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Police are searching for the man responsible for a smash-and-dash in South Beach. Surveillance video captured the vandal as he grabbed a table outside of PAUL Bakery, located along the 400 block of Lincoln Road, and launched it at the business, Saturday night. The business reopened Sunday despite a shattered window. If you have any information on this act of vandalism or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami Beach Police at 305- 673-7900 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you

Photo by: wsvn Rescue crews rushed one person to a hospital after they were struck while riding a scooter in South Beach by a driver who kept on going, police said. Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the hit-and-run in front of the police department’s headquarters on Washington Avenue and 11th Street, just after 3:30 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the driver of the vehicle involved hit the scooter and took off. Paramedics transported the

A fight that broke out in SoHo overnight led to four arrests after several shots were fired, according to the Tampa Police Department. Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, police on specialty patrol in the SoHo area responded to the fight after hearing nearby gunfire. Officials said a fight began among several adults in a parking lot at the corner of South Howard Avenue and DeLeon Street. One of the four people arrested, identified as Kelvin Terry, 29, told officers he

A Florida woman went on a wild rampage at a Wawa location and allegedly stabbed a man with a large knife before committing other crimes, police said. Christina Marie Crane, 37, was charged with attempted felony murder, criminal mischief and aggravated assault, according to FOX 13 Tampa. She was also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Pinellas Park Police Department told FOX 13 that the incident took place at a Wawa on Gandy Boulevard at around 10 p.m. Friday night. Authorities

Two Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies were hospitalized after being shot by a suspect early Saturday morning. Lt. Chad Anderson was shot once in the arm, which went into his chest. He went in for emergency surgery and is currently in critical, but stable condition. Deputy Craig Smith was shot four times. He is in stable condition and in intensive care. During a media briefing, Sheriff Grady Judd explained that there had been some burglaries of concession stands at Hunt

 A 15-year-old boy died over the weekend, a week after being stabbed at a park in Coconut Creek, authorities confirmed Monday. Police said the stabbing occurred April 20 at the Winston Nature Park, in the area of Northwest 49th Avenue and 52nd Street. The victim, identified as Iury Desena in a GoFundMe post, initially survived and fire rescue personnel flew him to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died a week later. On Friday, Coconut Creek police said they “have developed

A family is mourning the aunt and niece killed in a high-speed crash in Hialeah as the 15-year-old arrested in the incident could soon be facing adult charges. Some of the family members were at the crash scene Friday as they mourn the deaths of 39-year-old Yarina Garcia Hernandez and her aunt, Gloria Hernandez Molina, who was around 70. Hernandez, Molina, and Liliana Hernandez Molina, Hernandez’s mother and Molina’s sister, were in an SUV that was struck by another car just before

Photo by: WPLG The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a driver over the weekend who they said led troopers on a chase that started on Florida’s Turnpike and ended in Miami Gardens. According to FHP, troopers attempted to stop a stolen Blue Infiniti SUV around 5:30 p.m. Sunday on the Turnpike near Northwest 27th Avenue. But authorities said the driver wouldn’t stop and led troopers on a chase that ended when the Infiniti crashed into a marked FHP unit in the

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A 50-year-old Davenport man died at the scene of a deadly crash on Saturday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit say the man identified as Edgar Penaloza was involved in two crashes.  The ongoing investigation revealed that Penaloza was initially involved in a hit-and-run with another vehicle around 12:56 a.m. Authorities say Penaloza was driving his black 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup truck south on North Scenic Hwy

A shooting injured one person early Sunday morning in Broward County. The shooting was at about 3:30 a.m., in Hollywood. Police officers responded to the area of North Dixie Highway and Collins Court after a 911 call. According to the Hollywood Police Department, a “male victim” was wounded. Hollywood Fire Rescue personnel also responded and HPD detectives were investigating the shooting. Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. Personal

Photo by: Alachua County Fire Rescue Four Florida teenagers have been killed after they were involved in a police chase in which officers used a maneuver designed to get a car to stop but caused them to spin out of control. The four, who were between the ages of 14 and 16, attended Newberry High School in Bradford County, northeast of Gainesville.  Two of the teens in the car died at the Waldo area scene, while the other two passed away from their injury’s

Photo by: Ocala Fire Rescue A house fire in Ocala killed one woman Thursday night and neighbors are devastated. According to Ocala Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to a home in the 2600 Block of Northeast First Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. after a neighbor alerted authorities of flames at the house. “I heard them as they were moving, a little bit later there was a fire rescue ambulance truck that went by as well,” shared Jeffrey Lyon, a nearby resident.