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Miami Uber Driver Fined for Not Speaking English

A Spanish-speaking Uber driver was fined $250 at Miami International Airport Sunday morning for violating a county requirement that drivers be able to communicate in English. The alleged violation left the driver, Carmen Hechevarría, complaining of unfair treatment in a county where Census figures show 73 percent of the population speaks a language other than […] »

Florida Man Fights Off 5 Shotgun Wielding Robbers With a Machete

The homeowner told police two other robbers escaped. The two suspects and two others were eventually found at a nearby gas station. »

Florida Toddler pulls Loaded Gun from Toy Box during Child Welfare Investigation

A Boynton Beach toddler found a loaded pistol in his “My Little Learning” toy box while officials were investigating his home for possible child neglect. The 3-year-old boy wanted to bring out his toys while officers were in his home, according to a police report. His toy box had several small books in it, but […] »

Century man caught with meth in his underwear at courthouse

Things kept getting worse and worse for one Century man on Tuesday. While being held in custody at the Escambia County Judicial Center on an outstanding warrant, authorities searched 25-year-old Colby Satterwhite and found a baggie of meth in the torn seam of his underwear. Satterwhite was was being searched by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office […] »

Gainesville woman gets butt lift after stealing money from city

A Gainesville city report released June 14, 2017, said Natwaina Clark stole $93,000 from the city of Gaineville, using $8,500 to get a butt lift. [Alachua County Sheriff's Office]

GAINESVILLE — A Florida city says a former employee stole money to get a butt lift. The 33-year-old Clark also used city money for her cable television bill, food, highway tolls, a television and other expenses. »

Bobcat Takes a Stroll at Siesta Key Beach

SIESTA KEY (FOX 13) – A furry feline greeted beach-goers on Siesta Key Wednesday, but this kitty was no house cat. Bobcats are somewhat common on Siesta Key, but seeing one on the beach was a rare sight for Jake Drost, who took a photo of the large cat. »

Lawsuit disputes ownership of $1 million lottery ticket sold in Lakeland

Man says friend duped him; pocketed lottery ticket money BARTOW — A 45-year-old Lakeland man with limited education is suing his friend for misleading him on the value of his $1 million lottery ticket, and for pocketing the proceeds after helping him cash it in. John Rhoades said he asked his friend, Tyler Scott, 28, […] »

Putnam County sailor reported missing was on ship the entire time

A Putnam County sailor from the cruiser U.S.S. Shiloh was discovered … still on board the ship. The Navy Times reported on Thursday that Peter Mims, 23, was found hiding in the engine room. »

Niceville man leads deputies on car chase through hay field

CRESTVIEW — A Niceville man on felony probation led a Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy on a chase through a hay field early Wednesday morning after he was caught speeding. »

Florida Man Stuffs 15 Bottles of Motor Oil and 30 DVDs into Pants

Florida man stuffs 15 bottles of motor oil, 30 DVDs into pants

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man took an interesting approach to shoplifting when he took a trip to a local 7-11, according to authorities. Surveillance footage shows 38-year-old William Jason Hall walking into a 7-11 recently and exiting with a little extra baggage in his pants. »

Florida Woman Stabs Her Mother in Head

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — A Tallahassee woman has been charged with attempted murder after officers say she stabbed her mother in the face and chest. Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Tallahassee Police Department responded to a home in the 900 block of Hawthorne Street. They found a woman covered in blood around her […] »

Immunity For Cop Who Raided Wrong Home, Shot Man’s Dog As It Ran Away

A Florida police officer responsible for killing a man’s dog after he entered the wrong apartment in a botched raid committed no rights violations and is entitled to immunity, a federal court has ruled. According to a federal lawsuit, Officer Michael McBride was one of six Hollywood police officers and two Broward Sheriff’s deputies that […] »

Rogue Spider Causes Florida Woman to Crash her Car into a Pole

A 27-year-old Florida woman suffered only minor injuries when her car crashed into a pole Tuesday morning following a spider sighting.

COOPER CITY, FL — A Florida woman’s Tuesday morning commute took an unusual turn when she happened to spot a hitchhiking spider perched atop a web above her head. When that spider decided to scale down its silk and land on her leg, things took a dangerous turn. »

Florida Man named Trigger accidentally shoots himself in ankle at Dollar General

Jason Trigger was arrested on Sunday on charges of owning a firearm as a felon.

HUDSON — A man left a Dollar General store with a gunshot wound Sunday after he was accidentally shot by his own firearm. Jason Trigger, 35, of Port Richey entered the discount store off U.S. 19 in Hudson at about 3:30 p.m. to pick up boxes for a friend. Tucked against his right hip was […] »

Anti-Gay Protestor Arrested At Pulse Nightclub On Massacre’s One-Year Anniversary

“Warning: All homos will burn like faggots in hell.” Police handcuffed an anti-LGBT protestor outside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub today, the one-year anniversary of the brutal attack on the nightclub that left 49 dead and many more wounded. The unnamed suspect was one of three demonstrators holding signs reading homophobic messages like “Sin = Death” and […] »

Florida man attacks driver with baseball bat during road rage incident

HIALEAH, FL – A man caught on cellphone video fighting with another driver in the middle of a busy Hialeah roadway, Friday evening, is facing a serious charge for the road rage incident, but he said there’s more to the story than the footage suggests. Meanwhile, the other man involved in the skirmish said he […] »

Federal Judge Says Florida Neo-Nazi with Explosives in His Garage Isn’t a Threat

Remember that white supremacist that converted to Islam and killed his neo-Nazi buddies? Well, the “one that got away” was recently arrested on federal explosives charges. Brandon Russell, 21, a member of the Army National Guard from Tampa, FL, was arrested May 21 in Key Largo during a traffic stop. The reason he was detained […] »

Naked Pensacola Man Runs Down Highway

Naked Florida man steals truck with swan sculpture in back

A naked Florida Man stole a checkered swan statue worth $25,000 fromLakeland Cold Storage on Frontage Road South. »

Anti-Racism Rally countering “Anti-Sharia March” in Orlando

The counter-protest to the “Anti-Sharia March” held by anti-Muslim hate group, ACT for America. Thank you Orlando Police Department for preserving the peace. These photos were taken at Valencia College East Campus on 10 June, 2017. »

Florida Man Threatens Man With Machete To Go Steal Beer From Walmart

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida – A Florida man is in jail after he allegedly threatened another man with a machete to make him to steal beer from a Walmart in Merritt Island, Florida. The victim was inside his friend’s boat in a wooded area near Kiwanis Island park that is just west of the Walmart Supercenter […] »

Florida Man Shoots Python Eating his Goat

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla – A Florida man is recalling an incident that has gone viral on social media. Scott Dame of Collier County discovered a 12-foot python wrapped around his goat, the snake swallowing the goat’s head. He shot it with his .45 caliber pistol 8 times. »

Old Lady Drives Car into Marion County Sheriff’s Office

If you thought you had a bad day yesterday, at least you didn't drive through the front doors of a Sheriff's Office... »

Florida Teen Arrested For Nearly Suffocating Girlfriend After Fight Over Baby Name

LEE COUNTY – A pregnant woman in Southwest Florida was nearly suffocated by her own boyfriend – after what police say was a dispute over what they planned on naming their child. »

Florida woman pulls gun on clerk who refused dirty pennies

Police in Florida are trying to identify a woman they say pulled two guns on a convenience store clerk after he refused to accept a jar of dirty pennies as payment. Melbourne police said the woman showed up early Wednesday morning at a 7-Eleven, picked up a few items and then gave the clerk the […] »

Florida Man Calls 911 For Ride To Hooters, Gets Ride To Jail Instead

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida – A Florida man allegedly made a false 911 call to get a ride from Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies to a Hooters restaurant in Merritt Island, Florida. According to sheriff’s deputies, 28-year-old Jonathan Clayton Hinkle of Merritt Island, Florida called 911 and told dispatchers that his elderly grandmother was having a stroke […] »

Naked Florida Man Tries To Open Police Car

Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputies discovered Andrew Humpries, 18 walking around without clothes on. They believe he was a driver that left a scene of a nearby accident. »

Florida Mom Lets Snake Bite Baby, Puts Video Of It Online

MOTHER OF THE YEAR - Tampa area mom under fire after she let her year old daughter get bitten by a snake and then posted a video of it online. »

Anti-Muslim March vs. Anti-Racism Rally – June 10, 2017 – Orlando, FL

FYI, on Saturday, June 10th, things are going to get interesting at Valencia College East Campus. Basically, there’s some “March Against Sharia” protest scheduled to take place in 26 cities across the nation, one of the cities being Orlando (of course, Florida). This demonstration is organized by Act for America, a known Anti-Muslim hate group […] »

Lehigh Acres man hits a flamingo with a rock at Busch Gardens

A Lehigh Acres man is facing animal cruelty charges after he hit a flamingo at Busch Gardens with a rock, Tampa police said. A report by WSTP-TV in Tampa said Julian Antonio Marquez, 19, was identified as the rock thrower. About 5:49 p.m. Friday, police were called to the theme park’s flamingo display after a […] »

Is man-made climate change real? Florida’s top GOP leaders won’t say

Of Florida’s top three Republican leaders, only one of them — Senate President Joe Negron — is willing to say, grudgingly, that human activity contributes to climate change. Gov. Rick Scott and House Speaker Richard Corcoran won’t go there. Asked repeatedly Friday if man-made climate change is real, as a broad consensus of scientists have […] »

Florida Man does Chicken Dance to Distract Police

PORT ST. LUCIE — When stopped by Port St. Lucie police, Shane Forsythe started doing the “chicken dance.” But rather than celebrating the law enforcement encounter, police say Forsythe’s fowl jig served a foul purpose – functioning as a diversion for the passenger in his sport utility vehicle to run away, according to an arrest […] »

11-year-old girl ‘forced to marry her rapist’ from church in Florida

A woman from Florida has claimed she was forced to marry her rapist at age 11. Sherry Johnson says she was raped four times by members of her family’s church congregation as a child. As a result, she became pregnant at age 10. When investigators began looking into her case, she claims her family tried […] »

Florida man unplugs bounce house, trapping kids inside

A Port St. Lucie mother is peeved after a neighbor’s actions landed two children in the hospital. Deborah Romero threw a party for her daughter when all of the sudden the bounce house deflated, reports CBS 12. Nearly a dozen 2-3-year-olds were trapped inside under the hot and heavy plastic. She recalled that one child […] »

Florida Woman paid 15-year-old $300 for sex

A Florida woman is accused of paying a 15-year-old boy multiple times for sex. Police in Port St. Lucie arrested Rebecca McGraw, 38, last week. She was charged with five counts of sexual activity with a minor, according to records. Police said the woman admitted to the acts. The boy’s mom told police about the […] »

Tiger Woods blames DUI arrest on prescription medications

Tiger Woods was arrested early Monday morning for driving under the influence, but hours after his release from a jail near his Florida home issued a statement saying “alcohol was not involved.” In the statement, released through his publicist Monday evening, Woods blamed his arrest on prescription drugs. “What happened was an unexpected reaction to […] »

Naked man masturbates on top of excavator on a Florida highway

Miami – Shocking video has emerged of a naked man masturbating while straddling the top of a construction digger’s arm on a highway. The video, which appears to have been shot from a moving car on a Miami Beach highway on Sunday, shows the unnamed man stood at the top of a CAT digger. As […] »

Man arrested after urinating in mailbox

David Bender is charged with criminal mischief, accused of urinating in a neighbors mailbox. (Sebastian Police Department)

SEBASTIAN, Fla. (CBS12) — A man from Sebastian is facing charges after he urinated in his neighbor’s mailbox, according to police. The Sebastian Police Department responded to the call on Newhall Terrace on Saturday. According to the arrest report, the victim called police twice on Saturday due to his neighbor, David Bender, playing loud music. »

Teacher kisses fourth-grade student while cameras roll

The video evidence against Brian Kornbluth, a teacher accused of kissing students in his classroom has been released by Boca Raton police. In the video, the 28-year-old fourth-grade teacher at Somerset Academy charter school is seen kissing a 10-year-old male student on the lips. Police arrested Kornbluth in February of 2017 and last week he pleaded guilty to a charge of battery in the case. Boca Raton Police Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article152229197.html#storylink=cpy

A week after a fourth-grade Boca Raton teacher pleaded guilty to battery and was sentenced to a year probation after kissing a student, Boca Raton police released video of the incident. The 11-second video showed a boy — who was blurred out to protect his identity — standing at Brian Kornbluth’s desk and then leaning […] »