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Atom Egert has been arrested after attempting to grab a child out of an idle car. The child’s mother had parked the car at a 7/11 gas station, when Egert approached the car and attempted to give the child a high five. The windows of the vehicle were down for airflow purposes. Prior to this, the mother watched Egert approach the car and asked him to go away. Egert grabbed the left arm of the victim and attempted to pull

Photo by: St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage Thursday that shows when deputies located and took back into custody four juveniles who had escaped from a facility in Hastings. Deputies said they received 911 calls Monday morning from the Deep Creek Youth Academy in Hastings regarding “numerous” juvenile inmates who had escaped from the facility. According to SJSO, the juveniles involved in the escape were committed to the detention center based on several

Photo by: WFTS St. Pete Fire Rescue said they are managing the aftermath of a two-alarm debris fire at a facility in St. Pete that happened on Thursday afternoon. Officials said crews were working on the fire at 2550 30th Avenue N. after receiving a call around 2 p.m. St. Pete Fire said the business was evacuated and no one was injured. Firefighters also evacuated a nearby neighborhood as a precaution due to smoke-related air quality issues. St. Pete Fire

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the case of a woman’s burned body found in a Hollywood alley in mid-August. Marquis Denmark, 41, of West Park, is facing charges of abuse of a dead human body and failing to report a death to the medical examiner in connection with the Aug. 12 discovery in the area of North 21st Avenue and Fillmore Street. Authorities also recovered a vehicle that day. According to an arrest report, Hallandale Beach police took Denmark

photo by: wftv Channel 9 has obtained dramatic home surveillance video of an SUV slamming into a house near Kissimmee. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday along Neptune Road near Kings Highway. The crash caused major damage to the home, punching a hole right through the brick exterior. The white Ford Explorer came to rest partially inside of the home. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the driver and passengers then walked off from the crash site. Troopers said

An argument over infidelity led to the arrest of a 65-year-old Ocala man after he allegedly pointed a gun at his wife and struck her in the head with a weight. A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a local residence on Monday, October 7, in reference to an altercation involving a married couple. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim, and a “laceration” and “dried blood” were observed on top of her head, according to

A school bus carrying a student and a school board employee crashed Thursday morning after officials said the driver struck hurricane debris in the roadway. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus was traveling northbound on Aquila Street around 8:33 a.m. when the driver went to make a left turn on Adriatic Street. Deputies said that’s when the driver struck a stop sign that was leaning over the roadway, which had been damaged during Hurricane Milton. When

An attempt to serve a warrant led to the closure of I-275 in Tampa on Thursday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. On Thursday, law enforcement officials attempted to serve a warrant for a case involving Thomas Edward Sapp, 31, who is facing charges of homicide after he allegedly stabbed his wife 30 times. The prior night, Tampa police responded to the Trails at Hunters Village Apartments, located at 8500 Hunters Village Road. They found the woman with multiple injuries

Miami police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday afternoon outside a popular brewery in Wynwood. According to authorities, the stabbing was reported shortly before 1:40 p.m. outside Cerveceria La Tropical, located at 42 NE 25th St. Sky 10 was above the scene as officers surrounded the area and were going in and out of the business. Officer Kiara Delva, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, said the victim was a Hispanic man in his 30s who

A school crossing guard is recovering from injuries after being hit by a car on Thursday morning, Largo police said. According to investigators, a Chrysler 300 hit the crossing guard shortly after 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of 8th Ave NW and Clearwater Largo Rd. Police said at the time of the crash, the guard was walking an adult, who was not injured, across the street. Paramedics took the crossing guard to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The driver

A 30-year-old Miami woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after police responded to a disturbing child abuse case involving her 3-year-old son, who was found with multiple bruises on his face, authorities confirmed Thursday. The incident began just after 2:30 a.m. when Miami police were contacted about a possible case of child abuse and neglect. An officer who had initially responded to the scene following an anonymous 911 call, informed authorities that a neighbor had reported hearing a child screaming

A 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he choked his stepson inside a hotel room in Miami Springs where they had been living, authorities said. According to his arrest report, Luis Carlos Almendarez-Gonzalez and his wife have been living in several different places, along with her son and several other children they have together. Miami Springs police said officers were called to the hotel Wednesday afternoon in reference to a disturbance. According to the report, the hotel manager and a