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Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol One person is dead after a crash in Charlotte County on Tuesday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Brian Arce rammed into a 23-year-old skateboarder from Port Charlotte. Troopers say the skateboarder was in the bike lane when the front of the Arce’s sedan hit him. Official reports go on to say that Arce got out of the car to survey the damage before getting back inside and fleeing. Law enforcement eventually caught up

7:23 a.m. UPDATE: Two southbound lanes on I-295 near Old St. Augustine Road have reopened. 7:40 a.m. UPDATE: The scene of the crash has been cleared, as delays on the bridge are expected to ease shortly. A crash on I-295 at Old St. Augustine Road Wednesday morning is causing heavy delays for drivers on the Buckman Bridge traveling towards I-95. Three southbound lanes are currently closed in the area, however, the express lanes on the interstate remain open. Florida Highway

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say two crashes Wednesday afternoon are causing delays on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 towards Lake City. According to FHP Lieutenant Patrick Riordan, around 12:30 p.m. a truck pulling a trailer filled with various home goods caught fire after the driver noticed a flat tire near the 385-mile marker. The right and middle lanes were blocked off for about half an hour and multiple wrecker tow trucks were dispatched to retrieve the vehicle and the

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating a police shooting that occurred Tuesday night in the city of Miami, authorities confirmed. Miami police Officer Kiara Delva, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, confirmed that the shooting occurred in the area of Northeast Second Avenue and 25th Street. She said one person was killed, but no officers were injured in the shooting. No other details were immediately released. The investigation remains ongoing. Comprehensive Legal Support for Negligent

One person was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Hollywood. Hollywood Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the shooting in the area of 4100 Pembroke Road, just before 5 p.m., Friday. Officers arrived to find the female victim in a parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics have transported the victim to Memorial Regional Hospital. As of 8:30 p.m., her age and condition are unknown. Circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear at this time,

Detectives believe a troubled 14-year-old girl lured a 25-year-old man to a carjacking that devolved into a deadly crime spree in Broward County. Juvenile transcripts identified the girl as Serenity Anivin, who is also known as “Sasha” and turns 15 in July. The Margate Police Department had reported her “missing” in 2022. And after she returned months later, she vanished from Margate again in 2023. The juvenile transcripts also listed Serenity’s five co-defendants in the new Broward County case against her as 16-year-old Justin

Two people were arrested after they attempted to steal wireless earbuds during an online marketplace meetup in Melbourne, police said.  On June 13, Melbourne police responded to the Palmview Cove Apartments regarding reports of gunshots fired. Witnesses said they believed they saw an armed robbery happen in the parking lot.  Several hours later, the victim of the robbery contacted the police about the incident.  According to police, the two suspects, a teen and an adult, arranged a meeting with the victim

Photo by: WEAR A 22-year-old man is dead after being shot in the head in a drive-by shooting in Pensacola Thursday afternoon, according to police. Police have identified the victim as Terrell Omar Owens of Pensacola. It happened around 1:30 pm. at the corner of M and W Gonzalez streets. Police say Owens was sitting on his front porch when the drive-by shooting happened. Expert Legal Representation for Fatal Shooting Victims In the wake of a fatal shooting, having expert

The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested three people in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred Monday, June 17 at the Griffin Heights Apartments. After a thorough investigation by TPD’s Violent Crimes Unit, it was determined the arrestees arrived at the apartment complex armed with firearms and began shooting into a crowd of people. The arrestees were targeting an individual who they were in a dispute with over illegal drugs. As a result of the shooting, two adult females were

A woman accused in a deadly crash that happened back in January has been arrested, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. The woman was identified as 24-year-old Starlett Tabares, who is facing DUI and vehicular homicide charges. Investigators said the incident happened on the weekend of the Rolex 24 race. Police found a man had been hit at the intersection of Seabreeze Boulevard and North Oleander Avenue. The victim was later later pronounced dead, according to the affidavit. The

An elementary school assistant principal in Cocoa was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student of his school, police said. The Cocoa Police Department received a tip from the Palm Bay Police Department, which suggested that the suspect, 25-year-old Devane Nicholi Lonard Clarke, had inappropriate photos on his phone of a minor. Cocoa Police went to Cambridge Elementary to speak with Clarke. Upon arriving, they requested that he hand over his phone and asked if he was

A Florida man gifted two cell phone chargers with hidden cameras to a 12-year-old girl who FBI Special Agents reported he “isolated and groomed.” A detective described the girl as “vulnerable” and a “recent immigrant from Eastern Europe.” This came to light after Yahoo detected an e-mail sent to Google e-mail “vladlover50@gmail.com” on Sept. 8, 2020. The evidence Yahoo gathered included child sex abuse images of girls ranging from 8 to 15 years old. After an investigation, an indictment, and