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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a prior Riverview High School teacher and coach for sexual battery and unlawful sexual activity with a minor on Friday. HCSO said that David Patrick Coffey, 34, was using social media apps to have inappropriate conversations with the victim. Detectives later learned that Coffey and the victim would meet up on “numerous separate occasions” for sexual interactions. Coffey was hired by Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2015 as a Social Studies teacher and coached

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A tractor-trailer overturned after its driver lost control and spilled sod onto a Tampa Road early Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said around 7:55 a.m., the driver, a 49-year-old Bowling Green man, was traveling north on SR-589. When he exited onto Independence Parkway, he lost control and overturned under the overpass. The driver was uninjured during the incident. Truck accidents can result in severe injuries and significant property damage, leaving victims facing a daunting

A 40-year-old Marion County man was arrested after he allegedly choked his wife outside a local residence over a YouTube video that made him upset, blaming the incident on the “influence of alcohol.” On Thursday, August 1, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the incident location in reference to a physical altercation involving a married couple. Neighbors had called 911 to report that a man, Christopher Lewis Schanding, was “strangling” his wife in the front yard of a

A stranded driver was struck and killed by a motorcyclist while trying to cross Interstate 95 in Broward early Saturday in an incident that also left the motorcyclist in intensive care, officials said. The incident happened around 3 a.m. on southbound I-95 near Hollywood Boulevard. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 44-year-old man had his SUV stuck in the center lane because of a crash. The man tried to cross from the center to the shoulder when suddenly he

A 46-year-old man was arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at an Orlando gas station that left an innocent bystander dead, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.  Jeffrey Figueroa Rivera, 46, is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder, after he allegedly returned to the scene of an earlier physical fight with a man and opened fire “indiscriminately” on three people at the gas station in the 800 block of West Lancaster Road at around 11:20 p.m.  “None of

Two people are dead in Summerfield following a shooting Saturday evening, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. It happened just after 7:45 p.m. in the 142000 block of SE 30th Terrace where two individuals were located with gunshot wounds, according to officials. It is unclear what led to the shooting.  Victim information has not yet been released.  Officials said the incident appears to be isolated. Negligent shootings can have life-altering consequences, but you don’t have to navigate this difficult

 A man was arrested after police said he shot and killed a person in Sarasota on Saturday afternoon. The Sarasota Police Department said Richard Minor, 66, was arrested for fatally shooting the victim near the 900 block of John Ringling Causeway just after 2:30 p.m. Minor is facing multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault with a firearm. Police said Minor is being transported to Sarasota County Jail. The aftermath of a negligent shooting can be overwhelming, but Ovadia Law

Witnesses reported a local political candidate slapped one teenager and choked another in public at a restaurant Sunday in Miami-Dade County. George Bardmesser, a Russian-American attorney who is campaigning for Sunny Isles Beach commissioner, was arrested after the alleged attack at his neighborhood Cuban restaurant. Sunny Isles Beach police officers responded to El Tropico Cuban Cuisine, at 17020 Collins Ave., and handcuffed Bardness, 59, who wore a shirt promoting his campaign. “There was a couple of kids sitting and I

A man is dead following an early morning fire in Volusia County on Sunday, authorities said. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call just after 1 a.m. reporting a fire at a home on Howland Boulevard in Deltona. Deltona firefighters arrived at the home and removed a 74-year-old man they found unresponsive in a bathroom. Despite the crew’s life-saving measures, the man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 2 a.m., officials said. Tom De Marco,

A death investigation is underway after a Lake Helen woman was electrocuted during a storm outside her Volusia County home on Friday evening, according to deputies. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said the 39-year-old woman and her husband were working in their barn during heavy rain when the incident happened.  The husband told deputies he heard her scream and found her holding onto a metal drum, seemingly being electrocuted. The husband reportedly kicked the fan away and performed life-saving measures until

 Florida Highway Patrol troopers report they have arrested a man for allegedly driving under the influence and fatally hitting a pedestrian. Troopers said the crash happened at 9:09 p.m. Friday night. They said a group of people on foot were crossing Front Beach Road west of Kelly Road, outside of a marked crosswalk. At that time, troopers said a 2024 Nissan Altima was speeding in one of the eastbound lanes of Front Beach Road. Troopers said as the car passed,

The Lakeland Police Department are investigating a fatal crash on the New Tampa highway. According to the Lakeland Police Department (LPD), officers responded to a traffic crash on Thursday involving a green semi-truck without a trailer and a blue Toyota Camry. The Camry was headed eastbound on the highway when it left the eastbound lane and entered the westbound lane, according to LPD. Entering the westbound lane, the front of the Camry hit the front of the semi, which caused