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A 35-year-old Ocala woman is behind bars on an attempted murder charge after she was accused of slitting her boyfriend’s throat with a knife. A woman, identified as CHK, called the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, January 2, and reported that her boyfriend had “slit his own throat” before driving away from his home, according to the arrest report. Several deputies responded to the residence and observed a “large knife” in the kitchen, along with “droplets of suspected blood

 Police officers announced the arrest of a woman after a fight broke out at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. It happened at the Oculus valet area around 6:37 a.m. on Sunday. According to police, officers arrived after receiving reports about a fight. Police said they were shown a video showing the suspect, 27-year-old AL, walking around a vehicle that the victim was sitting in. In the video, L is seen throwing an object later identified as lip

Photo by: Local10  Police in Fort Lauderdale are searching for a hit-and-run driver. The incident happened on Monday at approximately 8 p.m. along the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard. According to police, officers responded to find a pedestrian in the street who had been struck by a vehicle that did not stop. Police said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not provided any information on the suspect vehicle. Anyone with information is urged to call

Foto: wsvn Rescue crews took a woman to the hospital after a fire ignited at a high-rise in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at the apartment building near Eisenhower Boulevard and Southeast 17th Street, just after 6 p.m. on Monday. Officials said the victim suffered a burn injury and was taken to the hospital. Her injury is serious but not life-threatening. No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire

UPDATE: Traffic cams show that the roadway has been reopened. Authorities say a traffic crash has shut down portions of the area near US 98/15th and SR 77. Traffic cameras show law enforcement is directing traffic at the intersection. We’re told one of the drivers is being taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The police department says the roads will be reopened soon. Why Legal Help Matters After a Car Accident A car accident can change your life in an

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said two of its officers shot and killed a man Monday night after he pulled a gun while he was being questioned in the Bartram Park area near the Duval-St. Johns County line. Police said they responded to the Luxor Club Apartments on Egrets Nest Drive around 8:30 p.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls about a domestic dispute in the area. Officers later determined it was an argument between a husband and wife. According to JSO,

A person was injured after a large disturbance at Veterans Park along Homestead Road in Lehigh Acres on Monday afternoon. Lee County deputies responded as they said shots were fired into the air. According to LCSO, when deputies arrived on the scene, they brought the situation under control after families were sent scrambling for safety. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation continued throughout Monday night. Deputies learned that dozens of people showed up to the park to participate

A 24-year-old Apopka man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash near Disney World that injured a 1-month-old baby, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, troopers responded to a call about a possible hit-and-run on the entrance ramp for Epcot Center Drive to Interstate 4 east. According to an arrest report, the victim said a white Mercedes attempted to pass his vehicle on the right shoulder but failed to merge safely, causing the Mercedes to collide

Photo: Columbia County Sheriff’s Office A woman was shot Monday morning when she interrupted an apparent burglary at her Columbia County apartment, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the call came in just before 10:45 a.m. about a person being shot on SW Michigan Street. They found the woman lying in the yard in front of an apartment and rushed her away in a patrol vehicle to meet paramedics who were en route. The woman was able to tell

A man was arrested early Monday morning after stabbing another man in the neck in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred just after 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the 15800 block of Southwest 207th Avenue. Deputies said the victim told them he was involved in a verbal argument with the suspect, B, 40, of Miami, over B allegedly stealing his property. He said he turned around at one point and B

An 18-year-old Tarpon Springs woman was surprisingly unharmed after flipping her car while attempting to enter the interstate in St. Petersburg on Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened at around 7:40 a.m., when much of Pinellas County was blanketed with dense fog. The teen, who was driving a Kia Forte, was traveling east on the Gateway Expressway and entered the southbound ramp leading to I-275. FHP said she was traveling “at speeds too fast for conditions,”

Courtesy of Tampa Fire Rescue Tampa Fire Rescue crews worked to put out several car fires in a Tampa hotel garage on Monday afternoon. Firefighters battled a large fire on the second floor of the Grand Hyatt hotel’s garage on 2900 Bayport Drive. At least 10 cars were impacted by the flames. No one was injured. The fire did not require a hotel evacuation and did not extend to the hotel structure. Crews took about an hour to put out