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On Christmas day, a 95-year-old man ran a red light and drove against traffic before crashing into a police car, according to a police report. 95-year-old Ronald Erickson was traveling northbound when he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of U.S. 41 and South Sumter Crossing Boulevard, according to the North Port Police Department (NPPD). Officers attempted to stop the vehicle using lights and sirens, but Erickson continued driving and crossed into the southbound lane. Oncoming

Officers arrested a man in Gainesville, accused of stabbing his roommate in the neck during a drunken brawl. Gainesville Police Department officers arrested CG II, 35, on Sunday. According to the arrest report, G and his roommate were drinking when he got angry and attacked the victim, who fought back. The victim says he attempted to leave the house to go to a neighbor’s home when G came up from behind and stabbed him in the neck. He then started

Three teens died after a crash on a major roadway Monday in Pompano Beach, officials said. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at around 7 p.m. to a crash involving two cars in the 1600 block of North Federal Highway. There, deputies found one of the cars had crashed into a concrete pole and into a bus stop, officials said. The victims – aged 15, 16, and 18 – were transported to the hospital, where they later died, BSO said. The

A serious boating crash near the Woolbright Bridge in Boynton Beach has led to felony and misdemeanor charges after investigators say the operator fled the scene, leaving behind an injured passenger and damaged property. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, officers responded to the incident around 7:17 p.m. on December 28, after reports of a vessel striking the Woolbright Bridge and nearby private dock pilings. By the time officers arrived, the boat had sunk south of the

 A North Miami man was arrested on Christmas Day after allegedly attacking his roommate with a machete and glass bottle, authorities said. North Miami police identified the man Monday as 27-year-old MD. The attack occurred around 8:20 a.m. at a home along Northwest Seventh Avenue. Police said the victim and D lived together as roommates. They said the dispute began after D was reportedly spitting on the floor, prompting his roommate to tell him to stop. The argument escalated when

Authorities have arrested a second suspect in a southwest Miami-Dade home fire, accusing him of helping hurl a makeshift Molotov cocktail that severely burned a teenage girl and endangered several children earlier this year. RAMM, 32, of Florida City, was taken into custody this past Friday in connection with the crime, according to jail records obtained by Local 10 News on Monday. His arrest comes a few weeks after deputies said Yang Chiong, 36, was arrested on Dec. 12 following a

Photo by: Jason Velasquez Ten residents were displaced after a fire destroyed an apartment building in Miami. Officials said the blaze broke out inside the building, located near Northwest First Street and Eighth Avenue, Monday afternoon. Upon arrival, Miami Fire Rescue units found heavy smoke and flames pouring out of a second-floor unit. Crews extinguished the blaze but determined four units were uninhabitable. In total, officials said, nine adults, one infant and a cat were displaced due to the fire.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer fatally shot a man Monday in the Oceanway neighborhood during a physical confrontation that broke out while making an arrest. According to JSO Chief Parker, around 6:30 p.m., task force officers were looking for WL, who had a warrant out for a stolen car and was suspected of burglaries. After about an hour, officers noticed Lowe peaking outside as a car was pulling up to the home on Ponce Boulevard near New Berlin Road. L

It was a close call for a driver trying to jump-start their car in Cape Coral on Friday, Dec. 26. Fortunately, thanks to the quick response of fire crews at Fire Station 9, the blaze was put out, and no one was hurt. “Every bit of the car was on fire. I was able to see the column of smoke by standing out here in front of the firehouse that far away,” said Cape Coral fire Lt. Jason Spinner as

A home caught fire along Sharwood Drive in North Naples on Monday evening. According to the North Collier Fire Rescue District, multiple units responded to the scene, and the column of smoke was visible from Immokalee Road. Officials said no one was injured, and crews were able to get the fire under control and were working to completely extinguish it. Gulf Coast News has reached out to North Collier Fire to determine what caused the blaze. This is a developing

Crews responded to a three-vehicle crash along I-75 near mile marker 111 at Immokalee Road in North Naples. The northbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 111 at the Immokalee Road exit were shut down due to the crash. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, all three lanes were blocked, tow trucks were en route to the scene, and the roadblock was cleared A medical helicopter was at the scene and took off after landing on the interstate. According to

One person is dead after a crash in Escambia County on Monday morning. The incident occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Blue Angel Parkway and Millview Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Chevy Colorado pickup truck was traveling south on Blue Angel Parkway when it failed to navigate a curve to its left and drove off the roadway. The truck collided with the tree line and caught fire. “The single occupant did not exit the vehicle,” FHP says in a