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A Tampa motorcyclist was killed in a Gandy Bridge crash on Saturday after running into the back of another vehicle, authorities said. The 33-year-old motorcyclist was traveling eastbound at about 10:45 p.m. on the Gandy Bridge approaching the Hillsborough County line from Pinellas at a “very high rate of speed,” according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. A Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by a 48-year-old St. Petersburg man, was traveling eastbound on the bridge ahead of motorcycle. Prior to reaching

Photo by: News4JAX A teen and an adult were shot at an apartment complex in Oakleaf, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the victims were at the Argyle Lake Apartments in a car when they were approached by two individuals who then shot at them. They fled from the area and drove the car to the local urgent care where they were transported to different hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. A woman said she was inside a business

An 11-year-old is accused of shooting and killing a relative at an Ocoee home they shared Friday morning. Ocoee police responded to the home near Clarke and Mims roads just before 8 a.m. and found 55-year-old Sandra Pape King with a gunshot wound. She was taken to Advent Health Apopka, where she died, police said. Neighbors along Idaho Court in Ocoee said what happened is just upsetting. “It’s heartbreaking for something to happen to somebody like that, kill somebody, somebody

The Orlando police have arrested 11 men who were attempting to have sex with children. The Orlando Police Department said they launched an investigation called “Operation CACHE” on May 9 in conjunction with other law enforcement departments. Police said in the operation, officials posed as minors and parents with access to minors to identify online predators who want to have sex with children. According to the OPD, officers posed as 14 and 15-year-olds while the ages of the men arrested

Photo by: Ocala Police Department A man who ran from a mental health clinic is in critical condition after being shot by police in Ocala Sunday afternoon, authorities said.  The Ocala Police Department said the incident began after they received a call for service around 12:21 p.m. about a 23-year-old man who ran off “acting erratic” as his family tried to admit him into The Vines Hospital. At around 12:38 p.m., officers found him near the 5500 block of SW

Panama City Beach Police officers report that two people were taken to the hospital after being hit by a car. One later reportedly died from their injuries. Police said around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers from the Panama City Beach Police Department responded to the traffic crash next to the Busy Bee on Panama City Beach Parkway. Officers said their preliminary investigations lead them to believe that an SUV, driven by an elderly female, was traveling southbound on Nautilus Street,

A Land O’Lakes man had quite a night after stealing a school bus and going on an illegal field trip, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said Daniel Saez, 32, stole a bus from the Hillsborough County School District Saturday night and drove it all the way to Miami. However, troopers caught Saez while he was making his trip back to Tampa, stopping him at Jacaranda Boulevard and Executive Drive in Sarasota. The FHP said Saez told troopers he

Photo by: UC Breaking News A man died and three were seriously injured following a crash along Immokalee Road Sunday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 9:18 p.m., a 66-year-old Naples man was driving an SUV along Immokalee Road in the center lane approaching the intersection of Woodcrest Drive. A 48-year-old woman was driving an SUV in the right lane of Immokalee Road. The report states as both cars entered the intersection, the man made an abrupt right

Three people died after being pulled from the Caloosahatchee River near the Franklin Lock in Alva, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies, fire crews and marine units responded to a call around 1 p.m. about multiple people in the water near the W.P. Franklin recreation area. According to LCSO, crews performed life-saving measures but all three people died. Investigators said foul play is not suspected. It appears none of them knew how to swim, according to LCSO. LCSO states he

Photo by: NBC2 An investigation is underway in Cape Coral after a two-car crash on Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of Chiquita Boulevard South & SW 35th Street in Cape Coral in the 3500 block. An investigation is underway in Cape Coral after a two-car crash on Sunday. The crash happened at the intersection of Chiquita Boulevard South & SW 35th Street in Cape Coral in the 3500 block. Dealing with the aftermath of a car accident can

 A person was shot Saturday evening in Winter Springs and hospitalized in critical but stable condition as police now search for a suspect. Investigators on Sunday obtained an arrest warrant for Rey Antonio Sands, 31. Sands, pictured at the top of this story, faces charges of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with the shooting, police said. Police said the shooting happened on South Edgemon Avenue, just before 8 p.m. The victim

A man in his 50s was fatally shot early Sunday in Four Corners, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 3:45 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 14500 block of Grove Resort Avenue, locating the man dead, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. All parties involved reportedly remained at the scene, which appears to not be far from The Grove Resort & Water Park Orlando. An investigation is ongoing, according to the statement. No other