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A man was shot multiple times by another man police said was his friend. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said officers are at the scene of NW Greenspring Street after receiving a 911 call reporting a disturbance at 1:40 p.m. on Monday. PSLPD spokesperson Sgt. Dominick Mesiti said a man was shot multiple times. The victim was rushed by air to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital where police said he is in critical but stable condition. Police said the

 A 19-year-old Port Orange man was arrested last week on several charges in connection to a December street-racing crash that killed a 32-year-old woman. Port Orange police announced Monday that Braden Lafferty was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash involving death and racing on a highway. According to police, on the morning of Dec. 23, Lafferty was racing Kayla Lawrence, 32, of Port Orange, when her vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole near Dunlawton

Photo by:  Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office  A man accused of being a repeat DUI offender caused a head-on collision in Hillsborough County on Sunday night. Deputies responded to the scene of the crash at 9:25 p.m. near Columbus Drive and Regional Water Lane, near Tampa. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Linton Robertson, 73, drove his vehicle the wrong way in the eastbound lane striking another vehicle head-on. Robertson and the other driver both were injured during the

The man who was convicted in a vicious attack on a Lyft driver will learn his fate later today. Michael Radler, 41, will be sentenced after a jury found him guilty last November of attempted first degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident. Radler was riding a motorcycle on South Seacrest Boulevard in Boynton Beach on September 12, 2021, when he collided with a car with a Lyft driver, Tevin Kimbugwe, and two passengers inside. After the crash, according to the

Courtesy: Palm Harbor Fire Rescue A Palm Harbor apartment building was damaged after a heavy fire on Saturday. Firefighters say multiple units responded to 3311 Haviland Court. The fire started in a first floor apartment unit, according to officials. Crews arrived to the fire rapidly spreading to the third floor units and into the attic above. Authorities say there were no victims. Fire Marshal Bill Fisher provided an update on Sunday. “The cause of the fire is still under investigation today. A

 No arrests have been announced one week since the three separate shootings in Jacksonville Beach’s downtown bar district that left a 21-year-old man dead and three others injured. Police said the first St. Patrick’s Day shooting happened when a crowd was breaking up as two young men shot at each other on the boardwalk near 2nd Avenue North. Both were wounded and an innocent bystander was hit. Police said those two shooters were hospitalized that night, but it’s unclear if they

George Williams was at the Broward County main jail on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale for the murder of a 20-year-old man in Lauderhill. Lauderhill police had a March 15 warrant for the arrest of Williams, 29, when Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested him for premeditated murder on Monday in Oakland Park. Jaylin “Jay” Conorquie was an aspiring rapper. His parents were proud that Royal Palm Elementary School teachers considered him a gifted third-grade student. He had a gift with words.

Miami Police are investigating after a man claims his roommates stole his firearm, took his car and then crashed it in Miami’s Design District, according to a statement. Miami Police said they responded to a home in NE 2nd Ave and 38th street after the man reported the theft. The man says he knows the subjects by name and that they also occupy the home with him, according to the statement. According to the statement, the group of guys fled to an

Two men were discovered dead while inside a parked car in Marathon on Friday and police revealed the identity of the two victims on Sunday, according to press release. According to press release, deputies responded to 104 Avenue A at 6:30 A.M. where they met a man who had found the men near the rear of a car parked in the area. Deputies said the man is a friend of one of the victims. While on the scene, a deputy

Five men were arrested last week after Florida police discovered an underground rooster fighting ring while serving a warrant. Arrest forms obtained by NBC affiliate WTVJ show that the fighting events date back to March 21, when Miami-Dade police were notified of a “disturbing discovery” located at 6701 SW 122 Avenue by a detective from the Illegal Dumping Unit. “They had cockfights but also dog fights. They parked all kinds of trucks all week, coming and going at all hours. We have

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find out who attacked and robbed a semi-truck driver after he pulled over to rest near a vacant lot by County Road 204 and U.S. 1 South. Deputies said the robber entered the truck cabin with a gun and a crowbar a little after 10 p.m. They hit the semi-truck driver in the head with the gun multiple times and left with money and the driver’s phone. The phone was eventually found outside

Police have made an arrest in connection to an arson attack on a barbershop in Hialeah. Miguel Reyes Jr. is being held on a $7,500 bond for his alleged involvement in a Hialeah barbershop fire. According to Hialeah Police, the incident happened at around 3:40 a.m. on Friday. Officers responded to the scene of the blaze at 60 West 49th St. Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing out as firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames. Detectives are still currently searching