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Lee County deputies arrested a man accused of stealing alcohol and tobacco products from a gas station in Estero, then nearly crashing near a nearby school while trying to get away. It happened Wednesday afternoon at the Mobil gas station off Corkscrew Commons Drive, just east of I-75. Deputies say 21-year-old JE stole three cans of Twisted Tea and a sleeve of Zyn tobacco from the store, then pushed past a clerk before running out and driving off. Witnesses told

An Ocala man has been arrested for aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked one of his girlfriend’s friends with a kitchen knife during an argument over how he treats his girlfriend. On Monday, October 13, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to an Ocala residence in reference to a stabbing incident that had just occurred. Upon arrival, the deputy was informed that the female victim in this case was being treated by paramedics, according to the arrest report. The

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando Orlando police on Friday flocked to a condo complex after a reported shooting. The incident took place at the Dockside at Ventura condominiums at Woodgate Boulevard and Curry Ford Road, where officers responded around 9:30 a.m., the Orlando Police Department said in a statement. The officers located a victim who was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the statement reads. Police have not released any additional details, but video from the scene shows

 One person was sent to a hospital after a crash involving a bicyclist and an SUV driver in Palm Harbor on Friday morning. Palm Harbor Fire Rescue said the crash happened at the intersection of Belcher Road and Colonial Boulevard. The person sent to the hospital was listed as a trauma alert with possible life-threatening injuries. Traffic was down to one lane in both directions around noon on Friday due to the crash. Details about the bicyclist and the SUV driver

Credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office  An 82-year-old man died Friday morning after crashing his motorcycle into a tree in Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that around 12:30 a.m., they received a call from a resident on Fitzgerald Road who heard the crash. According to deputies, the 82-year-old rider was operating his 2005 Honda motorcycle east on Fitzgerald and was approaching the intersection of Francis Pipkin Road when the bike left the road, for unknown reasons, and drove into

DeSoto County deputies are investigating a shooting in the area of NE Tilstra Drive near NE County Road 660 on Friday afternoon. According to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and detectives were called to the DeSoto Memorial Hospital after a male with multiple gunshot wounds arrived at the facility. The victim is in stable condition at this time, the sheriff’s office said. A male suspect was taken into custody after investigators responded to the scene of the shooting. DCSO said

Photo by: nbcmiami A 15-year-old girl is critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck in southwest Miami-Dade on Friday, officials said. The incident happened around 3:20 p.m. in the 20400 block of Southwest 127th Avenue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed they responded to a call of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian and found an injured teen. Surveillance showed the teenage girl crossing the street when a white pickup truck hit her and dragged her several feet down the

Photo by: (FL511) Eastbound Atlantic Avenue has reopened at Jog Road after a multi-vehicle rollover crash that left seven people injured. According to FL511, the crash happened on Friday at 12:21 p.m. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR), the rollover crash involved two vehicles, with seven patients being transported to local hospitals for their injuries, making it a mass casualty event. Traffic cameras show an SUV on its side facing the opposite direction in the eastbound lanes. Due

he now-former director of a Hialeah daycare is facing a child abuse charge after police said she was caught on camera hitting a 3-year-old boy so hard during a diaper change that she left a mark. Police said the incident happened last Friday. RA, 52, was taken into custody on Thursday at the Hialeah Police Department. She has since been fired from her role at E-Z Daycare and Learning Center at 1325 W. 30th St., owner Natasha Johnson confirmed to

Doral police arrested a 26-year-old woman on two felony charges on Thursday in connection with an Oct. 9 road rage incident. According to police, it started in the area of Northwest 33rd Street and 107th Avenue after a driver honked at a woman, later identified as LT, after she cut him off in a Penske rental truck. Police said that led to a verbal dispute in which T, of northwest Miami-Dade, “brandished a tan-colored handgun and pointed it in his

Photo by: (Hernando County Fire Rescue) One person was sent to a hospital after a fiery crash in Brooksville that involved five cars. The Hernando County Fire Rescue said the five-car pile-up happened at Cortez Boulevard and Winter Street. The crash caused one vehicle to catch fire. Hernando firefighters said they worked quickly to knock down the blaze. Three eastbound lanes, including a turning lane, were blocked as of 11 a.m. Crews said drivers should expect major delays in the

A 46-year-old motorcyclist died Friday morning when he lost control at an intersection and hit the side of a tractor-trailer on New Kings Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to FHP, the motorcyclist and the semi driver were both stopped on U.S. 1 (New Kings Road) at a red light at the Trout River Boulevard intersection around 10:30 a.m. Troopers said that when the light turned green, the traffic started moving forward through the intersection, but the motorcyclist lost