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Deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) arrested a man who they said committed aggravated battery on a Circle K employee, rupturing her eardrums. Deputies said on Friday, around 6 a.m., the suspect, 33-year-old JJ, entered the Circle K located at Southwest 13th Street and asked to speak to the victim in the manager’s office. J told the employee he did not mean to steal items from the store and said he was taking accountability for his actions. The

 Officials with Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) said no injuries were reported at a mobile home fire in Micanopy Sunday afternoon. Officials told TV20 they responded at 3:39 to the home on the 13000 block of Southeast 8th Terrace near Lake Wauberg, to the home fully engulfed in flames. ACFR officials said the resident was not home at the time and appeared not to have been home for some days, and that the home is considered a total loss. They

Three children were trauma-alerted after a serious crash in North Naples on Sunday. The crash happened on Livingston Road and Entrada Avenue. It left two cars seriously damaged and traffic blocked off. Florida Highway Patrol is leading the investigation. We have yet to receive information on how the children are doing and if anyone is facing charges. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to help. Our team of skilled attorneys specializes in personal

Photo by: gulfcoastnews A car crashed into the water at the end of Oleander Street in St. James City Saturday morning around 1 a.m. Raymond Smith, who lives nearby, saw the whole thing happen from his balcony. “I had noticed I had heard something like a rev noise, so I just looked outside and about probably about 30ft from the water, I noticed they had just hit the brakes,” Smith said. “I stepped out on the balcony, and I heard

 A former preschool teacher was captured on surveillance grabbing and dragging a 4-year-old autistic boy, per deputies. On Tuesday, an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) detective reported responding to a Vero Beach daycare on the 700 block of 20th Avenue regarding allegations of child abuse. The detective said she met with the victim’s mother and father, who reported their four-year-old autistic son had been in a physical altercation with his teacher, 48-year-old AW, which resulted in her termination. The

A Pahokee woman is accused of striking her ex-boyfriend with a crowbar and attempting to run him over with her car. Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) say they responded to a domestic dispute and vehicle hit-and-run call in Belle Glade around 2 p.m. Thursday. Deputies reported meeting with the victim at the scene, who said the suspect, JB, 27, had struck him several times with a crowbar before attempting to hit him with her car. According

Deputies were looking for a woman who they said shot a man during an argument outside of a northwest Miami-Dade food store Saturday afternoon. The shooting happened at around 12:30 p.m. at the Lakeside Market, located at 11050 NW 17th Ave. in the unincorporated Westview area. A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the victim and the “unknown” woman “were involved in a verbal dispute which escalated” when the woman pulled out a gun and shot the man. Medics took the

Police are investigating a shooting in Key West. It happened Sunday at approximately 3:55 a.m. along the 500 block of Greene Street. According to police, officers arrived to the scene and found two men, ages 25 and 33, who had been shot. They also said they made contact with the alleged shooter and located a firearm at the scene. The 25-year-old victim was taken by helicopter to a trauma center in Miami-Dade County, authorities said. Additionally, police said the gunman,

Photo by: (WPLG) A vehicle was damaged after it crashed into a Broward County gas station. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday along the 5300 block of Taft Street in Hollywood. According to authorities, the building sustained minimal damage. The vehicle could be seen with a badly damaged front bumper. Authorities said no injuries were reported. Officers are investigating to determine the cause of the crash. Car accidents can lead to severe injuries and significant financial burdens. Ovadia Law Group

 An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrest report says that FK, 29, allegedly hit AJ with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Kerley is charged with misdemeanor battery in the incident that left Johnson with a bloody nose. K won a silver medal in the 100-meter race at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and a bronze

A 17-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the arm in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, leading police to detain three people, investigators said. City of Miami Police officers responded to reports of a shooting along the 900 block of Northwest Second Street, next to Henderson Park, just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday. When officers arrived, they found the teen with a gunshot wound to the bicep. He was alert and conscious at the scene. Paramedics

Photo by: wsvn Three people have been left without a place to call home after a house in Pompano Beach erupted in flames. 7News cameras captured charred walls, windows blown and a damaged roof at the home located along the 4100 block of Northeast 12th Terrace, Saturday afternoon. The structure is still standing, but fire officials said the house is destroyed inside. “There’s going to be a family displaced from the house. Conditions are unlivable at the time,” said Pompano