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SECO Energy was on the scene of a downed pole Wednesday morning after it was knocked to the ground by a driver that crashed in a median in The Villages. The accident occurred on Buena Vista Boulevard at the entrance to the Village of Calumet Grove in the Marion County section of The Villages. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office originally responded to the scene of the crash, which is not far from its substation at Mulberry Grove. The investigation has

A customer enraged over stale bread allegedly slapped an employee at a Subway restaurant in The Villages. An officer responded to the assault at the Subway at Pinellas Plaza in The Villages around 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. Dispatch advised that 43-year-old R M of Wildwood was upset about the hardness of his bread and slapped an employee in the face. When an officer arrived, he found the Subway employee had redness

A Leesburg teen was arrested for driving without a license after colliding with a hydrant and causing a minor flood. Kasey Hailie Clark, 19, crashed a Ford F-150 into a fire hydrant in front of Dollar Tree, located at 21761 U.S. Hwy. 441, around 6:55 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Mount Dora Police Department. A passerby later told law enforcement about how the vehicle struck the hydrant, causing it to burst and create a minor flood

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Springs man was stabbed late Tuesday evening in a domestic disturbance, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. PSPD responded to a call at 10:43 p.m. on Greenbrier Drive, where they located a 62-year-old man suffering from stab wounds on the side of his stomach. The victim was rushed to the nearest hospital with non-life threatening injuries, says PSPD. Responding officers were able to apprehend the suspect, identified as 78-year-old J M and he

MIAMI — A woman riding a motorcycle was critically injured late Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Miami, police confirmed. According to police, the crash was reported at 11:37 p.m. in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and West Flagler Street. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found a woman in her mid-30s unresponsive in the roadway. A tourniquet was applied to the victim before Miami Fire Rescue transported her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – A driver was killed following a collision with a Miami-Dade County transit bus in Miami Gardens that also sent a passenger to the hospital, police said. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the deadly wreck at the intersection of Northwest 199th Street and Seventh Avenue, just after 5 a.m. on Thursday. Investigators said a 22-year-old woman and traveling eastbound in a gray Hyundai Sonata when she ran a

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision in Escambia County on Wednesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol says the Pensacola man was fatally struck while traveling westbound on Interstate 10 at around 5 p.m. He was driving a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle. It was at mile marker 10 where a Hyundai Tucson traveling beside the motorcyclist left its lane, according to FHP. The vehicle then hit the motorcycle, causing the rider to crash into a guardrail.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A sailboat crashed into a power line in San Carlos Bay, causing a power surge Wednesday evening. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, a 42-foot sailboat with two occupants hit a power line in San Carlos Bay. The boat sustained minor damage, and the occupants were uninjured. The Lee County Electric Cooperative said the boat struck the power line at 5:49 p.m., which caused the line to be de-energized. Once the boat safely cleared

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — One person was injured in a crash following an attempted traffic stop on a truck in North Naples early Thursday morning. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, at around 3:08 a.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on a truck that was speeding. The truck fled the stop and then crashed into another vehicle at US-41 and Immokalee Road. One person sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital, CCSO said. The driver of the truck

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Two people were injured in a shooting in the 4500 block of 21st Street Southwest in Lehigh Acres Wednesday night. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a shooting on 21st Street Southwest at around 10:30 p.m. At the scene, deputies found two victims who had sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The victims are receiving treatment at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, LCSO said. The scene remains active as the Violent

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — An 82-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of fatally beating his wife with a hammer, according to an arrest affidavit. Groveland Police Department officers received a call around 9 p.m. April 19 regarding a well-being check at a home on Way Point Drive, which quickly escalated into a gruesome discovery. Upon arriving at the home, officers located V D seated on a couch covered with what appeared to be blood. Police said he had

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a Tampa motorcyclist died after a crash on County Line Road on Tuesday night. FHP said a Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by a 24-year-old Tampa man, was traveling eastbound on County Line Road at a high rate of speed just after 9:15 p.m. on April 21. A Hyundai van, driven by a 41-year-old Land O’ Lakes man, was traveling northbound on Maximilian Drive at the same time, per FHP. At the intersection of the two