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A Coral Springs Police officer was injured while trying to arrest a man fleeing from police on a bicycle, according to court records. David Jaheim Williams, 18, of Coral Springs, was recklessly riding his bicycle north in the southbound lanes of North University Drive near West Sample Road on March 14, purposely impeding traffic, when a patrolling officer spotted him around midnight, according to an arrest affidavit. The officer said he tried to pull Williams over in his marked police

The Boca Raton Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run. The police department said the incident occurred at 3:03 a.m. Thursday. A person spotted the body in the roadway at 121 NW 40th Street. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Shawn Ryan Matthews of Delray Beach. The police department said that no suspect, vehicle information or vehicle debris was found at the scene. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Officer Crawford at 561-620-6227. Being a victim

Chaos unfolded in Miami Gardens as several individuals were arrested following a car chase that resulted in damage to a residential property. Video footage captured the aftermath of the incident, showing people on the ground in handcuffs as Miami Gardens Police and Florida Highway Patrol vehicles with flashing lights that illuminated the scene. The crashed car occurred at the intersection of Northwest 167th Street and Northwest 25th Court around 11 p.m. Monday. The speeding driver lost control of the vehicle,

Photo by: wjhg A woman has died from her injuries after a traffic crash on Monday. Around 3:25 p.m., a Ford F-150 pickup was reportedly traveling north on Churchwell Drive while a female on a bicycle was traveling west on the south sidewalk of Hutchison Boulevard. Officials say at some point, the bicyclist, Rebecca Lynne Pohler, approached the intersection and entered the crosswalk, and the truck began its right-hand turn and hit the pedestrian. Pohler was transferred to the hospital

A man was killed in a crash on Gandy Boulevard Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred at 9:49 a.m. and involved a Ford F150 and a Ford Mustang. The driver of the pickup, a 43-year-old St. Petersburg man, was going east when he tried to turn left onto a driveway at 12025 Gandy Blvd. He turned in front of the westbound Mustang, which was driven by an 18-year-old Brandon man, troopers said. A passenger in the

A woman was arrested Sunday for allegedly stabbing the father of her son to death at their Miami Gardens home, according to police. Miami Gardens officers responded after 4 p.m. to the 3800 block of Northwest 177th Street after a witness reported hearing a woman saying she was grabbing a knife during a violent dispute, according to an arrest affidavit. There, police found 31-year-old Kaity Elese Maldonado kneeling on her driveway covered in blood and a bloody butcher’s knife with a six-inch

St. Augustine police released a cell phone video showing a group of people punching and kicking a man while he was working for the city. Investigators said the attack happened early in the morning on March 3. The video released by police can be seen in the media player above. A word of warning; the video contains strong language and violence. It may be disturbing to some viewers and discretion is advised. The video shows a man in a high-visibility

Photo by: winknews A firefighter has been injured after responding to a house fire early Monday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m. Monday evening, The Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a house fire on Arlington Street. “I thought for sure the house next door was going to catch fire and the one behind,” said one neighbor. As thick black smoke filled the sky, concerned neighbors lined up and down Arlington Street, along with the man who lived there. According to authorities, a

Photo by: winknews An entire street in Cape Coral has no power after a U-Haul crashed into more than one power pole and took out a woman’s fence. The craziest part is that the driver took off. They just left all of that damage behind on Kismet Parkway. Police are still investigating, so we don’t know for sure why the driver ended up on the road and if the driver lost control, but the homeowner said people cut through her backyard all the

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue A massive brush fire that broke out at the Mosaic Company plant in Riverview, which handles fertilizer, on Monday has been contained, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Eagle 8 footage shows first responders trying to control the flames as they approach the Mosaic plant. Large plums of black smoke can be seen for miles around the area. Rescue crews were dispatched at 5:47 p.m. for reports of a brush fire. When units first

A 61-year-old man is dead after he was run over by the trailer of a pickup truck in Clay County on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said the truck was traveling westbound on State Road 16, approaching Florida Court around 3:16 p.m. The 61-year-old man was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk adjacent to SR-16. A witness said they saw the biker attempt to cross the road after the truck passed him, but he didn’t see

Photo by: news4jax Two people died in an airplane crash that happened shortly after the aircraft took off from the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine Monday around noon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to the wooded area near Torres Trace where the crash happened. The crash involved a Mooney M20 airplane. Officials said the pilot was attempting to return to Northeast Florida Regional Airport following a problem