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Charges have been dropped for a Miami man who was shot multiple times by police after a confrontation with officers. Forty-seven-year-old Donald Armstrong was badly injured after the March 7 encounter at his home with Miami Police officers at Northwest 58th Street and Seventh Court. Armstrong was having a mental health episode on that day, so his mother called police to help de-escalate the situation. But instead, as multiple officers gathered at his front doorstep, Armstrong got shocked with a Taser twice and shot

Florida Highway Patrol troopers have arrested a man who attacked another man on a highway entrance ramp in Hialeah. Troopers and Hialeah Police units responded to the northbound State Road 826 entrance ramp from Northwest 122 Street on Wednesday night. Upon arrival, they met with the victim, who gave them a description of the subject, which happened just before 8 p.m. This prompted a multi-agency perimeter being established that temporarily closed the eastbound lanes of Palmetto Expressway at West 68th Street. FHP’s

A woman is suing Boar’s Head and Publix after her husband was killed by listeria when he ate ham and cheese products purchased at the grocery store in Florida, according to a lawsuit. It’s the latest of multiple lawsuits Boar’s Head faces related to the deaths and illnesses caused by the listeria outbreak. In April of 2024, Judith Adams bought Boar’s Head ham and cheese inside a Publix located in Brooksville for her husband Otis Adams Jr., the lawsuit says. The woman

A Miami woman accused of trying to run over her ex-boyfriend in 2023 pleaded no contest to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and received probation, court records show. Iviss Aburto, 29, had faced several other felonies in the case. Those charges, including a second aggravated assault charge, as well as arson and insurance fraud, were dropped. Authorities had accused her of attempting to run over her ex-boyfriend and another victim with her Mazda and said her ex fired

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