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A South Florida woman is facing charges of armed robbery and attempted murder after police said she shot at a man and falsely accused him of rape. Police were called on Jan. 6 to a warehouse parking lot in the area of West 18th Street and Fourth Avenue in Hialeah, where 22-year-old V M-F of Hollywood claimed a man fired shots at her after trying to rape her. M-F claimed to police that after she met the man outside her

A person is in custody after a man was found with a gunshot wound, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said the shooting happened around 6:35 p.m. on Garrison Lane in Frostproof. The victim, described only as an adult man, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities said he appeared to have been shot once. The shooting was between a man and his daughter’s boyfriend, according to PCSO. “We do not believe the public is in

A 19-year-old motorcyclist was left in critical condition after a pickup truck driver left the scene of a crash Thursday in Clay County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The motorcyclist was driving in the southbound right lane of Blanding Boulevard when a Chevrolet Silverado in the left turn lane attempted to turn onto Parkwood Drive. FHP said the 28-year-old pickup truck driver failed to yield to the motorcyclist while turning, causing the 19-year-old to crash into the right side of

An investigation is underway into a stabbing incident in the area of 49th St W in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, its Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating, and the sheriff’s office will provide updates as they become available. NBC2 is working to find out if anyone was injured in the incident and what led up to it. Personalized Attention for Your Personal Injury CaseEvery personal injury case is unique, and at Ovadia Law Group, we believe

photo by: (WBBH-TV) One man is dead after Charlotte County deputies opened fire when they say he raised a gun and pointed it at them Thursday night. According to Sheriff Bill Prummell, at 5:16 p.m., dispatchers received calls about a man walking up and down the 2600 block of Eager Road yelling, “Where are the cops at?” while shooting a gun into the air. When deputies arrived at the scene at 5:30 p.m., they said they saw a man, identified

A 49-year-old man was arrested Thursday after an anonymous tip led Florida troopers to a vehicle wanted in a fatal Lake County hit-and-run, officials said. C M R, of Davenport, was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 37-year-old Auburndale man, who was the driver of a disabled vehicle, was killed Monday in the hit-and-run, which occurred on US-27 at Margaux Drive. According to an FHP report, an

 A Largo man accused of attacking his wife on Christmas Day before turning a knife on himself, died from injuries this week, according to the Largo Police Department.  Christmas Day attack What we know: Police say JM, 78, called them on Dec. 25, 2024, about a domestic disturbance on Pinecone Way. M told police he killed his wife and was going to take his own life.  According to an affidavit, M attacked his wife with a sledgehammer over financial and

photo by: wsvn A dump truck snagged several power lines and caused some power lines to come down in Miami, leading to road closures that began in the middle of rush hour and lasted well into the night. Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Northeast 82nd Street and Second Avenue, Thursday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered above the stalled dump truck with used cardboard boxes in the truck bed early in the afternoon.

Police swarmed the streets of downtown Miami after a suspect went on a violent rampage, leaving two people dead and two others injured, detectives said. According to City of Miami Police, the incident happened in the area of North Miami Avenue and Sixth Street, just before 7 a.m. on Thursday. “There were several individuals that were attacked. All of them homeless,” said Miami Police Chief M M. Investigators said the 30-year-old suspect was armed with a stick. “Our 911 center

A Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured after being struck by a suspect’s vehicle. The incident happened Thursday afternoon, sometime before 3, when deputies responded to Best Buy at Page Field Commons regarding three subjects involved in a theft ring. On arrival, the K-9 deputy attempted to restrain one of the suspects as they tried to flee in a vehicle, during which, the suspect struck the deputy with the car. According to LCSO, the deputy suffered minor injuries and will be OK.

An investigation was underway in Fort Lauderdale after a man was killed in front of his family in a shooting Thursday morning. Fort Lauderdale Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of Southwest 3rd Avenue around 11:20 a.m. Once there, they found the victim, an adult male, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released the victim’s identity, but his attorned identified him as Gregory Bradford. “It should never happen. But

A man was hospitalized after a possible shooting on the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami-Dade Thursday. The incident happened sometime before noon at the Interchange on Northwest 7th Avenue near Interstate 95 and the Palmetto Expressway. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials said the victim told investigators someone drove up next to him when his driver’s side window suddenly shattered. The victim was injured in the face by debris from the shattered window. Chopper6 showed the man who appeared to be in