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A Florida Highway Patrol pursuit led to a deadly crash on Wednesday night in Broward County. According to FHP, the incident began as a pursuit on Florida’s Turnpike. A vehicle fled from a trooper who observed several moving violations. Authorities said the vehicle — a Ford Focus — eventually got on I-595 before exiting at University Drive. At one point, the vehicle was traveling the wrong direction and went through several red lights, authorities said. The vehicle sideswiped at least

Deputies are conducting an investigation after finding three bodies in a Broward County home. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home in a retirement community in the 300 block of South Golf Boulevard in Pompano Beach just after 7 p.m. Wednesday to conduct a welfare check. After fire rescue crews helped deputies force entry into the home, three people were found shot to death. Homicide units were called to begin an investigation. Authorities have yet to

photo by: (WJXT) One person died and another was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a shooting broke out at a gas station at the Atlantic Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff intersection. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers found two men in their 20s shot when they arrived at the scene just before 3:30 p.m. Multiple police cruisers and crime scene tape surrounded a BP gas station. Police do not have any information on what led to the

Photo by: UC Breaking News A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle shut down Del Prado Boulevard North near NE 10th Lane Tuesday evening. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, there were “serious injuries” in the crash. At approximately 7 p.m. all roadways were reopened, CCPD said. Gulf Coast News is working to find out how many were injured and what their current condition is. Motorcycle accidents can result in severe injuries and significant financial burdens. Ovadia Law

Photo by: WFTS A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a crash in Brandon on Wednesday. HCSO said the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. at Bloomingdale Avenue and Gornto Lake Road. Video shows the deputy cruiser colliding with a truck while he was attempting to cross the intersection. The deputy’s vehicle flipped on the side during impact and then flipped back to the upright position. HCSO said the deputy had minor injuries but

Photo by: mypanhandle The City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 Block of Orange Avenue for a house fire. Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene at a home fully ablaze and received multiple reports of a puppy who was unaccounted for and possibly trapped inside. Firemen made an aggressive attack on the fire while conducting a quick primary search in an attempt to rescue. According to officials, while the fire was contained and extinguished to its

Officers responded to a call on Tuesday evening of a physical disturbance where a male victim had been injured. According to officials, upon arrival the officers found the victim suffering from a deep cut on the back of his neck. The victim and witnesses present at the scene reported that he had been struck with a hatchet. The suspect, 47-year-old ES had departed before officers arrived, officials wrote. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect, and after interviews, he

Police arrested a 54-year-old man Tuesday after they said he didn’t stay at the scene after hitting a pedestrian on Hollywood Beach in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. They said doctors later pronounced the victim dead. According to a report from the Hollywood Police Department, GP was driving a Ram 1500 pickup truck along North Ocean Drive near Nebraska Street when the pedestrian tried crossing outside of a crosswalk just before 2:30 that morning. Traffic had been

A Miami-Dade Police officer is said to be OK after shots were fired at their vehicle in Northwest Miami-Dade. “These are brazen individuals that as you can see on the scene, they fired multiple rounds towards the officers vehicle. Without any regards for anyone that may have been around in the area,” said Miami-Dade Police detective AC. Officers responded to the scene near Northwest 48th Street and 24th Avenue, at around 3:30 a.m., Monday. Police said they received an anonymous

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A driver was hospitalized after he slammed into a vehicle parked in an eastbound lane of I-4 in Tampa overnight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, troopers said a 28-year-old Tampa man was traveling eastbound on I-4 near milepost 2 at a speed of approximately 80 mph in a 55 mph zone. In the eastbound, inside lane of the interstate, a Ford F-150 was sitting disabled and unoccupied, with its

A man was arrested on Tuesday after crashing a pickup truck into sewage pipe at a lift station in North Naples. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said ZB, 33, is was arrested in connection to a the crash that happened near Cypress Way E and Heritage Way Monday night. CCSO said they responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash on Monday around 9:05 p.m. When deputies arrived, they said they saw a car with heavy rear end damage. Deputies spoke with the

A teacher at a daycare in Melbourne was fired and arrested over the last week after fellow staff said she picked up a child and dropped him, according to police. SK, 20, was arrested on Sunday and faces a charge of child abuse without great bodily harm, records show. Melbourne police responded on Thursday to Jelly Bean Junction along New York Avenue, meeting with the owner of the daycare and learning of what the staff told him the day prior,