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 A Largo man was accused of trying to kill his elderly neighbor by attacking him with a hammer on Wednesday. BGR, 55, and the 84-year-old victim did not know each other, Largo police said. R told Largo police that his “Father,” referring to God, told him to “kill a pedophile,” so he walked over to his neighbor’s home with a cayenne pepper mixture and a metal hammer, according to an arrest report. He was accused of throwing the mixture into

Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff’s Office The Brief – A deadly motorcycle crash is under investigation in Polk County. What we know: It happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of 3rd St SW and Ave G SW in Winter Haven. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a 2025 Nissan Rogue was traveling northbound on 3rd Street SW when the driver’s back bumper struck the front of a 2020 Ford truck as she tried to change lanes. Post-impact, the driver

A woman is dead, and a man is critically injured after a motorcycle crash on Thursday afternoon in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened around 4 p.m. on High Bridge Road near Walter Boardman Lane in the Ormond Beach area. Investigators say a 64-year-old man was riding a 2025 Harley-Davidson Heritage motorcycle westbound on High Bridge Road with a 57-year-old woman as his passenger. At the same time, a 65-year-old man was driving

A person was killed after being hit by a vehicle early Friday morning at Orlando International Airport, the Orlando Police Department said. Airport officials said the person was hit near Garage B just after midnight. That’s near Jeff Fuqua and Airport boulevards. The person was pronounced deceased at the scene, OPD said. The driver was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Officials were seen towing the van involved in the crash from the scene. All northbound traffic on

Photo by: (SLCFD) A garbage truck fire erupted in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, prompting a firefighting response after the driver’s desperate attempt to contain the blaze was thwarted by a malfunctioning rear gate. The St. Lucie County Fire District said that crews responded to the garbage truck fire on Wednesday near the intersection of Selvitz Road and St. James Drive in Port St. Lucie. It was reported that upon arrival, firefighters discovered that the garbage truck’s load was on fire.

There was blood and police evidence markers on the walkway to a store after a man’s stabbing on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. Police officers reported finding a man injured shortly after 11:35 a.m. at the 2300 block of Northwest 19th Street. “The victim was trauma alerted by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment,” Detective Kerri Hagerty, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, wrote in a statement. According to Hagerty, the police investigation was ongoing

A deputy-involved shooting occurred Thursday morning during a confrontation with a man who was armed with a machete in Oakland Park, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Local 10 News. According to BSO spokeswoman Miranda Grossman, the shooting occurred shortly after 7 a.m. in the 300 block of Northeast 33rd Street. “When deputies arrived on the scene, they located an adult male who was armed with a machete,” Grossman said. “At some point during that encounter, that subject

Photo by: wsvn Crews have gotten the upper hand on a multi-vehicle fire that sparked at a junkyard in Opa-locka. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the blaze near the 12800 block of Port Said Road, just off the Gratigny Expressway, at around 12:55 p.m. on Thursday. 7News has learned the fire ignited as several vehicles were being disassembled and quickly spread to other vehicles that were stacked on top of each other. At around 1:50 p.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

Photo by: wsvn  Firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire near the Florida Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade. 7Skyforce hovered near the scene of the blaze near the 20600 block of Northwest 47th Avenue, north of Miami Gardens and near the Broward County line, just before 11 a.m. on Thursday. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews dispatched additional units, including Miramar Fire Rescue, and the fire quickly escalated to a four-alarm blaze. At around 12:30 p.m., it was upgraded to a five-alarm fire.

A Riviera Beach police officer is conscious and alert in the hospital after crashing his vehicle head-on into a tree at the intersection of 13th Street and Australian Avenue Tuesday night. Investigators said it was a single-vehicle crash involving only the officer, though the cause remains unclear. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will conduct the investigation to determine what happened. Being involved in a car accident can leave you uncertain about how to move forward, especially when injuries are

An 80‑year‑old Palm Beach County landlord is facing serious charges after deputies say he showed up unannounced at his tenants’ home, demanded rent while holding a gun, and then forced his way inside. Deputies say EW went to the home on March 3, knocked on the windows, and confronted the tenants when they opened the door. The victims told investigators he was holding what appeared to be a firearm and demanding payment. Both men said they were terrified as W

A bicyclist was airlifted to a hospital in Ocala after he was hit by a New York driver who fled the scene. The 66-year-old bicyclist, who is a resident of Bushnell, had been riding a bicycle and towing a trailer at about 9:30 p.m. Monday along County Road 476 just west of County Road 607B south of Bushnell, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He was struck from behind by a vehicle and knocked to the shoulder of the road.