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Photo by: fox35orlando A large first responder presence was at the corner of East Colonial Drive and the 408 in Orlando for a water rescue.  SKYFOX flew over the scene early Thursday morning at around 6:30, showing over a dozen law enforcement vehicles and fire trucks.  A spokesperson for Orange County Fire told FOX 35 they received a call about a crash that ended with a vehicle in the water at around 6:15 a.m.  There was one person in the

Two police officers in St. Petersburg walked through the line of fire to save a man trapped in a burning home Monday night. Officers Tyler Martnick and Zharia Smith responded to the home after a 911 call was made and abruptly disconnected. Once they arrived, they found a man hanging out of a window, desperate for help. “Sir, sir, open your bedroom door,” one officer said as they assessed the situation. Despite their efforts, the officers initially struggled to pull

 An 18-year-old woman riding a moped-style scooter was killed in a crash in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office stated that it received a traffic crash report with injuries shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday. After an investigation, deputies determined that a 2021 Toyota SUV and a 2023 Taiznou scooter were both traveling southbound in the right lane on Southwest 46th Avenue near the Royal Poinciana Condominiums in Pompano Beach. The report states that the Toyota driver, James Garret, 66,

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) is investigating a deadly shooting in Lake Park early Thursday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the 600 block of 6th Street, which is next to a park, between Bayberry Drive and Date Palm Drive. They reported the man was dead when they arrived and had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. PBSO noted they are investigating his death as a homicide. The statement did not provide any information on whether anyone

A Kissimmee police officer was fired after he allegedly entered the home of a suspect without a warrant and assaulted the man before taking him into custody, the state attorney’s office said.  Andrew Baseggio has been formally charged with felony battery, two counts of tampering with a witness, official misconduct, solicitation for perjury and misdemeanor battery. The charges stem from the April 22, 2023, incident when Kissimmee police officers responded to a home on Brack Street in response to a

Photo by: wfts The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating a boating accident that occurred on the Myakka River in Sarasota County on Wednesday. The FWC, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, and Sarasota County Fire Rescue responded to the scene just north of Border Road of a two-vessel incident. Officials said a Jon Boat with three people on board hit a personal watercraft (PWC) while traveling on the river. All of the people on the Jon Boat were

 A 35-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after Miami police say he punched another man in the face outside a Winn-Dixie grocery store. The incident was reported just before 9 a.m. Tuesday outside the store at 1150 NW 54th St. According to the suspect’s arrest report, a Miami police officer was flagged down by a witness who said that he was standing in front of the grocery store when he spotted the suspect, Nathan Ulseth, of Miami, walking toward the victim

Miami police arrested a 30-year-old man Tuesday after they said he reacted to fatherly advice urging him to “change his life” by hitting his dad with a fan. Kemuel Emmanuel is now facing a potentially life-changing felony charge. According to a Miami Police Department arrest report, the incident happened May 5 at Emmanuel’s apartment in the 400 block of Northeast 38th Street in the city’s Upper East Side neighborhood, near the Miami Design District. Police said Emmanuel’s father — a

The mother of a toddler who nearly drowned in a lake near their apartment complex in April appeared in court for the first time Wednesday. Court records show Francesca Geller was arrested on a single count of child neglect causing great bodily harm. The West Palm Beach Police Department noted the incident left the 21-month-old boy permanently disabled. The probable cause affidavit against Geller, 31, alleged she had used marijuana prior to her son walking away from the house and not securing

Port St. Lucie police on Monday released the name of a moped rider who was killed in a hit-and-run crash late Friday night. Police said Gardy Petit-Frere, 37, of Port St. Lucie, was riding a moped when he was struck by a GMC pickup truck at approximately 11:15 p.m. at Southwest Airoso Boulevard and Southwest Todd Avenue. The GMC kept going. Port St. Lucie police believe they have the vehicle involved in the deadly crash. It was recovered about 10 blocks

A man is in jail after shooting and killing his husband, 66-year-old Benjamin Renwick in a Boynton Beach home Tuesday night, the Boynton Beach Police Department said. The shooting happened at around 9:41 p.m. at a home on the 1000 block of Southwest 20th Street. Boynton Beach police said they received a call, later identified to be the victim’s number, and heard “moaning and the sound of a single gunshot, followed by silence,” according to an arrest report. They said

The man accused of killing a Missouri visitor Friday night on Front Beach Road is back in jail. State troopers originally arrested 39-year-old Casey Rattan Friday night charging him with DUI manslaughter in the death of 28-year-old Thomas Lyon. Lyon and his family were in town celebrating his and his wife Makenzie’s 1st wedding anniversary. They were married in Panama City Beach last year. The couple had also just found out she was pregnant. Witnesses said Rattan was speeding down