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Photo by: North Collier Fire and Rescue District A home in Grey Oaks Country Club was pouring smoke on Wednesday as firefighters worked to put out a fire in Central Naples. The North Collier Fire and Rescue District responded to the fire along Bulrush Lane and Grey Oaks Drive at 9:45 a.m. No one was inside the home. According to the fire department, units saw smoke coming from the rooftop and east side of the second-story home. When firefighters went

Photo by: WPEC A deputy cruiser was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Palm Beach County. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) spokeswoman Teri Barbera, a K-9 deputy was involved in the crash but no one was injured. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue says its agency dispatched units to the crash at around 4:35 p.m. near 3rd Street after receiving reports of the crash. Upon arrival, units found a two-vehicle crash on the side of the road.

A DeFuniak Springs man was arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle in Mossy Head. According to a news release, 32-year-old Dillon Grimes was spotted at Love’s Travel Stop driving a stolen car out of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Deputies said they caught up with Grimes and attempted a traffic stop near Walden Road and Highway 90. However, Grimes fled the scene at high speed and crashed the vehicle near East Larkspur, officials wrote. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Drone Unit, Walton

A man died after he caught on fire in a Florida parking lot on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, the Charlotte County Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived at the Port Charlotte Town Center Mall, where they found a man with “burns over his entire body.” A medical helicopter was called to the scene; however, just as the helicopter was landing, the man went into cardiac arrest. Due to the lack of space for CPR in the helicopter, the man was taken

Photo by: news4jax Investigators are saying a lightning strike might have ignited a fire Wednesday morning that destroyed a home in the Greenland area. Video from a News4JAX viewer shows crews working to put out the fire on Alexis Forest Drive, near Philips Highway. No one was hurt, but the house is considered a total loss. Expert Legal Help for Fire Accident Claims Fire accidents can cause severe damage to property and lives, leaving victims overwhelmed. Ovadia Law Group is

A possible gang member, previously accused of attempted murder and linked to another shooting, has been accused of duplicating a check from a business and using personal information to steal over $11,000. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) stated that on May 9, gang detectives and tactical agents were conducting surveillance on Sorel Rinvil for an unrelated case and found him in possession of a gun. Officers noted that they had seized his phone and uncovered that Sorel Rinvel

A Cross City woman died and a Cross City man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of their pickup on State Road 55 in Dixie County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the 77-year-old Cross City man was driving his pickup northbound on SR 55 at 4:05 p.m. when a 38-year-old Alberta, Alabama man driving a semi pulling a flatbed trailer stopped at a stop sign on NE 132nd Avenue and then pulled

Police are investigating a shooting that they said left one man injured and a woman detained in northwest Miami-Dade on Monday. It happened near the 900 block of Northwest 150th Street in the county’s Golden Glades area. Miami-Dade police said after responding to a shooting call, officers found a man with apparent gunshot wounds. Authorities said medics with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the victim to Aventura Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Detective Angel Rodriguez, an MDPD spokesman, said

Photo by: wsvn  Surveillance video captured a horrifying hit-and-run on the streets of Miami Beach, claiming the life of a mother who was riding her bicycle. The video, obtained exclusively by 7News, shows several angles of a Blue Ford Bronco when it “sideswiped the victim’s electric bicycle and the victim” in front of the Miami Beach Police station, according to the police report. Sixty-three-year-old Esmat Ahmed Ibrahim Khedr was thrown from her bicycle and hit her head against the raised

A man in his early 40s was injured in a shooting on Jacksonville’s Northside early Sunday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said around 1 a.m., they responded to a local hospital regarding a person who had been shot. When they arrived, they spoke to a man who suffered a single gunshot wound. Police said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries. According to JSO, their initial investigation indicated there was an argument on East 31st Street, near Haines Street. When

Orlando police have arrested a man accused of armed robbery and attempted kidnapping of a woman outside a Walmart on Monday. Police said the attack happened Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Walmart near South Goldenrod Road and Market Place Drive. Surveillance video, police said, captured the man, later identified as Juan Perez, pacing in the parking lot. He then allegedly threatened the woman with a knife and demanded her purse. He then attempted to shove her into

A Florida man was taken to jail last week for driving under the influence in Volusia County, officials said. Lance Green, 59, of Port Orange, was arrested on charges of DUI and resisting an officer without violence, according to an arrest affidavit. On August 30, around 9:40 p.m., deputies responded to a crash at the intersection of Williamson Boulevard and Taylor Road. According to the report, both vehicles were traveling westbound on SR-421 when a Ram pickup truck rear-ended a