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A Fort Myers woman was arrested after deputies said she was driving the wrong way on I-75 while under the influence in Lee County. Susan Bommarito-Malta, 53, was reportedly arrested after Florida troopers caught her driving south on the northbound lane of I-75 at Mile Marker 138. Troopers were able to stop her before any accidents were caused. Bommarito-Malta was arrested and charged with DUI (0.15 or higher or with a person under 18 in the vehicle). According to documents,

An Aventura man is facing two felony charges after throwing his dog and striking one of the city’s police officers who was mediating a dispute between dog owners, according to an arrest report. According to the Aventura Police Department, the incident happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Waterways Dog Park, located at 3401 NE 213th St.’ The police report states that officers had been called to the park amid an “incident” between Mordechai Oaknin, 68, and another dog owner.

A 48-year-old man was arrested Sunday on accusations that he forced a 14-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him while he was conducting some kind of work at her home in Opa-locka, authorities said. According to the suspect’s arrest report, the alleged sexual battery occurred Saturday afternoon at a home on Ali Baba Avenue. Kissoon Puran, of Hialeah Gardens, was arrested the following day on charges of sexual battery on a minor and attempted false imprisonment. According to his

 Two 13-year-olds have been arrested and charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into cars near a Deltona restaurant, according to deputies. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said they used their Live 911 technology to quickly locate the teens. The system, which has been used in the resolution of many investigations, allows deputies to hear the 911 caller in real-time. Body camera footage shows a portion of the call, where the person on the phone describes the suspects. Shortly after, the

A Florida mom was arrested after she allegedly used an electric screwdriver to drive a nail into her 12-year-old daughter’s buttocks, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.  Jaclyn Goszczynski, 40, was arrested on Friday and charged with child abuse after the alleged incident that unfolded on July 20.  According to an arrest affidavit, Goszczynski and three children were hanging picture frames when she approached her 12-year-old daughter and asked her, “Have you ever been screwed in the a**?” That’s

What started as an armed home invasion, soon turned into a police pursuit, ending at a gas station in Pembroke Pines at the intersection of Pines Boulevard and University Drive with two robbery suspects in custody. At approximately 6:05 a.m., on Monday, a woman called 911 stating that a man entered her home armed with a knife. “They just update to a 41 home invasion. Advised a male broke into her house with a knife,” a woman said over the

 A former day care employee who admitted to molesting several children in his care will be back in court this week. Jurors convicted Anthony Guadalupe of over a dozen child sex offenses involving children at the Chappell School. Guadalupe was found guilty of 16 to 22 child sex violations related to at least eight children. He used to work as a teacher’s assistant at the Chapelle School on the northside of St. John’s County. A jury found a St. Johns County former

An investigation is underway in Deerfield Beach after a person was found dead and a van was discovered partially submerged in a canal on Sunday morning. The discovery was made along Interstate 95 and Hillsboro Boulevard Investigators with Florida Highway Patrol and the Broward Sheriff’s Office could be seen taking pictures of the scene and placing a yellow tarp over a person’s body. BSO Fire said one person is dead, and that FHP is investigating. A white van could be

Photo by: Winter Haven Police Department Officials say power was out at businesses along Havendale Blvd after a car crashed into a power pole early Sunday morning. Just before 5 a.m., a driver was headed east on Havendale Blvd in a gold Honda Accord, according to the Winter Haven Police Department. Authorities say the Honda swerved off the road at 16th St. and hit a power pole, completely severing it. This pulled lines that took out power for a long distance for

Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash Saturday night near Walnut Hill. The crash happened around 9:25 p.m. on O.C. Phillips Road, off Highway 97A, about seven miles from Walnut Hill, according to NorthEscambia.com. The man lost control of his wheel and collided with a utility pole. The vehicle came to rest on its roof on the paved portion of the roadway. The man was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. The crash snapped

A 64-year-old Milton man has died after his SUV overturned and collided with trees early Sunday morning. According to FHP, the Milton man was traveling eastbound upon SR-4 when his SUV left the roadway and entered the south grass shoulder around 2:30 a.m. Troopers say he overcorrected to the left and his SUV rotated counterclockwise across SR-4, entering the north grass shoulder. He then overturned and collided with several trees on the north grass shoulder, according to FHP. Trooper say

One person is hospitalized following a crash involving a golf cart in Pinellas County on Friday night. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the crash around 10:02 p.m. at the intersection of Michigan Boulevard and Pinehurst Road. Officials said one person was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No further details were released. If you’ve been involved in a car accident, you need an experienced legal team on your side to ensure your rights are protected.