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 Miami man suffered serious injuries after crossing the median of a divided highway in western Palm Beach County and colliding with a tractor-trailer, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) reported. According to the crash report, Fidel Pomares was traveling on U.S. 27 South near South Bay around 6:15 p.m. on Monday evening when he came upon a road curved sharply to the right. The road is banked so drivers do not have to slow down from the posted speed

A man and woman found dead Wednesday morning in a home on Windrush Lane were victims of a murder-suicide, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded to the home around 9 a.m. after they were told that a man and a woman in their early 30s were found dead by family members during a well-being check. Investigators said after talking with family members and reviewing evidence, they determined the man shot the woman before taking his own life. Investigators

Two people were arrested after police say they assaulted a woman in Palm Beach County. Elmin Sanchez and Thelma E. Salinas were arrested Sunday, Aug. 25, and each charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. A report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office notes that Sanchez arrived at the home of the female victim and allegedly hit the victim and also used a hammer to strike the victim. Later on, Sanchez is accused of pouring a chemical on

A 44-year-old Ocala man was arrested on a felony battery charge a week after he allegedly woke a man up in the middle of the night and attacked him with brass knuckles. On Sunday, August 18, at around 3:50 a.m., a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence on SE 50th Avenue Road in Belleview in reference to a battery incident. Upon arrival, the deputy was informed that a male victim had allegedly been attacked by Richard Thomas

 A 19-year-old Pensacola woman was arrested Wednesday for a DUI crash in late June that killed an Uber driver and seriously injured two Navy sailors. Terriny Krepps is charged with: The crash happened on June 29 at 4 a.m. at the intersection ofNavy Boulevard and Gulf Beach Highway. According to Florida Highway Patrol, Krepps ran a red light in herHyundai Elantra, crashing intothe side of a Subaru Legacy. The driver of the Subaru — a 60-year-old Pensacola man who was driving

 A northwest Miami-Dade woman was arrested Tuesday after police said she assaulted her 15-year-old stepson with a knife during an argument that allegedly stemmed over house keys. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Police Department, the incident occurred at the family’s home, located near the 4500 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue, where a verbal argument between the pair escalated into a fight around 3 p.m. The victim told police that the dispute began when he refused to give

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery murder of a North Miami Beach smoke shop employee that was caught on camera. William Robinson, 22, was arrested Tuesday on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges in the June 11 killing of 35-year-old Salem Albakri, an arrest warrant said. Albakri had been working at Miami Cloudz at 2063 Northeast 163rd Street when he was discovered on the floor of the store with a gunshot wound lying in a pool of

A man accused of “clearly attempting to kill” two Lakeland police detectives was arrested Wednesday. Arthur Jared Williams fired at the detectives in a police vehicle in the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday, according to Lakeland police. The vehicle was hit several times, but the detectives were not hurt. Williams was arrested in the Tampa area early Wednesday morning. Lakeland Chief of Police Sam Taylor will discuss the arrest in a news conference Wednesday afternoon. It will be

A Belle Glade woman has been accused of intentionally falling at a Winn Dixie for insurance money. On May 30, 2023, at around 11 a.m., Leverne Williams, 70, had allegedly slipped and fell on a dark liquid on the floor of a Winn-Dixie located at 900 South Main Street in Belle Glade, which resulted in her being transported by EMS to Lakeside Medical Center with injuries. A Florida Department of Financial Services (FDF) report states that on July 21, 2023,

A Santa Rosa Beach man is dead after a crash in Walton County on Wednesday morning. Florida Highway Patrol said the incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. on U.S. 98 near Professional Place in Miramar Beach. According to a news release, a Santa Rosa Beach man driving an SUV rear-ended another SUV launching that vehicle forward several feet. Inside that vehicle were a 40-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman both from Miramar Beach who suffered minor injuries, FHP officials said.

A man was arrested after authorities say he fired two shots into a car during a road rage incident in Hillsborough County, striking a 16-year-old girl. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Rasool Abdul Hakeem, 37, admitted to shooting his gun twice during a road rage altercation Tuesday afternoon.  Deputies initially responded to the area of 4202 Falkenburg Road in the Riverview area at around 5 p.m. where investigators said two people were heading northbound when they got into an altercation. That’s

A man currently behind bars for a brutal beating of a man in a pickup truck is set to be released on house arrest after a judge’s ruling. Ben Arthur Smith has a laundry list of past criminal offenses, including his recent offense when he beat a man up so badly in the parking lot of Motel 6 in Cutler Bay that the victim’s face was permanently disfigured. Video, obtained exclusively by 7News, shows the June 17 fight where, according