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Wednesday update: A man accused of fatally shooting another man at a mini-mart on Tuesday in Brevard County has been arrested, according to the Melbourne Police Department. Authorities identified the suspect as Malachi Dante Bell, 21, of Homestead. Officers said Bell had traveled to Sebastian to board a Greyhound Bus with the intention of fleeing to South Florida. Melbourne police detectives, along with the Indian River Sheriff’s Office, found Bell at the bus station on Tuesday evening, and he was taken

The Bradenton Police Department is asking for help to identify two women who hit a parked car outside of a bar on Aug. 29. According to Bradenton police, security video shows a Jeep Renegade slam into a parked Dodge Ram at Last Call Bar on Manatee Avenue East in Bradenton. Police described the driver and passenger of the Jeep Renegade to be women in their 30s and 40s. The video showed on woman walk toward the struck truck, but then

 A suspect is in custody after hitting multiple Hillsborough County deputies with his vehicle to avoid being arrested, Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office said. Deputies attempted to stop a Chrysler 300 for illegal window tint and not stopping at a stop sign around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. Sean Bolton, 28, did not pull over and fled the scene to Carriage Point subdivision, where HCSO deputies deployed stop sticks. While deputies were deploying the stop sticks, Bolton allegedly aimed his vehicle

A Polk County man was killed in a shooting in unincorporated Lakeland Tuesday morning, according to authorities. “We’ve had a murder on Fleming [Avenue] today,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. Judd said deputies were called to the scene at about 10 a.m. The 911 caller told authorities they heard multiple gunshots in the area and saw the body of Alfredo Alfaro-Astello, 32, lying in the front yard of a home. According to the sheriff, detectives interviewed multiple witnesses who

Photo by: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office A suspect is facing multiple charges after officials say he intentionally hit several deputies with his car in Gibsonton Monday evening. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said that, around 5:30 p.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on a Chrysler 300 for illegal window tint and failing to stop at a stop sign. According to HCSO, the driver, later identified as 28-year-old Sean Bolton, fled the scene. Surveillance tracked the car into the Carriage Point

The wife of the suspected Lehigh Acres hit-and-run driver who killed a motorcyclist and injured the victim’s passenger has been arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fatal hit-and-run crash occurred on March 28 on 40th Street Southwest and Rena Avenue South. FHP said 38-year-old Yurid Gricel Macedo-Velasquez, the spouse of the suspect, 40-year-old Jose Manuel Aguiar-Meza, was arrested on an active felony warrant for tampering with evidence on Monday. On Monday, Aguiar-Meza was taken into the Lee County Jail on

An evening joy ride took a dire turn in Lehigh Acres when a side-by-side UTV carrying one adult and five children collided with a Toyota Camry at the intersection of 20th Street SW and Karen Avenue. The collision resulted in one person being placed in a coma; one child is still hospitalized, while the other three are expected to be discharged soon. Neighbors sent NBC2 a video showing the UTV traveling down 20th Street SW moments before the crash. The

Photo by: nbc-2 A dog drowned after a vehicle crashed into a pond in the Isles of Porto Vista in Cape Coral Monday evening. According to Cape Coral police, an elderly woman drove from a parking spot into a lake inside the Isles of Porto Vista community, fully submerging the car. A good Samaritan saw it and swam out to help her get out. CCPD says the woman told the Samaritan that she had a dog in the vehicle. The

Photo by: FDOT UPDATE: Officials stated that the crash had been cleared at 9:27 a.m. ORIGINAL: A crash involving multiple vehicles on I-95 North in Boynton Beach is slowing traffic on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 stated the crash occurred at 8:22 a.m., just after Exit 57, Boynton Beach Boulevard. In the latest update at 8:55 a.m., officials stated that the four right lanes had been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Dedicated Car Accident Attorneys at Your

Photo by: Eduardo Acosta  A tractor-trailer was overturned on I-95 North in Palm Beach Gardens. Florida 511 reported that the tractor-trailer overturned at around 8:28 a.m. just before Exit 77, Northlake Boulevard. Officials stated in their latest update that the four right lanes have been reopened. No injuries have been reported at this time. Skilled Representation for Truck Accident Victims If you’ve been involved in a truck accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to provide skilled legal representation. Truck accidents

At least one arrest has been made after a man’s meet-up with a woman he met on a dating app ended with him being kidnapped and violently robbed in Miami, police said. Robert Andre Maytin, 20, was arrested Friday on charges of armed kidnapping, armed robbery, and unlawful use of a debit card, records showed. According to an arrest report, the victim met a woman on the dating app BLK on July 18. They had agreed to meet that day

Police are searching for an arsonist who, they said, targeted two vehicles in Lauderhill. According to the Lauderhill Police Department, an unidentified individual wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and carrying a backpack poured gasoline onto cars parked in the driveway of a home on the 900 block of NW 34th Terrace, at around 4:30 a.m., Sunday. The suspect then ignited the gasoline, resulting in the cars being fully engulfed in flames. The Lauderhill Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire