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A man was arrested on an attempted murder charge Tuesday after Lake Wales police said he took out a knife and stabbed a person in the neck during a drug deal. Officers with the Lake Wales Police Department responded to the area of Washington Avenue and Jewel Street on Feb. 11 after receiving reports of a noise disturbance. Once there, officers said they found the victim laying near the intersection with a deep cut to their neck and another stab

A suspect is in custody following a shooting in McDavid on Tuesday night, says the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office say a man was found outside with a gunshot wound on Century Boulevard. The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital. Deputies have not identified the suspect as of yet. No further details are available. Shooting incidents can result in serious injuries and long-term consequences. At Ovadia Law Group, we are dedicated to helping you recover both

Home doorbell cameras captured a blast in a Hialeah Gardens neighborhood in which police say a man intentionally set his car on fire with his spouse still inside. The incident happened at around 6 a.m. Saturday. Neighbors said the explosion woke them up. “I get up, and I was like, what’s happening? Because the explosion was too, too, too loud,” neighbor MH said. “It was not a ‘pow pow’ it was ‘bah bah.’” What H didn’t know at the time

A man has been arrested after deputies say he attacked a nurse at HCA Palms West hospital in Loxahatchee on Tuesday. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), Stephen Scantlebury, 33, who was a patient at the hospital, faces charges of attempted murder. At around 1:20 p.m., deputies were dispatched to an aggravated battery incident in a third-floor patient room. When they arrived, deputies learned Scantlebury had brutally attacked the nurse. Cellphone video obtained by CBS12 News shows

A two-year-old child is dead after being shot in the head on Tuesday night, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department(PSLPD). PSLPD said at around 7 p.m. an emergency call came in stating that a two-year-old boy had shot himself in the head. Police say the boy was in the bedroom with his mother when he got ahold of the gun and pulled the trigger. Police say the gun belongs to the mother’s fiancé. The two-year-old boy wasn’t the

(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) A Pasco County deputy was injured Tuesday after being struck by another driver who troopers said failed to stop for his patrol car, despite his emergency lights being activated. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 near the intersection of Collier Parkway and SR-52, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities said the deputy was traveling northbound on Collier Parkway in a marked patrol vehicle that was “in emergency mode.” Other cars

photo by WJXT News4JAX A single-vehicle crash in Duval County on I-295 W South left a 25-year-old man from Jacksonville dead on Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to FHP, the man was driving an SUV south on Duval Road around 2 p.m. and approached the on-ramp to southbound I-295. As the SUV entered the on-ramp, it veered left off the roadway and struck a tree. FHP said the man was declared dead at the scene. Around 5

The Tampa Police Department is investigating a quadruple shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon. According to Major ED, someone called the police after hearing gunshots in the area of 2600 E. 28th Avenue at around 1:40 p.m. When officers arrived, they found three men who were shot. However, investigators later learned a fourth gunshot victim was also taken to a hospital before the police got to the scene. One of the gunshot victims died at a local hospital while the other

A suspect has been arrested after a man was found shot to death in a car in South Florida on Monday, according to a report from NBC affiliate WTVJ. Emmanuel Althouriste, 38, was arrested in Miami for the death of an unidentified victim in the 500 block of Arbor Glen Circle in Boynton Beach. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened just after 5 p.m. While a motive was not immediately known, officials said this may have

A pedestrian was killed Monday evening after being struck by a car on State Road 80 near Grandma’s Grove, causing road closures and traffic delays. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck hauling a trailer was heading westbound when a trash bag flew off. The driver, a 61-year-old man from Lehigh Acres, pulled over onto the inside shoulder with hazard lights flashing. As his 61-year-old male passenger from Alva stepped out to retrieve the bag, a car heading

 A major truck crash on I-95 South in Hobe Sound is blocking traffic on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 96, Hobe Sound, at 8:49 a.m. Officials stated that the left two lanes had been blocked in their latest update at 8:56 a.m. No injuries have been reported at this time.  Truck accidents can result in severe injuries and significant property damage due to the sheer size and weight of commercial vehicles. At Ovadia Law Group,

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating an altercation that led to a shooting Tuesday morning in northwest Miami-Dade. According to authorities, deputies responded to the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 119th Street around 5 a.m. after receiving a call about a battery. Deputies said they discovered that two people had gotten into a verbal altercation before one person pulled out a bat and the other pulled out a gun. Deputies said the person who was armed with the gun