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US service member shot and killed by Florida police identified by the Air Force

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. —The U.S. Air Force said an airman based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, was shot and killed Friday during an incident involving a sheriff’s deputy. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, died at his off-base residence, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement released Monday. A deputy responding to the call of a disturbance in progress “reacted in self-defense after he encountered a 23-year-old man armed with a gun,” the Okaloosa County

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Florida Keys man dies when boat crashes into dock, police say. His body found the next day

A Florida Keys man was killed when the boat he was driving crashed into a dock last weekend, according to fish and wildlife police. Paul Anthony Benavides was driving a 23-foot Sea Fox nearshore some time Sunday night off Tavernier, an area between Key Largo to the north and Islamorada to the south, when he the vessel struck the dock, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. He was ejected from the boat upon impact, and police say

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Man arrested after police allege he threatened to stab 7-Eleven workers

Police have arrested a man who threatened to stab two 7-Eleven gas station employees with a knife. It happened at 7-Eleven on Skyline Boulevard in Cape Coral at around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Cape Coral police said Blake Montroy tried to steal snacks and booze, and when employees began to follow him in the store, he pulled out a blade and said he would stab them. He then dropped the items and ran from the scene. However, police caught up with

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Man accused of shooting 32-year-old woman multiple times at Fairfax gas station arrested

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The man who is accused of shooting and killing a 32-year-old Jacksonville woman at a Fairfax gas station was arrested Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Isaiah Hawkins, 33, was found during a traffic stop and taken to the Police Memorial Building for an interview. After an interview with detectives, Hawkins was arrested and charged with murder. Demeshia Gainer was shot multiple times outside of a black four-door sedan that was in the parking lot of

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Pedestrian hit, killed trying to cross Sarasota roadway

A pedestrian was hit and killed in Sarasota on Saturday after he tried to cross an area roadway. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the 40-year-old pedestrian attempted to cross all lanes of State Road 72 (Clark Road) in front of approaching traffic at about 8:54 p.m. A 24-year-old Sarasota man was driving a sedan westbound on Clark Road, approaching the intersection of Swift Road, when he hit the pedestrian. After he was struck and lying in the travel

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Man armed with shotgun, rifle shot and killed by Palm Beach deputy

A man who was armed with a shotgun and rifle was shot and killed by a deputy in Palm Beach Thursday, officials said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of S. Military Trail after deputies responded to calls about the man carrying one of the firearms and pushing a shopping cart that had the other gun, a gas can and a soccer ball inside, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office officials said. Several people reported that the man

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Man, 71, pistol-whipped during armed robbery in northwest Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are investigating after a 71-year-old man was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery. According to Detective Argemis “AC” Colome, officers responded to the 1400 block of Northwest 96th Street just before 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a robbery. He said the victim had just arrived home when he was approached by two Black males who demanded his property and struck him in the head with a gun. Colome said the robbers took the victim’s cellphone

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Teen accidentally shoots and kills 11-year-old brother in St. Petersburg home

ST PETERSBURG, Fla — St. Petersburg Police said an 11-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by his brother in a home Friday afternoon. According to St. Petersburg Police, officers were called to a home at the 1400 block of 43rd Street South after a report of a gunshot wound to a boy. St. Petersburg Police said the child died at the scene. Police said Amir was home with his 14-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister because there was no school

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Police: 14-year-old stabs man in leg in Miramar

MIRAMAR, Fla. – A 14-year-old was arrested Thursday after stabbing a man in the leg in Miramar, authorities said. The incident, which police described as a “domestic disturbance,” was reported in the 19100 block of Southwest 29th Court. Police said the victim was transported to a hospital. His condition has not been released. Police confirmed that the teenager was arrested, however his exact charges weren’t clear, as of Thursday afternoon. No other details were immediately released. Comprehensive Legal Support for Personal

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Former Florida police officer accused of stealing over $50,000 worth of items from Volusia County home

DEBARY, Fla. – A Debary home burglary scheme engineered by a former Tavares police officer and the victim’s grandson landed both of them in handcuffs, deputies said.  Theodore Pearl, former Tavares police officer, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft of $20,000 or more, fraud to swindle and obtain property under $20,000, two counts of dealing in stolen property, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, an arrest affidavit shows.  On April 24, a couple said their Debary

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Oasis High softball coach charged with lewd behavior with a student

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral Police arrested Oasis High softball coach Erick Rodriguez for alleged lewd behavior with a minor student. According to investigators, a student at Oasis High School reported to staff that Rodriguez had been sending sexually explicit text messages and nude photos showing his face to another student Police began investigating and say they found Rodriguez inappropriately communicated with a student, during which time he sent and requested nude photos from that student. Police say the

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4 men arrested in connection to theft of over $77K in premium plywood from Medley warehouse

MEDLEY, FLA. (WSVN) – Police said they have arrested four men in connection to the theft of premium-grade plywood in Medley. Guillermo Gonzalez, Rolando Diaz, Reynel Castillo, and Roylis Rodriguez were arrested on Tuesday. According to Medley Police, workers at a warehouse along the 8500 block of Northwest 80th Street would arrive early and secretly load the materials into a trailer. Detectives said one of the suspects would sell this plywood to vendors across Miami-Dade County at a substantial discount.

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