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CLEARWATER — Police discovered a body in a car that burned in the early morning of May 1 at a Clearwater hotel in what investigators believe was a suicide. Police officers and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a car fire at the Edge Hotel, 505 S. Gulfview Blvd., about 2:30 a.m. After firefighters put out the fire, the victim was found inside. Police said it appears an adult male not from this area set the car on fire and

A man accused of exposing himself to an Orlando middle school student late last week has been identified and arrested, according to police. Students at Howard Middle School remained on alert all day Friday and again on Monday after a naked man allegedly followed a young girl as she walked to school on N. Eola Ave. According to Orlando police, the incident happened on Friday morning between 8:40 and 9 a.m. The suspect was unclothed and exposing himself while driving

PLANT CITY, Fla — Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man who was allegedly banging on the window of a prayer center in Plant City and threatening to kill people. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a prayer center at the 2900 block of South Frontage Rd in Plant City around 2:30 a.m. When deputies arrived, they saw a man armed with some kind of metal object outside the center. Deputies started to attempt to

A 41-year-old Milton woman was killed in a crash Saturday night in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Eaton Drive, south of Highway 90. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the woman lost control of her vehicle and struck a mailbox. The vehicle overturned and woman was partially ejected. The woman was pronounced dead on scene. No further details were released. Navigating the legal process after a car accident can be complex, but Ovadia Law Group is here

A 32-year-old Orlando man was killed and two others were seriously injured late Monday in a fiery rollover crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Orange County, traffic officials said. The deadly wreck happened around 11:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at the ramp to State Road 429. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 34-year-old Orlando man was driving a 2024 Ford Mustang south on the Turnpike exit ramp when he lost control of the car, which left the roadway and

 A 40-year-old man was arrested earlier this month after deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said he attempted to light his girlfriend on fire while she was holding her child. On May 1, deputies said they responded to a domestic disturbance at a home in Oakland Park around 10 p.m. Upon arrival, authorities said they spoke with the victim who said she had been in a relationship with Mark Confessore for approximately five years and shares two children with him.

Josefina Cardona-Cardona accused of trying to hire hitman to kill 2 witnesses in son’s case LAKE WORTH, Fla. – A South Florida mother was arrested Monday, nearly two years after her then-14-year-old son was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Josefina Cardona-Cardona, 43, tried to hire a hitman to kill two cooperating witnesses in her son’s case. Authorities said undercover agents met up with Cardona-Cardona on multiple occasions during which time she

The owner of a Longwood bakery was arrested over the weekend after he was accused of a litany of sexual offenses, according to the police department. In an arrest report, police said they were notified about a “sex crime” on Sunday morning. The victim told police she had been sexually harassed for months by Luis Espinel, 65, the owner of Pan Pan Bakery on East State Road 434, the report shows. The victim claimed that Espinel “rubbed her arms and

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Police have made two arrests in this case. The updated story is here. Clearwater Police detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects who beat up a teenager and stole his bicycle. The incident occurred May 1 just before 7 p.m. and started at Fort Harrison Avenue and Chestnut Street when the teen nearly collided with a gray Nissan SUV in the gas station parking lot. Two men in the SUV followed the

Authorities are investigating after a 15-year-old was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Broward County. The accident was reported in the area of Southwest 16th Street and Fourth Avenue in Dania Beach. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane told Local 10 News that the victim suffered a head injury. He said the victim was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital and is stable. No other details were immediately released. Facing the aftermath of a car accident can

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 31-year-old man has been accused in the death of a 20-year-old Jacksonville woman, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. On Nov. 4, 2023, JSO responded to a battery with injuries call on North Pearl Street in the Tallulah/North Shore neighborhood. That’s where officers found Veronica Brown unresponsive outside a home. Brown was later pronounced dead at the scene by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JSO said after investigating, Corey Martin was identified as the main suspect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 31-year-old man has been accused in the death of a 20-year-old Jacksonville woman, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. On Nov. 4, 2023, JSO responded to a battery with injuries call on North Pearl Street in the Tallulah/North Shore neighborhood. That’s where officers found Veronica Brown unresponsive outside a home. Brown was later pronounced dead at the scene by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JSO said after investigating, Corey Martin was identified as the main suspect