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Photo by: Tallahassee Fire Department A house on Dover Street caught fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Tallahassee Fire Department. The incident unfolded around 2 p.m. after firefighters responded to a structure fire on Dover Street, where the fire department said they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a single-story home. TFD said it quickly brought the fire under control. A search confirmed that no one was inside of the home, according to TFD. No injuries were reported on

The owner of a Miami body shop is facing three felony charges after police said he kidnapped a man from a northwest Miami-Dade apartment, forced him to strip to his underwear and then beat him in August. Police said he then took thousands of dollars from the man. Miami-Dade police arrested Francisco Antonio Ramos Morales, 34, of Hialeah, on charges of kidnapping, armed burglary, false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery on Wednesday. An arrest report states that he owns Worldwide Car

Photo by: ocala-news Traffic is congested along separate, multi-mile stretches of Interstate 75 in Marion County as of this afternoon, with one slowdown attributable to a multi-vehicle accident. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, a multi-vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes, near mile marker 353, at around noon today. That incident resulted in a right shoulder blockage and has resulted in congestion in the southbound lanes this afternoon. The northbound lanes of I-75 from mile marker 328 to

Atom Egert has been arrested after attempting to grab a child out of an idle car. The child’s mother had parked the car at a 7/11 gas station, when Egert approached the car and attempted to give the child a high five. The windows of the vehicle were down for airflow purposes. Prior to this, the mother watched Egert approach the car and asked him to go away. Egert grabbed the left arm of the victim and attempted to pull

Photo by: St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage Thursday that shows when deputies located and took back into custody four juveniles who had escaped from a facility in Hastings. Deputies said they received 911 calls Monday morning from the Deep Creek Youth Academy in Hastings regarding “numerous” juvenile inmates who had escaped from the facility. According to SJSO, the juveniles involved in the escape were committed to the detention center based on several

Photo by: WFTS St. Pete Fire Rescue said they are managing the aftermath of a two-alarm debris fire at a facility in St. Pete that happened on Thursday afternoon. Officials said crews were working on the fire at 2550 30th Avenue N. after receiving a call around 2 p.m. St. Pete Fire said the business was evacuated and no one was injured. Firefighters also evacuated a nearby neighborhood as a precaution due to smoke-related air quality issues. St. Pete Fire

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the case of a woman’s burned body found in a Hollywood alley in mid-August. Marquis Denmark, 41, of West Park, is facing charges of abuse of a dead human body and failing to report a death to the medical examiner in connection with the Aug. 12 discovery in the area of North 21st Avenue and Fillmore Street. Authorities also recovered a vehicle that day. According to an arrest report, Hallandale Beach police took Denmark

photo by: wftv Channel 9 has obtained dramatic home surveillance video of an SUV slamming into a house near Kissimmee. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday along Neptune Road near Kings Highway. The crash caused major damage to the home, punching a hole right through the brick exterior. The white Ford Explorer came to rest partially inside of the home. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the driver and passengers then walked off from the crash site. Troopers said

An argument over infidelity led to the arrest of a 65-year-old Ocala man after he allegedly pointed a gun at his wife and struck her in the head with a weight. A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a local residence on Monday, October 7, in reference to an altercation involving a married couple. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim, and a “laceration” and “dried blood” were observed on top of her head, according to

A school bus carrying a student and a school board employee crashed Thursday morning after officials said the driver struck hurricane debris in the roadway. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus was traveling northbound on Aquila Street around 8:33 a.m. when the driver went to make a left turn on Adriatic Street. Deputies said that’s when the driver struck a stop sign that was leaning over the roadway, which had been damaged during Hurricane Milton. When

An attempt to serve a warrant led to the closure of I-275 in Tampa on Thursday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. On Thursday, law enforcement officials attempted to serve a warrant for a case involving Thomas Edward Sapp, 31, who is facing charges of homicide after he allegedly stabbed his wife 30 times. The prior night, Tampa police responded to the Trails at Hunters Village Apartments, located at 8500 Hunters Village Road. They found the woman with multiple injuries

Miami police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday afternoon outside a popular brewery in Wynwood. According to authorities, the stabbing was reported shortly before 1:40 p.m. outside Cerveceria La Tropical, located at 42 NE 25th St. Sky 10 was above the scene as officers surrounded the area and were going in and out of the business. Officer Kiara Delva, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, said the victim was a Hispanic man in his 30s who