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A Fort Myers man is facing charges after being accused of attacking his neighbor’s friend while appearing to be drunk. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said JPM, 21, walked across the street on Tuesday and began punching his neighbor’s friend and even bit him on the cheek. As the victim attempted to retreat inside, Mendoza threw a stone at him, LCSO said. M was arrested shortly after the incident, but did struggle and resisted deputies at first, LCSO said. M

A Miami woman was arrested on accusations that she used her car to drag another woman several yards during a confrontation that occurred over two months ago. According to an arrest report, the incident happened around 3 a.m. Sept. 13 outside a home near the 3000 block of Northwest 37th Avenue in the West Flagler area. The victim told officers that she was outside with friends when CAC, 43, arrived with her daughter in a white Nissan Altima. An argument

 North Miami Beach police said they arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with an attack on his ex-girlfriend over the summer that involved a knife and an electric hair clipper. UA, 35, of Richboro, Pennsylvania, is accused of coming to South Florida to carry out the attack. Police said it happened after the victim broke up with him and moved to North Miami Beach after finding out he was married to another woman. Authorities said A managed to find

 A man has died after crashing his vehicle into another car and then a tree Thursday morning in west Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at about 6:10 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Northwest 36th Street near 72nd Avenue. The driver who caused the collision was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he died. His identity has not yet been released. Deputies said a woman who was driving the other vehicle

Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a woman who, they said, beat up a 70-year-old passenger on a Broward County Transit bus in Lauderdale Lakes, leaving the battered and bruised. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit detectives are releasing video of the attack that happened on Oct. 21 in hopes of identifying the woman who pestered the elderly woman, who took a seat in the Americans with Disabilities section of the bus, before punching her repeatedly.

An 8-year-old girl successfully defended her mother by stabbing her grandmother with a kitchen knife during an attack Monday at their Clay County home, the Sheriff’s Office said. NOTE: News4JAX is not identifying anyone involved, including the accused attacker, because of her close relationship with the victim. According to investigators, deputies were called around 3 p.m. Monday by the 8-year-old girl’s mother, who could be heard yelling on the 911 call for someone to leave her home. Deputies responded to

 Morning commuters are faced with more I-75 congestion than usual on the southbound side. A crash is currently blocking 1 lane, just past the US-301 off-ramp. Drivers should expect a delay of 25-30 minutes, with backups starting before the I-275 area, on I-75 southbound. Get Help Today from Ovadia Law Group If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident, you need immediate legal assistance. At Ovadia Law Group, we offer compassionate support and aggressive representation

Video shows the aftermath of a crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of Northwest 36th Street on Thursday morning. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene before Milam Dairy Road (Northwest 72nd Avenue) near Doral. Footage shows an SUV smashed against a fallen palm tree. NBC6 is working to learn more about who may have been injured in the crash. This is a developing story. Refresh for updates. The Importance of Legal Representation After a Car Accident Car

A hit-and-run crash is under investigation Thursday morning in Osceola County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The crash happened around 6:55 a.m. on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway at Target Boulevard in Kissimmee. The FHP said preliminary information shows that an unknown vehicle struck a pedestrian, who was taken to HCA Florida Osceola Hospital. Video from the scene showed an Osceola County sheriff’s cruiser, but no other details have been released. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call FHP

A Bonifay man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Douglas Ferry Road and County Road 277 on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, shortly before 3 p.m., a 60-year-old man was traveling east on a motorcycle on Douglas Ferry Road. Troopers said the man did not yield at a stop sign, which resulted in the motorcycle overturning. FHP reported the man struck a fence, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle. Why Ovadia Law Group Is

One person has died following a house fire in Panama City on Wednesday night. According to the Panama City Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire at a home located on E. 2nd Street shortly before 10 p.m. Firefighters said once they arrived, there was heavy smoke and fire from all sides of the house. They also received reports that a person might still be in the home. Firefighters said they found one person dead near the exit at the

 UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol says an 83-year-old man from Bell was killed. A 33-year-old female passenger, also from Bell, was seriously hurt, along with the driver of another vehicle. FHP says the 83-year-old was driving a Ford Maverick eastbound on NW 78th Ave. while a second driver was southbound on CR 235. The driver of the Maverick traveled into the intersection of CR 235 and NW 78th Ave. in front of the driver of a Nissan Maxima, resulting in a rollover