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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A homeless man was shot and killed early Monday morning outside a residence in Delray Beach. The Delray Beach Police Department (DBPD) said officers responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 12:30 a.m. in front of a home near 1200 SW 22nd Avenue. At the scene, officers found 54-year-old James Appollonio from Daytona Beach dead from a gunshot wound. Police said they are actively pursuing leads in the investigation, and anyone with information is asked

BAY PINES, Fla. (WFLA) — A Bay Pines VA hospital employee was arrested Monday after he was accused of battering a patient last month. James Peter Chido, 40, worked as a housekeeper at the time of the Jan. 21 incident, according to an arrest report from Bay Pines VA police. Police said Chido battered the victim with his fist, hit them with a knife, shoved them and put them in a chokehold “in an attempt to incapacitate the victim.” The

CLEWISTON, Fla. — One man is dead after a shooting in the area of Midstate Loop in Clewiston Tuesday afternoon. Deputies received a call saying that a man had just been shot at approximately 1:21 p.m. The caller also identified the vehicle the suspect was driving when leaving the victim’s home. According to the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, approximately 9 minutes later, Clewiston police found the vehicle and took the suspect into custody. Detectives found the victim lying on the

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — A person was pinned against a building after a car crashed into a column at The Marketplace at Pelican Bay Shopping Center in North Naples Tuesday afternoon. According to the North Collier Fire District, the person was pinned against the building during the crash and later taken to the hospital. The driver of the car was also transported to the hospital. The shopping center has a Publix Supermarket as an anchor store. The condition of the

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – An Interstate 75 ramp was blocked in Alachua County Tuesday when a vehicle crashed while being pursued by authorities. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say a car chase ended when the suspect, Jessica Hord, 42, crashed into a semi-truck on the I-75 exit ramp on Williston Road. Sheriff’s deputies say Hord was the suspect in a carjacking in Gainesville. A woman was accused of forcing a male victim out of his car near the intersection of South

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A still-cold beer and three empty bottles were found near the driver’s seat of a car involved in a head-on collision that injured four people in Vero Beach. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) said deputies responded to the head-on crash on Sunday night near South U.S. Highway 1. Witnesses told IRCSO that a copper Dodge SUV had struck a Chrysler 300, and two men — a Honduran national named Jose Matilde Henriquez Lainez, 45,

Four people are in custody after police say a bailout and crash happened in the middle of a Davie intersection Tuesday. The Davie Police Department said it assisted with setting up a perimeter after people bailed out of the vehicle in the area of Griffin Road and Davie Road. It was not immediately clear why they were being sought. “A crash also occurred as a result of this investigation,” police said, but did not provide more information on the circumstances

MIAMI – A Miami woman was arrested Monday after she beat her daughter with a metal guitar and a wooden broom stick, leaving the girl seriously injured, authorities said. According to an arrest report, Sayda Orellana Castellanos, 52, was picking her daughter up from school Monday afternoon in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood when she became angry and frustrated that her daughter had her waiting for more than 10 minutes. Miami police said Orellana Castellanos became more upset when she discovered

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa police arrest escalated into a shootout between a suspect and officers Tuesday morning. According to the Tampa Police Department, the incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. on East Busch Boulevard when officers were investigating an unrelated case. Tampa police Chief Lee Bercaw said when officers arrived, they spotted Matt Fowler, 23, who was checking car door and residential door handles. “They went to engage him and identify him and find out what he was

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Broward firefighters spent hours battling a stubborn fire at a recycling plant in Pembroke Park early Tuesday morning. Just before 3 a.m., Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to an alarm at a facility on Southwest 31st Avenue. Upon arrival, authorities said they found smoke coming from the rear of the building and quickly called for reinforcements, bringing in an additional 35 firefighters. Inside the warehouse, crews encountered a deep-seated fire burning beneath a large pile of recycling

UPDATE 10:09 : Only the right lane is blocked now. The backup is currently around two miles. You are looking at approximately a 12 minute delay. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – There is a crash on University Parkway in the westbound lanes. There is a dump truck on its side, at I-75 northbound on-ramp. Use caution . The right lane blocked, periodic full closures of ramp to 75. Expert Legal Representation for Car Accident Victims When you’re involved in a car

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Pepper spray ended a late-night altercation at a Vero Beach home after it escalated into chaos when a man allegedly punched a car and slapped a woman who intervened. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) responded to a disturbance at a home at 640 19th Place SW, leading to the arrest of 21-year-old Devin Mercado following a violent altercation on February 1, where he allegedly punched a vehicle multiple times and slapped a woman, breaking