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Authorities released surveillance video showing the moments before a fight broke out between two passengers riding a trolley. The fight occurred near Northeast 29 Street and Biscayne Boulevard, around 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Surveillance video shows one passenger was arguing with the driver, brandishing a knife before putting it away. “Two gentlemen got into an argument inside the trolley,” said Miami Police Captain FC. Detectives said 49-year-old ABB, wearing the bright shorts, was about to exit the trolley when he began arguing

Photo by: Tampa Fire Rescue Tampa Fire Rescue is investigating a house fire after a home in Tampa was engulfed in flames Wednesday night. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on the 2700 block of West Bay Avenue around 11:36 p.m. Crews arrived and found the back and the roof of the two-story home engulfed in flames, TFR said. Firefighters attempted to go inside to fight the fire but had to evacuate as the fire conditions began deteriorating.

A 59-year-old man who was walking on US 301 in Nassau County after his car crashed was hit Wednesday night and killed, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to the FHP report, the 59-year-old man from Crescent City was walking down the middle of the highway near Ford Road around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. A pickup truck headed west on US 301 in the inside lane “was unable to react in time” and hit the man, who was then pushed into

photo by: wsvn A rolled over vehicle has created a traffic mess on the Florida Turnpike. Tamarac, Lauderhill, Sunrise and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol responded to the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near Commercial Boulevard exit in Tamarac, just after 5 p.m., Wednesday. The rolled over semi-tractor trailer temporarily shutdown the southbound lanes through the early evening. Officials said the driver was driving on the northbound lanes of the Turnpike when it crossed over the median

Four people, including three children, are dead following a shooting in Pembroke Park, according to 7News sources. Pembroke Park Police and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the apartment complex in the 3100 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard at around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. 7News sources said a woman, an infant, and two toddlers died on the scene while a 10-year-old girl and a man were rushed to the hospital with injuries that were life-threatening. The sources said the man, who

A woman allegedly high on aerosol fumes is accused of stabbing a man after her cries for attention went unheeded. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said that they responded to a call about a stabbing at a home on March 21. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, who reported that BR had been “huffing” aerosol from an electric cleaner throughout the night and was seeking his attention. When the victim ignored her, R, 43, allegedly grabbed a

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release their deputies along with the Sarasota County Fire Department and Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash involving a pedestrian at the intersection of South Indiana Ave and West Cowles Street in Englewood around 10:30 pm on Tuesday. A pedestrian had been hit and died. The intersection was closed to both northbound and southbound traffic as they investigated. Drivers were asked to look for other routes. This is a developing

A 71-year-old man’s shopping trip at the Caliente Adult Superstore in Hialeah would lead to disaster earlier this month after a woman he met there offered him sex, took him back to her hotel and then robbed him of his Rolex, deputies said. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested accused temptress-turned-thief JA, 28, of Corona, California, on two felony charges Tuesday. According to an MDSO arrest report, the senior met A as he browsed the store, located at 1820 W. Eighth

A chaotic crash was caught on camera after a disabled car slammed into a firehouse, striking and injuring two firefighters in the process. Other firefighters were left stunned at the scene back in December when the SUV came careening into their department, striking two of their officers. Minutes before the firefighters were struck, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy found the driver of the disabled vehicle stuck in traffic after the transmission went out. A moment later, the deputy can be

Family members said a retaliatory act has left a teenager hospitalized after she was severely burned when an apparent Molotov cocktail exploded inside a Southwest Miami-Dade home. The incident happen after 10 p.m. Tuesday night in the 27000 block of Southwest 143rd Place. 7News camera captured a pierced window and destruction inside the living room of the home as if an explosion happened. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said an incendiary device was thrown at the house and went through the window.

Photo by: wsvn A woman was ejected from an SUV and rushed to the hospital as a trauma alert after a crash Wednesday on the northbound exit ramp from State Road 826 to Southwest 8th Street. 7Skyforce hovered above as rescue crews worked the scene. Three people were inside the SUV when it crashed. The woman landed in a grassy median. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews had to remove a door from the vehicle to free another occupant. The two others

A substitute teacher was arrested after allegedly using racially charged language and attempting to provoke a fight with a 14-year-old student during a heated argument at Webb Middle School. “This behavior is completely unacceptable, and this teacher will face the consequences of their actions,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said that on Tuesday at 9:35 a.m., a substitute teacher identified as BB and a 14-year-old boy got into a verbal argument. According to the report,