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Photo by: North Port Police A police cruiser flipped over during a two hour car chase on Tuesday night that started in North Port and ended in Sarasota. North Port Police said an officer tried to pull over an Englewood man on Eager Street just after 9:30 p.m. A police report said 25-year-old CC “failed to yield to law enforcement.” “The driver failed to slow down or stop and instead accelerated, changing lanes recklessly and passing vehicles at excessive speeds,”

A Clermont man who was a patient at a behavioral center is facing charges after an alleged attack on a nurse. An officer responded to LifeStream Behavioral Center, located at 2020 Tally Rd., for a battery involving 32-year-old KLM and two nurses at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, the officer met with one of the nurses. She advised that she heard another nurse screaming for help from the

A car went up in flames on SR-528 near International Drive in Orange County, FHP says. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, it happened just after 5 a.m. on Thursday. So far, no injuries have been reported. The two right lanes on SR-528 eastbound are blocked off as FHP and Orange County Fire Rescue work to clear the scene. This is a developing story. Your Rights After a Car Accident After a car accident, knowing your rights is essential. At

  Photo by: WPLG  Firefighters responded to a house fire that broke out in Pembroke Pines, containing the blaze to the kitchen area but unable to save three dogs inside, authorities said. According to a statement from Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue, crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the home near Northwest 23rd Place. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, preventing it from spreading beyond the kitchen. All residents were accounted for, and firefighters removed several dogs from the

Photo by: wsvn Crews have gotten the upper hand on a massive, fast-moving fire that razed a multimillion-dollar home in Southwest Miami-Dade reportedly owned by Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. 7News cameras captured heavy flames and smoke billowing from a house near Southwest 49th Avenue and 80th Street, just before 6 a.m. on Thursday, as well as several Miami-Dade Fire Rescue trucks. According to fire officials, the blaze sparked at around Firefighters initially appeared to focus on the garage

Photo by: wear Two people are hospitalized after exchanging gunshots in an Escambia County Whataburger parking lot Tuesday night. Deputies arrived at the Whataburger on Pensacola Boulevard and Boone Street around 7:10 p.m. Sheriff Chip Simmons is calling it a drug-related incident, as deputies recovered two pounds of marijuana on scene. “One car backed into a parking space at the Whataburger, another car comes up and they automatically go to the rear-window of that car,” Sheriff Simmons says. “Clearly it’s

 A pedestrian was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a hit-and-run crash in Brooksville on Wednesday night. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle vs pedestrian crash on northbound I-75 at the 297 milemarker around 11 p.m. HCFR said the pedestrian was airlifted to a local trauma center as a trauma alert. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the hit-and-run. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group for Hit-and-Run Accidents Hit-and-run accidents can leave victims feeling helpless and overwhelmed. At Ovadia

Multiple people were taken to the hospital Wednesday evening after a car crashed into a Publix in Sebring, officials said. The Sebring Fire Department received a call regarding the crash around 6:30 p.m. Firefighters said a driver had crashed into an exterior wall of the Publix located in the Southgate Shopping Center. Four people were injured, including a pedestrian who was hit by the vehicle, according to authorities. All four people were taken to a nearby hospital. The extent of

A child was airlifted to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children after a crash involving their electric dirt bike and a vehicle in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release. Melbourne police said they responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Wickham Road and Lake Washington Road around 4:17 p.m. According to the release, the crash involved a Chrysler van and an electric dirt bike. The driver of the electric dirt bike, a child, sustained

A veteran Hollywood Police lieutenant was arrested on Monday after being accused of battering an elderly woman, records showed. OP, 50, was charged with aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older and battery on a person 65 years of age or older, Broward Jail records showed. According to an arrest report, on Monday, P entered the Broward Main Jail and surrendered himself. An arrest warrant for P described that he grabbed and pushed an elderly woman

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for allegedly battering a pregnant woman during a domestic violence incident, officials said. Deputy RS, 31, was arrested Tuesday in North Lauderdale on charges including aggravated battery on a victim that the offender knew or should have known was pregnant and criminal mischief, BSO officials said. According to the sheriff’s office, S and the pregnant victim had been involved in a verbal and physical altercation over S’ infidelity. During the argument, S

A 23-year-old Virginia man was arrested after a high-speed chase through the Upper Florida Keys ended with his SUV crashing into a trailered boat, authorities said. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the pursuit began around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, when deputies stopped a southbound Range Rover driven by CBS, of Great Falls, Virginia, for reckless driving near mile marker 102 in Key Largo. Deputies said S sped away from the traffic stop, prompting Florida Highway Patrol troopers to take