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A man in Ocala was arrested after being caught filming young girls at Walmart in early August. Officers arrested Joshua Gaines, 32, after responding to the Walmart on 2600 Southwest 19th Avenue Road on August 9. Security footage revealed that Gaines pretended to shop and used a concealed camera to take video of children. Gaines has already been trespassed from the Walmart since August 2023 for secretly recording young girls. Officers found a Go-Pro and two cell phones on Gaines.

A 32-year-old Orlando man was killed Thursday night in a crash on State Road 417 in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 40. According to a crash report, the man was traveling south on SR-417 in a 2004 GMC Sierra when he ran off the roadway and hit a tree. The man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers

 A 32-year-old Jacksonville man was killed Thursday night in a crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County when his van ran off the roadway and overturned multiple times, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 274. According to a crash report, the man was traveling south in a 2020 GMC Savana when he lost control and overcorrected, veering toward the right shoulder of the interstate. Troopers said the van

Photo by: winknews Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that shut down eastbound lanes on State Road 82 Thursday night. The crash occurred around 6:18 p.m. near State Road 82 and Grant Boulevard between a motorcycle and a truck. The motorcyclist has died. Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies are assisting Florida Highway Patrol Troopers with traffic control and expect traffic will be affected for an undetermined amount of time. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternative routes. The cause of the crash is currently

Photo by: The Fort Myers Police Department The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred at Colonial Boulevard and Sommerset Drive. Police responded to the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens crash at around 1:55 a.m. on Friday. The mangled vehicle crashed into the metal fence of the cemetery before colliding with the communication pole. According to police, no injuries were reported. The Florida Power and Light is on the scene to assess damages and repair the damaged pole. No power

Photo by: winknews Deputies responded to the scene located on Columbus Boulevard and Ermine Street at around 7:14 a.m. on Friday. According to LCSO, the 9-year-old child was hit by the car while sitting at a bus stop. The case will be handed to the FHP by deputies. The north and southbound traffic lanes were temporarily closed while law enforcement worked the scene. At 8:23 a.m., the scene began to clear. Medflight has been called to transport the child from

Photo by: Fox13news  A fire broke out at a building in a Holmes Beach Plaza Thursday morning after it was struck by lightning during intense storms, according to police.  According to the Holmes Beach Police Department, lightning struck the Holmes Beach Business Center in the 5300 block of Gulf Drive.  At around 10:15 a.m., West Manatee Fire and Rescue District responded to the building. They say about 30 minutes before, video showed a lightning strike the building, and witnesses claimed they saw it,

A man is in custody after being shot early Thursday morning at The Flats at Ninth Avenue apartment complex in Pensacola. It happened around 5:20 a.m. According to police, two men were arguing, which led to one shooting the other in the shoulder. The victim left the scene, but he was later located and arrested on an outstanding warrant. The suspected shooter has not been charged in the incident at this time. No further details have been released, including the

A 19-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Wednesday night in Pensacola. It happened around 9:10 p.m. at N 9th Avenue and Tippin Avenue. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist — a 19-year-old Rochester, Minnesota man — was northbound on 9th Ave. in the right lane, just north of Tippin Ave. Meanwhile, a Nissan SUV driven by a 32-year-old Pensacola woman was southbound on 9th Ave., preparing to turn left into the Walgreens parking lot. “The driver of

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 An 18-year-old man has been at the Broward County main jail in Fort Lauderdale since Wednesday accused of murder. Lawan Jones, who turns 19 in September, was accused of shooting Keith B. Poole, a 44-year-old father of three. “Poole was standing outside of his residence,” Miranda Grossman, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, wrote in a statement after the shooting in Pompano Beach. According to a relative, Jones was dating Poole’s 17-year-old daughter, who witnessed the fatal shooting shortly

A 50-year-old man from Key West was arrested Wednesday after he attacked a man who was holding a sign that displayed a Bible verse, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. According to MCSO spokesman Adam Linhardt, Jerome Hernandez attacked the 37-year-old victim on Maloney Avenue in Stock Island around 6:35 p.m. as the victim was holding a sign displaying the Bible verse John 3:16, which reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in