fbpx

Florida's Recent News

Death investigation underway after baby dies in West Park

A death investigation is underway after a baby died in West Park. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and fire rescue crews on Monday morning arrived at a home in the 5900 block of Southwest 27th Street after receiving a medical call involving the infant. Once at the scene, emergency crews found the unresponsive infant and it was transported to an area hospital, where it was pronounced dead. It is unknown if there was foul play involved in the baby’s death or

Read More »

Miami Gardens Police investigating 2 separate shootings injuring 4

Police investigations are underway in Miami Gardens after two separate shootings left four people injured. Miami Gardens Police responded to the area of Northwest 199th Street and Seventh Avenue on Monday, just after 2 a.m., when four men reportedly pulled up in a dark SUV, exited the car and started shooting before taking off. Footage from the scene showed several evidence markers on the street, along with K-9 units sniffing out the vicinity for more evidence. One woman who lives

Read More »

Man injured in accidental shooting between friends in SW Miami-Dade: police.

A man was injured in what police say was an accidental shooting between friends in southwest Miami-Dade early Sunday morning. It reportedly happened at a home near southwest 208th street and 120th place around 1:00 a.m. NBC6 cameras were there as the man was rushed to the hospital. He is reportedly stable. What exactly led to the gunfire and whether any charges will be filed — remain unclear. Dealing with the complexities of a personal injury requires experienced legal support,

Read More »

Florida Man Kills Wife, Tells Cops Things Got ‘Out of Control’ and She’s ‘In Heaven’

A Florida man was found guilty this week of killing his wife, hiding her body in the woods, and later telling police she was “in heaven” when they asked where she was. Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Steven Henderson sentenced Timothy A. Upthegrove to life in prison after a Brevard County jury found him guilty on one count each of first-degree premeditated murder, tampering with evidence, and failure to report a death, Law&Crime reported. Lori Upthegrove, 51, was reported missing on

Read More »

Woman, 34, entices Florida man, 73, to her home for romantic date only for him to be pummeled by her ex-boyfriend in planned robbery: Police

An elderly Florida man fell victim to a prearranged trap planned by a 34-year-old woman who set him up to be robbed by her ex-boyfriend, according to police. Chelsea Wright, 34, and Andrew Marks, 33, were arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The pair were charged with robbery with a weapon and aggravated battery on a victim over the age of 65. Just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 22, a 73-year-old Florida man appeared at a local hospital. He needed to

Read More »

Gulfport attempted sexual battery suspect arrested by K-9 officer after running away.

Gulfport police have arrested a man they say tried to sexually batter a woman early Monday morning on the beach. Officers say they were called to Gulfport Beach shortly before 3:30 a.m. after several people called 911 reporting that a woman was screaming for help. When police arrived, they said they found Christopher Williams, 24, lying on top of the victim, a 47-year-old woman, with his pants pulled down. Police say Williams ran away when he was confronted by witnesses,

Read More »

South Florida Man Arrested for Allegedly Sharing Explicit Photos with Minor

A 26-year-old South Florida man was arrested on accusations of sharing explicit photos with a teenage girl. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest, carried out by Homestead police, was made on Friday following an outstanding warrant from Monroe County. Authorities say the suspect, identified as Rafael Felipe Bajos, engaged in sharing nude and sexually explicit images of himself with a 16-year-old girl from the Florida Keys via social media and text messages. Further investigation into the text

Read More »

Alleged drunk driver causes crash in Panama City Beach

On Friday evening, authorities said a drunk driver was involved in a multi-vehicle crash. At about 4 p.m., officals said a bicyclist was walking his bike toward traffic on Front Beach near Grand Panama. Once the bicyclist saw the vehicle approaching, he jumped out of the way. The driver crashed into several other vehicles on the road, officals said. Witnesses who were on the scene at the time of the accident said they saw a Black Cadillac Escalade involved in

Read More »

Florida man arrested for throwing Chick-fil-A drink at woman during road rage incident: Affidavit.

A Pinellas County man was arrested over the weekend after records show he threw a Chick-fil-A drink at a woman and punched during a road rage incident. According to an affidavit, Anthony Joseph Pellegrino, 54, of Clearwater, was involved in a road rage incident at Seminole Boulevard and 72nd Avenue North in Seminole at around 5:10 p.m. on Saturday.  During the incident, Pellegrino threw a ‘partially full’ Chick-fil-A drink at the woman, covering her and her vehicle. After that, the woman stopped her

Read More »

New York Man Arrested in Clearwater, Video Taping Florida Tourist in Beach Bathroom

Clearwater Police officers arrested a New York man Sunday afternoon on a charge of video voyeurism after an incident in a public bathroom. Gabriel Mejias, 29, of New Windsor, N.Y., was taken into custody after the 1:38 p.m. incident, which occurred in the 400 block of South Gulfview Blvd. According to police, a 25-year-old female tourist from South Florida told officers she was changing in one of the bathrooms/dressing rooms at that location when she saw a cell phone recording

Read More »

Fight involving motorcycle gang members leads to 4 arrests in Florida Keys

Four men, including members of at least one motorcycle gang, were arrested for their involvement in a fight outside of a Florida Keys restaurant over the weekend. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stated in a Sunday press release that 49-year-old Jeffrey Jones and 41-year-old Derek Queen of Key West, along with 55-year-old Anthony Eliopulos of Ramrod Key and 60-year-old David Mirth of Big Pine Key were all booked into jail after the altercation, which took place at the Boardwalk Grill

Read More »

Suspect arrested in shooting on Miami-Dade bus.

Police have arrested a suspect after a young man was shot and killed on a Miami-Dade Transit bus late Saturday morning. Miami-Dade Police arrested 28-year-old Patrick Smith and charged him with second-degree murder in the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Martavis Cannon. According to Miami-Dade Police, officers were investigating a death in the area of Southwest 328th Street and the Busway in Florida City, where officers received reports of a dead body. According to investigators, an MDT bus stopped at the nearby bus

Read More »

Monthly Archive

2023

  • 2024

    Need an attorney?

    Latest News

    Skip to content