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An Atmore man was arrested on multiple charges after a chase Saturday night in Escambia County ended with a PIT maneuver and rollover crash. Derek Coleman, 34, is charged with: He was also cited for having an open container. The incident took place around 11:15 p.m. on Highway 29 near Molino Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, Escambia County deputies were first pursuing Coleman’s vehicle for driving recklessly, driving the wrong way against traffic and possible DUI. “The deputies pulled

Police arrested a woman nine months after she allegedly shot and killed her husband in Riviera Beach. In January, police found Stanley Augustin dead inside a home on West 32nd Street, in a neighborhood east of Congress Avenue. “Ishiam Augustin was the one who called 911 saying she had just shot her husband,” police said. On Friday, police said they found probable cause to arrest her. As of right now, authorities have not disclosed what evidence led to the arrest

Three people were arrested after a fight over ownership of a cat led to shots being fired in Lakeland late Sunday night, leaving neighbors shocked and concerned. Shortly after 11 p.m., officers were called to 815 Gilmore Avenue for reports of shots fired, the Lakeland Police Department said. When officers arrived, they learned the suspects, a man and two women, showed up at the residence of two women and demanded a cat. Police said the incident escalated when one of

The FBI and U.S. Marshal’s Office are searching for a suspect after five people, including a Fort Myers couple, were shot along I-75 in Kentucky on Saturday. NBC2 spoke with Renee Walker and Erick Tabin who live near Fort Myers High School. Walker confirmed that she is out of the hospital, but Tabin is still recovering. The couple was among three others who were victims of the shooting in Laurel County, Kentucky. The U.S. Marshal’s Office and the FBI are

Photo by: Christopher Camp An Orlando neighborhood was swamped on Monday as heavy storms passed through the area. Images submitted by News 6 viewer Christopher Camp show vehicles at West Winter Park Street and Oberlin Avenue in College Park nearly fully submerged. Video of the scene shows a fire truck parked nearby as the rain continues to pour. As of Monday evening, much of the flooding at that intersection had subsided. This area of Orlando isn’t alone, though, as several

Photo by: WINK News. A house fire broke out causing confusion and displacing a family in Cape Coral. The Cape Coral Fire Department responded to the flames along Southeast Ninth Terrace, near Nicholas Parkway and Santa Barbara Boulevard late Sunday. Multiple first responder units, including Lee County Emergency Medical Services and a fire inspector, were called to the scene. Fire Battalion Chief Eric Hawkins was on the scene, stating that his crew was dispatched at around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday. Hawkins detailed

An 84-year-old man is accused of shooting his long-time friend over a dispute involving his ex-girlfriend. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in Riviera Beach. According to the arrest report, Vance Davis believed that his friend, the victim, had formed a relationship with his ex-girlfriend. On the night of the shooting, the victim and Davis’s ex-girlfriendwere sitting in the victim’s car — parked behind Davis’s porch — listening to music. The arrest

A Miami-Dade man is facing a murder charge after police said he killed his roommate with a machete. Jose Morales, 47, was arrested early Monday on a second-degree murder charge, records showed. The alleged incident happened at home in the 11800 block of Southwest 205th Street where Morales, the victim and a witness all live together as roommates, an arrest report said. On Sunday night, Morales arrived at the home and was involved in a verbal dispute with his mother

A Florida City man is facing an attempted murder charge after attacking another man with a machete over the weekend, according to the city’s police department. Florida City police said Cereste Lavaud, 53, pulled up to a home in the 500 block of Northwest 14th Street in his truck at around midnight Sunday, told the victim to come into the street, then struck him on the head twice with the machete, wounding him. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics would take the

A Davie man was arrested after a dispute over walking a dog escalated into the battery of his girlfriend’s parents, police confirmed Monday. The altercation began when Glenn Karant, 64, refused to walk the dog around 7 p.m. Sunday at his girlfriend’s home near the 11000 block of North Harmony Lake Circle in Davie. According to an arrest report, Karant, who was staying at the home, became agitated and began mumbling in English, causing tension with the couple who only

A 39-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he caused a three-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach while driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said. According to his arrest report, the crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. Saturday on South Dixie Highway near the intersection of Hillsboro Boulevard. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said the suspect, Marcus Vinicius Dos Santos, of Deerfield Beach, was driving north on South Dixie Highway in a vehicle that was not registered to him when he

A 24-year-old Pensacola man is charged for a shooting early Sunday morning at the Waffle House on Brent Lane in Escambia County. Dequanterrice Luckey is facing these charges: According to the sheriff’s office, the incident happened just after midnight on Sunday. The arrest report states a man arrived at the Waffle House to eat. As he was walking in, Luckey asked him for a cigarette and he gave him one. According to the report, the man then went inside and