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A Boca Raton woman fell victim to an armed carjacking, according to the Boca Raton Police Department. According to the police department, the carjacking happened a little before 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Police say the victim was sitting inside a gray Mercedes 2024 AMG in the driveway of a home on SW 18th Street when she was suddenly approached by a man holding a gun. The man ordered the woman to get out of the car and then he proceeded

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Holt man for domestic violence battery and other charges on Thursday. According to a news release, 38-year-old David Johnson of Holt who lives in a vehicle at a campground at Wilderness Landing Road. The victim, who lives with Johnson, told OCSO deputies he grabbed her by the mouth during an argument Wednesday afternoon. The victim also said he grabbed and shook her by the head, causing her teeth to cut her lip, officials

A drug deal for marijuana and vape cartridges took a deadly turn after two men allegedly tried to rob a suspected drug dealer who is now accused of homicide. On Oct. 11 the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) responded to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis after a man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg that struck a femoral artery, an arrest affidavit from the sheriff’s office says. The report says the victim

Two Kids Central Inc. staff members have been arrested after a young girl attacked a young boy under their supervision. The two staff members, Brandy Richardson, 37, and Stephanie Galarza, 31, were present at the time of the attack, but failed to adequately intervene, Ocala Police Department officials said. The surveillance footage, shown below, posted by Ocala Police Department’s Facebook shows Richardson and Galarza present at the time of the attack, allowing the girl to continue her assault on the

photo by: wsvn A man was rushed to the hospital after a security guard stabbed him at a McDonald’s in Fort Lauderdale, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the restaurant located at Broward Boulevard and Northwest First Street, at around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, following a fight that escalated into a stabbing. “Respond to a stabbing at West Broward Boulevard and NW First Avenue,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify police scanner. “Caller advising someone was

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage on Thursday of a man who was fatally shot while running at deputies with a knife on Sept. 21. At about 4:30 a.m. that day, 42-year-old Richard Green’s girlfriend called 911 to report her boyfriend had a knife and was going to kill himself, Sheriff John Mina said in a social media video. Deputies responded to the call at the InTown Suites at 1951 Central Florida Pkwy. The initial 911 call states that Green

Two people were found dead inside of a double-wide trailer that caught fire Thursday in Orange County, according to the fire department. Crews responded around 12:56 p.m. to the 800 block of Indigo Avenue, where Orange County Fire Rescue said a 911 caller had reported heavy fire coming from the trailer. Firefighters were able to get a good, quick knockdown on the fire, but two deceased victims were soon found inside of the structure, the fire department said in a

A 25-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly raped a woman at Miami-Dade County’s Larry & Penny Thompson Park, authorities said. According to his arrest report, the rape occurred on June 29 at the park, located at 12451 SW 184th St. Miami-Dade police said Mario Gutierrez Tamayo and the 30-year-old victim were acquaintances and agreed to meet at the park on that date. But police said once there, Gutierrez Tamayo asked the victim to remove her clothing. Police said

A man was hospitalized Wednesday night after being shot in the leg in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after the shooting occurred at 7:30 p.m., JSO says officers responded to a local hospital in reference to the man identified as 34-year-old Leon Mahoney, being shot. When officers arrived, “the victim stated he was walking near the intersection on Cleveland Road and 45th St. W. when he heard [an] unknown group of people arguing,” JSO said in

The woman accused of stabbing and injuring an Episcopalian priest in a “random” attack Wednesday morning in downtown St. Augustine also produced a knife toward a McDonald’s employee prior to the attack, a St. Augustine Police Department report said. Arieana Gibbs, 22, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault and felony battery after an attack on Trinity Parish Father Matt Marino that stunned the community. Marino is recovering from his injuries. Around 8 a.m. Wednesday, the report said, Gibbs approached an employee

A woman was found dead inside someone else’s car outside of Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers on Sunday. Officers responded to the hospital on Cleveland Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. FMPD dispatch said they received a call from a woman stating there is someone “hunched over laying in her car” in the parking lot. Officers on the scene found the woman in the car unresponsive before attempting life-saving measures. Officers say they were unable to remove the victim

A woman is dead after she fell out of a truck and was hit by another car in Pasco County early Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 34-year-old man was driving a Ford F-150 west on Ridge Road around 12:52 a.m. before turning left at the Lemon Road intersection. As the truck was turning, a 38-year-old passenger fell out and into the path of a Kia K5, which struck her. FHP said the woman died at the scene