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A Leesburg man was arrested following a road rage incident in which he hit another driver with an umbrella and started a physical altercation. Officer responded to a road rage incident at 714 Perkins St. around 5:06 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon their arrival, the officers met with 61-year-old man and the victim. One spoke to the former while the others interviewed the latter.  Arcuri advised that he was traveling in the middle

A Miami man was arrested Thursday morning after he attacked his roommate with a kitchen knife, leaving the victim with multiple stab wounds, authorities confirmed Monday. An arrest report from the Miami Police Department states that L A C, 54, was taken into custody after the incident, which occurred just before 7:45 p.m. at a Miami apartment complex. The location of the complex was redacted in the publicly-released report. Investigators said Miami police officers and fire rescue personnel were dispatched

Photo by WJXT News4JAX An employee at a St. Augustine plant died Monday in a work-related accident, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. The accident happened at a business on Industrial Park Drive, not far from State Road 16 on Monday morning. The incident happened at Traffic Material Supplier (TMS), a granular thermoplastic pavement markings production plant, according to the address given to News4JAX. No other information about exactly what caused the death was immediately released, but the St.

Photo by: nbcmiami Multiple vehicles were damaged after one caught fire and it quickly spread to three others at an apartment complex in Lauderhill early Monday. The fire broke out at the Serramar Apartments in the 6800 block of Landings Drive. Lauderhill Police and Fire Rescue officials said a car caught fire in the parking lot and it spread to three others. It also caused minor damage to a home. Crews were able to extinguish the fire as they evacuated

A man was hospitalized after he was shot at a Dade City supermarket late Sunday night. According to the Dade City Police Department, two individuals who knew each other got into an argument at the Bravo Supermarket, located at 14821 7th Street. After the argument turned physical, one of the men pulled out a firearm and shot the other, officials said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition. Police said they have a person in

photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A crash has snarled traffic Monday morning in downtown Orlando. The crash was reported at North Lucerne Circle and South Orange Avenue. Roads are closed in the area. Details about the wreck have not been released, but video from Sky 6 showed a large police presence, including Orlando police officers and Orange County sheriff’s deputies, at the intersection. Car accidents can be life-altering, leaving you with physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial burdens. At Ovadia Law

The Tampa Police Department has launched an investigation following a fight in a movie theater parking lot that reportedly left three people injured and others shaken up after a gunshot was fired into the air. Officers responded to the AMC on Highwoods Preserve around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 following reports of a disturbance in the parking lot, the police department reported. Police said their initial investigation found that one shot was fired into the air by a woman

Photo by: nbc-2 A man was saved from a sinking boat Saturday near the Florida Keys. The U.S. Coast Guard patrolling the southeast region of the U.S., including South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean Sea, responded to the incident. The boat sank in Barnes Sound, which is around an hour south of Miami. Only one person was on the boat at the time of the incident. They were taken to Gilbert’s Marina without any

A woman was injured in a shooting at a social gathering Sunday evening, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said around 5:27 p.m., officers responded to West 30th Street about a person shot. Police found a woman in her mid-20s shot in the leg. Police said the initial investigation revealed a person had fired around 20 shots from a handgun, hitting her once. The suspect left the scene in a silver SUV, which has now been found, JSO said.

A Melrose man was arrested Saturday following a home shooting that left a local resident in the hospital. M “Mr. L” R, 60, was arrested Saturday for shooting a neighboring resident an estimated three times, according to Bradford County Sheriff Office officials. Deputies initially responded to the call at 8:56 a.m. Saturday, but said the shooting could have occurred late Friday night. The victim, J H, 36, traveled to R’s home and after an altercation, was shot in the right

Photo by: wcjb High Springs and Alachua County Firefighters responded to the fire on I-75 around 11:20 p.m. on November. 30. It blocked exit 404 for hours. Firefighters had to take the cargo out of the truck to put out the fire.  Experiencing a fire truck accident can be a traumatic and life-altering event. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the severe physical and emotional toll such accidents can take on victims and their families. Our dedicated team of attorneys

A teenager driving a sport bike was killed after colliding with a Tesla in Palm Beach County near the Westlake community Saturday evening. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the Tesla driver was going southbound on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in the left lane to make a left turn onto Town Center Parkway North. The driver of the Ninja Kawasaki sport bike, identified as D M, 18, of West Palm Beach, was driving northbound on Seminole Pratt