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Police are searching for a suspect who left two teenage girls hospitalized with gunshot wounds Saturday night. According to the Clearwater Police Department, residents at Estates of Countryside, located at 2652 McMullen Booth Road called around 9:45 p.m. to report hearing gunshots. An 18-year-old woman was found shot at the scene and was taken to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said a 16-year-old girl showed up at Mease Countryside Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from the

A reserve officer with the Tampa Police Department was terminated Sunday following an off-duty incident involving a minor. According to the Tampa Police Department, a juvenile victim, accompanied by an adult, reported an altercation that occurred last week involving a volunteer reserve officer identified as ATP. TP joined the department as a reserve officer in 2022. The victim told police that TP hit her in the face multiple times and choked her so that she struggled to breathe. Officers said

Two people were injured after shooting at one another on Sunday. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on 52nd Avenue North in Lealman. Deputies said one person sustained severe injuries while the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. No further information is available. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the profound impact a shooting incident can have on your life. Our compassionate attorneys are committed to helping you rebuild and move forward. With

 The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said one of the missing boaters from the boat that capsized in the St. Johns River has been found. “We have been made aware of one of the three being located. Outside of this, we do not have any further information,” JSO said. The agency referred to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for further comment. Two boaters remain unaccounted for over 48 hours after their vessel capsized on the St. Johns River. Boat accidents can lead

Fire and smoke consumed a home on Seminole Boulevard in Port Charlotte on Saturday night. Crews responded to the scene at approximately 9:13 p.m. When Charlotte County firefighters arrived, flames were coming out of the windows and doors of the home. Crews were able to put out the fire. No one was home at the time, and there were no injuries, but one dog died in the fire. According to Charlotte County Public Safety officials, the home is uninhabitable, and

A Leesburg mother and daughter were arrested for battery after a verbal dispute over a backyard mess escalated into a physical altercation.  An officer responded to a disturbance at 29971 Anahid Drive around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch received a phone call from a concerned neighbor advising they could hear a verbal disturbance and possibly a physical altercation at the residence. Upon arrival, contact was made with 21-year-old ZMG. She stated she

A motorist was charged with drunk driving early Saturday morning after crashing into a Pasco County deputy’s patrol car, authorities said. According to the Florida highway Patrol, two marked Pasco County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars were stopped with their emergency lights activated during a traffic stop at about 3:43 a.m. on State Road 54 at Eiland Boulevard. That’s when a drunk driver rear-ended one of the deputy’s vehicles, FHP officials said. The driver was charged with DUI and taken to

photo by: (Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department) Three police officers were injured due to a house fire in Winter Garden on Saturday evening, according to fire officials. Fire officials told News 6 that the fire was reported at a two-story home along East Story Road. “Initial reports reported of occupant still in the structure,” a spokesperson for the fire department wrote. “(Winter Garden Police Department) officers made entry attempt attempting to find additional occupants.” Eventually, first responders were able to

The pilot of a small plane was killed when the plane crashed at an airfield in northwest Orange County Saturday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration confirms the Aero AT-4 light sport aircraft crashed while taking off from Bob White Field Airport near Zellwood at around 10:45 a.m. Saturday. That’s on West Jones Avenue off U.S. Highway 441, not far from the Orange-Lake County border. The pilot was the only person on board. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board

 BCFR units were called to a residential area after a fire began to spread. BCFR responded to a fire near the 11000 block of Southeast 59th Avenue in Hampton. In a social media post, BCFR officials say that the firefighters extinguished the fire before it could spread to a nearby home. Officials say that no injuries were reported and the Bradford County Fire Rescue Chief believes the cause of the fire is electrical.  At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the

A stabbing incident at South Bay Prison on Saturday morning resulted in a patient being trauma coded and airlifted for treatment. Around 7 a.m., Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) responded to the situation on the 600 block of US HWY 27. The identity of the severely injured victim has not been confirmed, as it remains unclear whether they are an inmate or a staff member. PBCFR stabilized the victim at the scene before activating a trauma alert and transporting

photo by: (City of Lake Worth Beach) A car struck a utility pole on South Congress Avenue early Saturday morning briefly knocking out 2,000 Lake Worth Beach residents’ power. According to the City of Lake Worth Beach, 45% of those residents had their power restored within seconds due to system upgrades. The collision occurred at 5 a.m. and by 7 a.m. power was restored to 95% of the the affected customers. In a morning social media post the City of Lake