his gas pedal somehow became

A man who was armed with a shotgun and rifle was shot and killed by a deputy in Palm Beach Thursday, officials said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of S. Military Trail after deputies responded to calls about the man carrying one of the firearms and pushing a shopping cart that had the other gun, a gas can and a soccer ball inside, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office officials said. Several people reported that the man

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are investigating after a 71-year-old man was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery. According to Detective Argemis “AC” Colome, officers responded to the 1400 block of Northwest 96th Street just before 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a robbery. He said the victim had just arrived home when he was approached by two Black males who demanded his property and struck him in the head with a gun. Colome said the robbers took the victim’s cellphone

ST PETERSBURG, Fla — St. Petersburg Police said an 11-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by his brother in a home Friday afternoon. According to St. Petersburg Police, officers were called to a home at the 1400 block of 43rd Street South after a report of a gunshot wound to a boy. St. Petersburg Police said the child died at the scene. Police said Amir was home with his 14-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister because there was no school

MIRAMAR, Fla. – A 14-year-old was arrested Thursday after stabbing a man in the leg in Miramar, authorities said. The incident, which police described as a “domestic disturbance,” was reported in the 19100 block of Southwest 29th Court. Police said the victim was transported to a hospital. His condition has not been released. Police confirmed that the teenager was arrested, however his exact charges weren’t clear, as of Thursday afternoon. No other details were immediately released. Comprehensive Legal Support for Personal

DEBARY, Fla. – A Debary home burglary scheme engineered by a former Tavares police officer and the victim’s grandson landed both of them in handcuffs, deputies said.  Theodore Pearl, former Tavares police officer, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft of $20,000 or more, fraud to swindle and obtain property under $20,000, two counts of dealing in stolen property, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, an arrest affidavit shows.  On April 24, a couple said their Debary

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral Police arrested Oasis High softball coach Erick Rodriguez for alleged lewd behavior with a minor student. According to investigators, a student at Oasis High School reported to staff that Rodriguez had been sending sexually explicit text messages and nude photos showing his face to another student Police began investigating and say they found Rodriguez inappropriately communicated with a student, during which time he sent and requested nude photos from that student. Police say the

MEDLEY, FLA. (WSVN) – Police said they have arrested four men in connection to the theft of premium-grade plywood in Medley. Guillermo Gonzalez, Rolando Diaz, Reynel Castillo, and Roylis Rodriguez were arrested on Tuesday. According to Medley Police, workers at a warehouse along the 8500 block of Northwest 80th Street would arrive early and secretly load the materials into a trailer. Detectives said one of the suspects would sell this plywood to vendors across Miami-Dade County at a substantial discount.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A 70-year-old man was arrested after a man was stabbed Wednesday night in Fort Pierce, police said. The incident occurred at about 11:19 p.m. in the 200 block of North U.S. Highway 1. Investigators said an altercation broke out inside a residence, resulting in a 63-year-old man being stabbed. Police said he was taken by a personal vehicle to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital where he was listed in critical condition Thursday morning. The suspect Antonio Gonzalez,

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A kayaker who was found unresponsive in a Boynton Beach canal has died, police said. The man was found at about 4 p.m. in a waterway located at Miner Road and N Congress Avenue, according to Boynton Beach Fire Rescue. Police said the kayak was found overturned. Crews recovered the unresponsive man from the water about 15 minutes after they received the call. He was taken to a hospital, but police confirmed just before 7:30 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Virginia State Police are searching for more information about a Florida man accused of possession of child sexual abuse material, the FDLE announced Thursday. Authorities said Jason Robert Fragale, 38, was arrested by Virginia State Police in January. Fragale is believed to have contacted juveniles on messaging apps, with possible victims in Florida, according to FDLE. Authorities said Fragale has a residence in Kissimmee and has ties to

Two employees of an Alachua County Catholic school embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal are facing additional charges after Gainesville police filed a slew of new complaints in Alachua County Circuit Court Monday. Christopher Charles Chell, 46, a former physical education teacher at St. Patrick Interparish School, was arrested on March 7, a week after his firing. Chell was initially charged with 10 counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a minor. On Monday, Chell was hit with nine