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A Florida couple with four children ages two-months to three-years-old is facing child neglect charges. According to Port St. Lucie police, one child was found locked in a dark closet and the baby was found with severe diaper rash on Wednesday afternoon. Police said they were under the care of James Spiess, 28, and Rebecca Worthington, 27. According to a police report, a two-year-old was was trapped in a 2.5 ft. x 8 ft. closet with no light in the

A vehicle crash in Lehigh Acres has one child transported for possible injuries. The crash on Alabama Road South was reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District at around 7:39 a.m. on Thursday. It is unknown if the child has sustained injuries or if other injuries have been reported. The cause of the crash is under investigation. While the details are limited, WINK News will continue to update whenever more information becomes available The aftermath

Photo by: Mypanhandle The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a traffic crash involving a Calhoun County sheriff’s deputy. A 44-year-old Calhoun County sheriff’s deputy, driving an unmarked black pick-up truck, was heading west on Highway 20, on the east side of Blountstown. Another pick-up truck, pulling a boat, was sitting in the southbound lane of Mason Road. State troopers said the pick-up driver turned left into the on-coming sheriff’s deputy. Paramedics took both drivers to the Calhoun Liberty Hospital for

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A 42-year-old woman from Weeki Wachee is facing a slew of charges after leading law enforcement on a nearly 20-mile chase on I-95 before a trooper ended the pursuit with a PIT maneuver at the Atlantic Boulevard exit, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash that ended the chase sent the woman and two troopers to the hospital with minor injuries. According to the FHP report, the woman was initially pulled over by a

A trailer blaze in Northwest Miami-Dade prompted a fire rescue response Wednesday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a mobile home fire along the 1300 block of Northwest 79th Street. The blaze was initially isolated to one trailer but quickly spread to an adjacent one. Police officers were also on the scene, helping close off the street to prevent anyone from getting near the fire. No injuries were reported. According to MDFR, the fire was put out

Two young teens were hailed as heroes after they bravely rescued a driver whose vehicle plunged into a canal Wednesday night. Just before 9 p.m., Broward Sheriff’s Officer deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue unite were dispatched to a traffic crash at 7135 W McNab Road. The incident occurred when a driver lost control of his car, which ended up submerged in the canal on McNab Road. Tony Cooper and his friend, who were nearby at a restaurant, immediately sprang

Photo by: Fox13news Five people were transported from the scene of the second crash on a Mulberry Road in as many days, according to authorities. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, two SUVs collided on State Road 37 at County Road 630, about 10 miles south of Mulberry, a little before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday.  PCSO reported one of the SUVs overturned. Two helicopters were requested for two patients, and three other patients were transported from the scene by ground.

A Florida man was taken to jail after he allegedly sexually battered a child he lured from their home using the Snapchat app. Talil Maleek Vann, 22, was arrested on a charge of sexual battery on a victim under 12 years old, according to a news release from the Altamonte Springs Police Department. The arrest came following a month-long investigation, during which time detectives allege Vann operated under the usernames “TMV_202” and “Aaliyah_pe23,” pretending to be a teenage girl, soliciting

Photo by: WKMG ClickOrlando A 19-year-old Orlando man was killed Wednesday night in a crash with a LYNX bus in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal wreck happened around 7:35 p.m. on North Econlockhatchee Trail at Valencia College Lane. According to the FHP, the LYNX bus was traveling south on North Econlockhatchee Trail, approaching the intersection of Valencia College Lane. At the same time, the 19-year-old was driving a 2004 Infiniti G35 north North Econlockhatchee Trail.

A man from Broward County could be facing serious charges after police said three French bulldogs were found dead outside of a hot car over the weekend. Wilton Manors police said they responded to a call after a patron found Nicolay Rodriguez, 29, of Coconut Creek, standing outside his vehicle next to a shoebox near the 2200 block of Wilton Drive just after 4 p.m. Sunday. Police said Rodriguez’s 2011 gray Mercedes Sedan was found improperly parked in a no-parking

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians. According to the Indian River County sheriff, a driver hit the pedestrians at the intersection of 45th Street and Woodland Circle. Officers found and arrested the driver fleeing at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Oslo Road. The sheriff said the crash site will experience road closures for the next few hours. Being a victim of a hit and run can be a traumatic and confusing experience. At

A driver and passenger died Tuesday after a crash on U.S. Highway 17 in Nassau County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Dodge pick-up truck heading north lost control of his vehicle and swerved into the path of a Kia Sportage traveling southbound around 6:40 p.m. The two vehicles collided head-on and the truck flipped over a concrete wall near Quail Ridge Road in Yulee, FHP said, resulting in the death of the 58-year-old Fernandina Beach