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Two men were arrested after one bit a deputy and K9 while the other ran out into the street with a 4-year-old, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to two men asleep in the front of a black 2006 Honda Accord that was parked at a pump at a gas station with a 4-year-old in the back seat around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 3. When deputies arrived they tried to make sure everyone was alright in the

Sarasota Police Department is currently investigating a crash with serious injuries in the area of 7th Street and North Washington Blvd. The call came in around 8:30 p.m. Monday. One adult patient and two pediatric patients were transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital as trauma alerts. Traffic is being diverted at 6th and 10th Streets. Experienced Car Accident Attorneys Experience matters when it comes to legal representation in car accident cases. Ovadia Law Group boasts a team of seasoned attorneys who

A man was shot and hospitalized early Tuesday morning after being followed by two men in a black Dodge sedan on Atlantic Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO Sergeant Johnson said that around 1:07 a.m., officers responded to Palm at Beacon Pointe Apartment Homes, located at 1251 Beacon Point Dr., in reference to the man who was shot. When they arrived, the man was taken to a local hospital by members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department;

A pedestrian was struck and killed along W. Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, according to the police department. The crash happened Monday evening in the 1900 block of W. Silver Springs Boulevard. No other details, including the name and age of the pedestrian, have been released. The wreck shut down W. Silver Springs Boulevard from SW 20th Avenue to SW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, but it later reopened. Expert Legal Assistance for Pedestrian Accident Victims Pedestrian accidents can result

An off-duty Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Deputy was shot and killed Monday evening, deputies announced. The PBSO was dispatched at 7:32 p.m. at the 1400 block of NW Avenue D in Belle Glade in reports of gunfire. The victim, a 39-year-old corrections deputy was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. According to deputies, further investigation determined the shooting was targeted. “We are distraught to say the least,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Investigations are underway after a Port Charlotte homeowner was woken up to a car crashing into her home Tuesday morning. Gulf Coast News crews on the scene spoke with the homeowner along Lake Shor Circle. She told crews that she was woken up by the car crashing into her home around 3:17 a.m. One of the homeowner’s trucks has damage to it as well. The homeowner said the driver had to be speeding because the truck was parked straight in

A 72-year-old man walking his dog near the oceanfront of Pompano Beach became the victim of a random attack Sunday evening, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said besides attacking the senior, AT H, 35, of Fort Lauderdale, was violent towards the man’s dog. He did all this, they said, while out on parole for an out-of-state burglary. According to BSO, the beating happened just before 7:50 p.m. Sunday in the area of 50 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Deputies

Drifting, lack of stop signs and speeding are just some of the dangerous street behavior residents are still dealing with nearly a year after three women were killed by a reckless driver in a very residential area in Hialeah.  Residents near the intersection of Southeast 5th Avenue and Southeast 4th Street told NBC6 they see and hear cars doing donuts in the middle of the night or day.  “That car comes and does donuts in the middle of the night. It’s very concerning, ” said

A person who was riding a scooter is in the hospital after a collision with a motor vehicle on Monday. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR), at around 3:15 p.m. units were sent to the intersection of Stratford Court and Wellington Trace after receiving reports of motor vehicle and pedestrian collision. It only took three minutes for crews from PBCFR to arrive at the scene. PBCFR says the person was taken by Trauma Hawk to a nearby hospital.

An 81-year-old Hudson man died Monday following a two-car crash that caused his vehicle to overturn on SR-52. The crash happened around noon on Monday, Feb. 10 near the intersection of Little Road in Hudson, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said the 81-year-old, who was heading east in a Jeep Cherokee, tried to turn left into a plaza, but in doing so, entered the path of a single unit commercial truck. The truck then struck

A 17-year-old is in the hospital with second and third-degree burns after a boat he was working on at a property in Buckingham went up in flames. JS got the devastating call that his 17-year-old son, J, was on fire. “He was screaming for me, ‘Dad! Come with me. Come with me. I’m in pain!’” S said. I mean, you’re in shock. You hear your kid in the background screaming.” J was taken straight to the hospital, where they tried

The family of a South Florida woman who vanished in Spain last year has filed a lawsuit against her estranged husband for his alleged role in her murder. The lawsuit filed last week by the family of AM HK also accuses husband DK, his brother and others of fraudulent transfers and other acts causing damages to her estate. DK was arrested last May on charges of kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a