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 A man accused of kidnapping a woman and later barricading himself inside a home for nearly 20 hours has surrendered, deputies said.  James Savage was arrested for a warrant on domestic battery and kidnapping charges, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Savage reportedly kidnapped his then-girlfriend, 60-year-old Marivel Dunn, outside a home late Thursday night by forcing her inside a car before driving off.  Dunn was found safe on Friday morning and Savage was found barricaded inside a home in the

A man walking across Florida’s Turnpike died after a truck struck him early Wednesday morning near Coconut Creek, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A 54-year-old man was driving a white International SF647 truck, heading north on the Turnpike, when he saw a man walking east across the highway around 2:45 a.m., spokeswoman Lt. Indiana Miranda said in a statement. But when the Williston, Florida, trucker moved from the left lane to the center lane to avoid the man on the

Tyrese Johnson, 33, has been convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend, Joan Foster-Taylor, 50, following a trial in Orange County. Orlando police officers responded to a 911 call on June 24, 2023, from Foster-Taylor, reporting that she had been shot. Despite her efforts, Foster-Taylor was unable to identify the shooter before succumbing to her injuries at Orlando Health. Evidence presented during the trial showed a history of conflict between Foster-Taylor and Johnson, her former partner.

A Hillsborough County man was arrested on Friday following a street race in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Tyler Simon, 23, of Riverview was arrested, and his vehicle was impounded with a 30-day hold, according to troopers. In an arrest report, troopers said they spotted two Nissans racing along State Road 408 around 7:35 a.m. Both vehicles were seen driving over 100 mph in a 60 mph zone, with the drivers “weaving in and out of the morning

 Photo by: FT Laud Fire Rescue A USPS truck went up in flames Monday afternoon near Northwest 12th Street and 16th Way in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue extinguished the fire but not before the truck and many of its contents were destroyed. The mail carrier was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. USPS released a statement: “Our carrier was able to retrieve two trays of letter mail and 15 packages in the front cabin area. We are

Authorities have dropped charges against a man arrested in a 2023 murder in Orange County after authorities said new evidence has emerged, highlighting the ongoing complexity of the investigation. On May 10, 2023, deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive woman in a car on Lee Ann Drive. The victim, 52-year-old Maria De Los Angeles Paulino, was found dead inside the vehicle with 16 stab wounds, detectives said. Initially, 29-year-old Yesnin Salvador Bonilla-Iscoa was arrested for the crime. However, detectives said

Orange County Fire Rescue says that five patients were transported to a local hospital on Monday. According to OCFR, three children and two adults were transported from a scene at 6400 Jackwood Court to Advent Health Orlando. OCFR then said the investigation was turned over to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the home around 9:16 p.m. to assist with a medical call. “A family inside their home were feeling sick and they

Police in South Florida arrested a man they say intentionally set fire to a rabbi’s car Saturday morning. Fort Lauderdale police responded to the scene at the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center around 7:21 a.m., the department told Fox News Digital.  The center’s rabbi, Chaim Slavaticki, told WTVJ he got a knock on his door alerting him to what was happening. “Screaming fire at the center, fire at the center and I rushed over,” Slavaticki told the TV station. “Everything is

A child has died after they were struck and killed by an SUV while running across a Miami Gardens street Monday morning, police said. The incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. in the 4500 block of Northwest 183rd Street. Miami Gardens Police said the driver of a black Honda Pilot was in the center lane of the roadway when the juvenile ran across the street and was struck. The child was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where

 A 50-year-old Spring Hill man died at the scene of a crash on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Chevy Colorado being driven by a 55-year-old Spring Hill woman was headed west in the outside lane of Spring Hill Drive around 4 p.m. The 50-year-old man was riding a Suzuki motorcycle in the same direction in the inside lane, according to authorities. Troopers say the truck merged into the inside lane and collided with the motorcycle east

Photo courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office  A Lakeland man was killed early Monday morning after he ran a red light and slammed into the side of a semi-truck in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said detectives were dispatched at 2:32 a.m. for a crash on New Tampa Highway (US 92) at Clark Road. Authorities said Miguel Jacinto, 56, of Lakeland, the driver of the gray 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, was driving north on Clark Road at a “high rate

Myrza Rodriguez-Fearnley, a resident of Orlando, Florida, is coming forward and speaking out against an intricate gift card fraud scheme that she fell victim to. Rodriguez-Fearnley lost thousands of dollars after responding to what she thought was an email from a legitimate money transfer app, buying Target and Walmart gift cards. Speaking to The Sun, Rodriguez-Fearnley explained that she first received an email containing alarming information about an unauthorized purchase from her PayPal. The email, adorned with the PayPal logo and containing sensitive personal information, including the last four