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An out-of-state visitor’s $130.81 tab turned into a more than $5,000 bond after Miami Beach police said he went on a racist tirade during a drunken attack on staff at a bar, leading to his arrest on a hate crime charge. Police said the incident happened just before 11:15 p.m. Sunday at Norman’s Tavern, located at 6770 Collins Ave. on North Beach. Authorities said it all began when a bartender asked MJ N, 42, of Arlington, Virginia, to pay his

 A 49-year-old man has been arrested, months after a crash in Pompano Beach left his son injured and another driver dead, authorities confirmed. According to an arrest report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, AMR, of Oakland Park, was arrested Monday on charges of DUI causing death to a human, DUI with property damage or damage to another person, child neglect without great bodily harm and vehicular homicide. The crash in question occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2024, at

Two women are under arrest after they allegedly beat an ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend with a metal pipe in Miami.  RC P, 34, and MP L, 25, are facing charges of aggravated battery after the attack on Friday at 3:25 p.m. The women are cousins, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest reports.  Authorities said PL and her ex-boyfriend were in a relationship that had ended four months ago.  On Jan. 17, P L and her cousin drove up to an

The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating a stabbing. The police department said 60-year-old Jose Perez Perez was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The police department said it responded early Monday to St. Lucie Medical Center because a victim had arrived at the hospital to a stab wound to his chest. The police department’s initial investigation revealed that P P and the victim engaged in an argument at the residence on the 2200 block

A man and “an unknown female” sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a home in southwest Miami-Dade’s Westchester area in October after they gave her drugs, authorities said. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies said they formally arrested one of the suspects on a child rape charge Friday, one day after DNA evidence tied him to the case. FJ, 40, had already been in jail following an early December arrest on an unrelated charge. Both the name and date of birth of

A Leesburg man was arrested after running from law enforcement when they went to detain him for allegedly choking his girlfriend and two warrants. Officers responded to reports of domestic battery at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 3:47 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Tavares Police Department.  Upon arrival, the officers met with the female victim who advised that 28-year-old D K’M S, her boyfriend of two months, had choked her while they were in bed

A 66-year-old man from Tampa was killed after he was hit by a van Monday night in Pinellas County. The incident happened around 6:40 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release. A 61-year-old man from Tennessee was reportedly driving the van north on County Road 611 before the Tampa man attempted to cross the road north of 58th Avenue. The 66-year-old entered the van’s path before he was hit, troopers said. He later died from his injuries at

A Fruitland Park woman was arrested for battery after allegedly punching her soon-to-be ex-husband. An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Lake County residence around 5:27 p.m. Jan. 14, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department.  Upon arrival, the officer met with the male victim who advised he had returned home from work at around 5:10 p.m. and found his soon-to-be ex-wife, 38-year-old MM S, inside with the children. To avoid an altercation, he

A semitruck Tuesday morning lost control on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, striking a tree off the road and catching fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The wreck happened around 6:50 a.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 202 in Cocoa. According to troopers, the driver, a 56-year-old Georgia man, was traveling in the outside lane when the semitruck went off the road and hit the tree. The man and his passenger, a 46-year-old man, were both able

 A child died early Sunday morning after a house caught fire in the Mandarin neighborhood. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Sergeant JL said officers were called to the 2400 block of Canal Way around 3 a.m. Sunday morning about the fire. Upon arrival, the crew found a family of three, a dad his two children, and their pet cat. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue confirmed with News4JAX’s BB that two people were trapped when fire crews arrived. The father and one of his children

Fire rescue extinguished a house fire in Tamarac. It happened around 1p.m. Monday near Northwest 83rd Street and 17th Avenue. Residents were seen gathered outside as firefighters put out the blaze. At this time, it’s unclear what started the fire. Fire accidents can result in severe injuries and extensive property damage, leaving you overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. Ovadia Law Group is here to provide the support and expertise you need to navigate the legal process. Our

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting outside a strip club in northwest Miami-Dade early Tuesday, authorities said. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials said they responded to the 12000 block of Northwest 27th Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. Once there, they found two men with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Club Climaxxx, officials said. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was taken to