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It’s not delivery. It’s a debacle. Chaos reigned at South Beach’s Mega Pizza on April 27 after, police said, a man harassed employees with a temper hotter than crushed red pepper. Officer-worn body camera video obtained exclusively by 7News told the tale of the dough, as Margarito Rodriguez Perez was seen kicking and screaming while handcuffed on the floor. One of the Miami Beach Police officers handling the 49-year-old kept his remarks spicy. “Stop [expletive] scratching me, stop [expletive] scratching

A girl was hospitalized with a hurt arm and shoulder after she was hit by a pickup truck in Polk County Thursday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies are now searching for the woman who hit her. She was reportedly driving a white pickup truck with ladders on top before hitting the girl on Ranchland Acres Road and Countryland Drive, the agency said. The woman did stop to ask if the girl was alright after hitting her, according to

Broward County deputies investigated a double shooting in Deerfield Beach late Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. in the 100 block of Southwest Third Street, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The two victims, identified as males, were taken to area hospitals. Deputies said one went to the hospital himself while the other was taken by ambulance; the latter had non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities didn’t specify their ages. Deputies said Thursday evening that the “circumstances surrounding this incident

Authorities released body camera footage Thursday from a police shooting that they say left a man in critical condition. Miami-Dade police officers responded to reports of a man shooting a gun into the air several times for no apartment reason outside Los Primos supermarket on Northwest 95th Street near 31st Avenue on Sept. 29 of last year, and when they got to the scene, things became even more dangerous, forcing them to open fire. A responding officer noticed bullet casings

An argument over the destruction of a video game console led to the arrest of a 37-year-old Ocala man after he was accused of choking his girlfriend. A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a local residence on Tuesday, September 10, in reference to a domestic altercation. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim who advised that her live-in boyfriend, Dimas Theodore Rodriguez, had “attacked her” in their bedroom, according to the arrest report. The victim

Photo by: wsvn Twelve people are safe after a large boat erupted in flames off Miami Beach. Miami-Dade, City of Miami and Miami Beach Fire Rescue boats responded to the burning 80-foot boat that was on the water near the Fontainebleau Hotel. Ten people were offloaded into a City of Miami Fire Rescue boat as two other crew members stayed on board to help crews with the fire suppression system to extinguish the flames. Firefighters made entry into the vessel

A 26-year-old man from Holiday died in a motorcycle accident early Thursday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 12:25 AM on US Alt 19, south of Manton Lane.The rider, operating an E-ride Pro motorcycle, was traveling northbound on the west shoulder of the road when he struck a ditch and overturned.  The rider died at the scene of the crash. The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident. Motorcycle accidents can

Two people reportedly stabbed a man early Wednesday outside of his home in St. Cloud, according to police. Officers, firefighters and medical personnel responded around 6 a.m. to a stabbing reported out of the Settlers Trail community, arriving to find the victim sitting in a chair at the entrance to the residence and the floor around him covered in his blood. Having suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper and lower back, as well as to his shoulder, the victim

Photo by: mypanhandle A Seagrove Beach restaurant was damaged after it caught fire early Thursday morning. According to the South Walton Fire District, they received a call around 2:30 a.m. related to smoke coming from Angelina’s Pizzeria and Pasta located on County Highway 30A. Fire officials said when they arrived, they saw smoke coming from the business. Firefighters fought the blaze for a few hours, later extinguishing the fire and assisting the property owners. No one was injured, fire officials

A 61-year-old man is charged with murder following a fatal shooting of a woman Wednesday in Escambia County. Randall Laws was arrested on charges of first degree premeditated murder and weapon possession by convicted felon. The incident happened late Wednesday nightin the 4000-block of Lillian Highway. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies determined a woman and another person were standing near the roadway when Laws shot her from the garage. Deputies arrived on scene to find the woman with a

An investigation was underway after a man who was found engulfed in flames in Sunrise Thursday morning died, police said. The discovery was made outside a Walgreen’s on W. Oakland Park Boulevard near University Drive. Sunrise Police officials said officers responded to a fire and found the man engulfed in flames. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity hasn’t been released. Footage showed multiple officers at the scene with the victim’s body covered by a yellow tarp

Cape Coral police arrested two men accused of robbing the Hurricane Arcade at gunpoint before leading officers on a chase, ending in a crash on Monday. Mikael Alejandro Blanc Stewart, 24, and Jailyn Tyreke Thomas, 23, are facing armed robbery charges, according to documents. Cape Coral police responded to the Hurricane Arcade around 10 a.m. on Monday for reports of an armed robbery. Callers reported that a black male wearing a hoodie and mask entered the back of the arcade