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A confrontation involving a customer, a CVS clerk and a manager led to the two employees being beaten inside the Miami store, authorities said. According to the suspects’ arrest reports, the incident occurred around 11:15 a.m. March 23 at the CVS located at 4800 Biscayne Blvd. Police said Shanetria Neomi Pitts, 32, entered the store and asked to purchase Plan B medication. Police said a store clerk handed Pitts the medication before assisting other customers at a different register. Another

A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a Walgreens store manager with a Bible on Easter Sunday. Peter Owens, 35, was arrested and charged with felony battery after the incident that unfolded at a Walgreens store in Clearwater Beach on March 31, according to an arrest affidavit from the Clearwater Police Department. According to the affidavit, Owens entered the Walgreens store just after 11:30 p.m. to purchase a pair of headphones when he got into a verbal altercation with a store employee

A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly caused a fight at a Disney World bar while intoxicated when he made fun of a woman with Down syndrome, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In the affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, officers said 61-year-old Brent George was arrested and charged with four counts of battery after the altercation that unfolded at Belle Vue Lounge, a bar inside Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, on Jan. 25.  Just after 9:00 p.m.,

A dog was shot and killed by a deputy in Florida after it attacked a firefighter, authorities said Thursday. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 47-year-old Robert Long, who was identified as the dog’s owner, was arrested on the following charges: In a news release, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a scene along a highway after an RV ran off the road Wednesday night. Long, who authorities said was the driver of the RV, told deputies his 80-year-old mother was

The Clearwater Police Department’s SWAT team was activated Thursday afternoon to arrest a suspect who was wanted on several charges. According to a release from the City of Clearwater, the suspect, Brook E. Wiliams, 52, was wanted for domestic battery, false imprisonment, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and tampering with a witness. At first, Williams refused to cooperate with negotiators. The release stated that Williams destroyed the interior of the residence while barricading all the doors and windows. Williams

Photo by: Shamarria Morrison Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit’s public defender is accusing a Tallahassee Police Officer of misconduct during a traffic stop. In a court filing on April 4, Jessica Yeary filed a motion to dismiss charges in the case of Calvin Riley, saying “Riley has been falsely accused of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.” The arrest happened on South Monroe Street on May 7, 2023. In the court filing, Yeary says body cam footage

An alarming string of crimes targeting large and expensive pool equipment has Tampa police urging homeowners and builders to take precautions. Investigators said thieves have been scoping out homes and pools that are under construction and then stealing items, including pool heaters and pumps, which can cost thousands of dollars. “We started receiving complaints of several construction site thefts, and we noticed pool equipment was being stolen. Brand-new pool equipment,” said Tampa Police Sgt. Scott Savitt. “They’ll do surveillance, pre-surveillance, on the

 Five men tied to rapper Rod Wave landed behind bars after a shooting that injured four people on Easter Sunday. Police said they arrested the rapper, whose real name is Rodarius Green, on a weapons charge Wednesday morning; however, he was detained based on inaccurate information and has since been released. The five other men tied to the rapper were arrested in connection to the shooting that happened outside of the Sonic Sports Bar and Lounge located at 400 49th Street

A couple of teenagers got into a shootout on Monday during an attempted gun robbery, which left one of them dead, and his two alleged accomplices have been charged with murder, according to Largo Police. It happened in the area of 126th Avenue and 66th Street in Largo just after midnight early Monday. Police said a 15-year-old girl was hanging out with a group of juveniles and was providing information about their whereabouts to her 17-year-old brother and his 15-year-old friend. The

Photo by: wfla  A destructive fire at a former Lakeland golf course’s clubhouse is suspicious in nature, according to officials. “I would say that it’s a total loss,” said Lakeland Fire Department Fire Inspector David Sutherland. Fire crews, including more than a dozen firefighters, worked for more than eight hours to fight the fire at Wedgewood Golf Course Clubhouse Saturday night. “Because of the driveway, it was just difficult to find a good position to attack the fire directly because

Two people are lucky to be alive after their plane suddenly crashed in Brandon Thursday afternoon. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said they received several calls just before 3:30 p.m. for the overturned plane near Parsons Avenue. Neighbors were shocked to see a plane falling from the sky. “The woman’s arm was dangling, you know, and I had to rip the door off for them to get out,” Dion Papas said. “She was stuck in the seatbelt and then we lifted

The Tarpon Springs Police Department is seeking the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist with life-threatening injuries on Thursday. The crash occurred at about 5:10 p.m. at the intersection of E. Orange Street and Levis Avenue in Tarpon Springs when the suspect struck the cyclist. The cyclist was flown to a nearby hospital, police said. The suspect fled the scene, driving northbound on Levis Avenue. According to TSPD, the suspect’s vehicle, a grey sedan, will have