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 A high-speed police chase through Downtown Panama City ended Tuesday morning with the suspect crashing. The chase happened around 11:00 a.m. when a Bay County Sheriff’s deputy tried to pull over a silver Camaro. As the deputy was trying to get information, they said the driver fled the scene. Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol state troopers joined the chase along West Highway 98. When the suspect reached the corner of Arthur Avenue and 13th Street, he apparently hit a stop

A Cape Coral man has been arrested after allegedly ignoring veterinarian instructions due to financial struggles, leading to his dog’s poor quality of life and suffering. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, on April 28, at around 12:55 p.m., 61-year-old Oscar Alvarez took Titan, an 8-year-old Male Shih Tzu, to VetNow regarding a large mass the size of a baseball that was covering Titan’s face and started to rupture. The mass reportedly made it difficult for Titan to breathe, and he couldn’t

A teenager was taken to jail overnight for allegedly shooting a driver in Orlando who crashed and died earlier this month. The Orlando Police Department said the incident happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. on July 14 at Lawne Boulevard and Lake Lawne Avenue, near Lake Lawne Park. Officers arrived at the scene of a vehicle that had crashed into a nearby home. Inside the crashed vehicle, police found the driver who had been shot. He died at the scene.  Police

A Fort Myers man convicted in the 2020 murder of a man and his dog during an altercation while both walked their pets will spend life behind bars, a judge ruled Tuesday. Lee Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson on Tuesday sentenced Luis Anthony Walker, 49, to life. A jury in May convicted him of second-degree murder; improper exhibition of a firearm, and aggravated animal cruelty. Special findings by the jury on the murder charge were that a firearm was used and that Walker

A former ballerina charged in the fatal shooting of her husband was convicted of manslaughter late Tuesday in Florida, hours after a jury began considering her claim that the shooting four years ago was in self-defense, NBC News reported. Ashley Benefield, 33, had been charged with second-degree murder, but the panel convicted her of the lesser crime in the killing of Doug Benefield on Sept. 27, 2020. After the verdict was announced, the judge revoked Benefield’s $100,000 bond and remanded her to the

Police responded to a home that appeared to be hit by gunfire early Tuesday in Miami. The shooting happened at around 2:55 a.m. near Northwest 11th Street and Northwest 10th Avenue, according to authorities. “Shots were fired into an occupied dwelling,” Miami Police said. NBC6 crews on scene saw several police officers outside the home, canvassing the area, and at least two bullet holes outside the residence. The homeowner told NBC6 that at least six people were inside the house

The Pasco County Sheriff’s office are conducting a death investigation after a shooting in Zephyrhills. According to deputies, an adult male has been shot on the 37000 block of state road 54 in Zephyrhills. A person has been detained related to the investigation. This was an isolated incident, and there appears to be no known public safety threat, the sheriff’s office said. Negligent shooting incidents can have devastating consequences, leaving victims and their families in turmoil. At Ovadia Law Group,

Photo by: nbcmiami A driver’s body was discovered inside a car that was found submerged in a pond off Interstate 75 in Miramar on Tuesday night, officials said. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. at a retention pond at the I-75 exit ramp to Miramar Parkway. Florida Highway Patrol officials said the 2011 blue Honda Civic was on the exit ramp when the driver apparently lost control on the curve, drove onto the inside grass shoulder and then into

Photo by:  Fox13news Three people, including two teens, are facing charges after an early morning shooting in Sarasota, according to police. Officers responded around 5 a.m. Tuesday along 29th Street and found a juvenile with gunshot wounds, police said. The victim, whose name and exact age are not being released, is expected to survive. Police arrested a 14-year-old on a charge of attempted murder with a firearm. Investigators say a 15-year-old faces charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to

A pedestrian died after being hit by a pickup truck in Lake County. The 35-year-old male driver of a 2015 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Lake Mack Drive just south of Evergreen Drive in Deland at around 5:01 a.m. Monday, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Around that same time, a 51-year-old male pedestrian was walking northbound in the roadway, not in a marked crosswalk, in the same area. He was in the direct path of

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a vehicle crash that caused a fatality on northbound Interstate 95 near U.S. Highway 192 on Tuesday, according to a release from the FHP. Northbound I-95 was shut down as the FHP investigated and traffic was diverted at the Palm Bay Road exit, the FHP said. Car accidents can result in significant physical injuries and financial hardships. At Ovadia Law Group, our priority is to help you recover and secure the compensation you need.

Thirty-three men are in custody Tuesday after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office conducted an online sting operation. Deputies, with the help of other agencies, posed as children online, and the men contacted them asking to engage in sexual activities. The Sheriff’s Office said the men had sexually explicit conversations, and many arranged to meet with those they thought were 13 to 15 years old. Investigators said some of the men traveled from outside of Florida. “It always turns our stomachs