Bartow (WTFF) – A 69-year-old man was severely beaten, robbed, and shot in the leg while taking an early morning walk with his 88-year-old friend. »
Robbers beat up an old man, shoot him, steal his cellphone and gun
Tag: Old People
Naked Florida Man Runs into Old Lady’s House, Wears Her Clothes
New Smyrna Beach (WTFF) – A naked man was running through the house of an 82-year-old woman and stopped to try on her clothing, police say. Joseph Vaglica was butt naked when he walked into a garage in New Symrna beach on Tuesday morning. The garage door led to the home of Sylvia Garmon, who […] »
13-Year-Old Florida Boy Kidnaps Woman and Steals Car at Gunpoint
Lake City (WTFF) A 13-year-old boy pointed a gun at a 67-year-old woman, stole her car, and drove off with her still in the passenger seat on Halloween. He’s now facing charges of carjacking and abduction. It all started in Lake City when Florida Boy was out trick-or-treating. He came across Joyce Ellis at her […] »
Internet Cafes
Anyone else noticing a comeback of these “internet cafes” in our state? »
Florida Ranks Number One in the Country for Fraud
Once again, we’re in first place! …Well, at least for consumer complaints about fraud and identity theft. Residents of the Sunshine State filed more complaints per capita about problems with debt collectors, imposter scams, telephone services and other issues, while the state ranked second with consumer complaints about ID theft, according to a new report […] »
Fall Season in Florida
It’s snowbird season… »
Florida Man Uses Air Gun to Protect his Curb Trash from Kids
Saying “I run this street, not the cops,” a Tavernier man threatened two kids with an air rifle Thursday when he saw them walking down his road, police say. James Joyce, 53, reportedly believed the youths, ages 11 and 14, were rummaging through stuff he put to the curb as trash on West Indies Road. […] »
Fire Ants Attack a Tampa Man in SUV, Causing Vehicle to Flip Over on I-10
Fire ants are blamed for causing a Tampa man to roll his Ford Explorer last week on Interstate 10 in Madison County. After fire ants started biting him on his legs, Louis Marino lost control. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The 85-year-old had parked the SUV in a Tampa […] »
Florida Man throws broken remote control at paramedic’s head
DELRAY BEACH – A 78-year-old Boca Raton man was arrested at Delray Medical Center on Sunday after he allegedly hit a paramedic in the back of the head with a television remote because the remote wasn’t working, according to an arrest report. »
Ringtones and The Villages
You haven’t seen true pandemonium until you’ve witnessed the mad fumbling of pocket and purse searching in The Villages when a default ring tone goes off. Suddenly, accompanying the alarm, an orchestra of candy wrappers and groans create a soundtrack to the story of each person desiring to answer their phone. Even the ones who […] »
Tickling Old People
82-Year-Old Florida Woman Spits on Officer’s Face at Publix
When you think of grandmas going grocery shopping, it’s normal to imagine gentle women cutting out coupons and writing checks as they hold up the line. It’s normal to imagine mild-mannered sweetness emanating from them, disarming your frustration and making you smile at the slight inconvenience of being stuck behind them at the checkout lane. […] »
73-year-old “sugardaddy” banned from Daytona Beach for seeking “sugarbaby”
DAYTONA BEACH — A Daytona Beach man is banned from Volusia County beaches for six months after the mother of a teenager told officers he was giving out a business card that read, “Sugardaddy seeking his sugarbaby.” »
Old man waves his cane around and drags a table into the street, gets arrested
A Vero Beach man was arrested Thursday on charges of disorderly conduct. Dale Martin Reynolds, 70 years old, was out in the street yelling incessantly and waving his cane around. At one point, he even dragged a table into the street. »
85-year-old Florida Man loses $300K in online dating fraud
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) – Police say a 49-year-old woman swindled a man nearly twice her age out of more than $300,000 after he sought companionship on a dating app. Eighty-five-year-old John Berman was a widow when he joined the dating app and met Nancy Guy. She vanished in 2015 but on Thursday authorities caught […] »
Florida Man asks neighbors for salt, then holds them hostage with gun and knife
Gunman told 99-year-old neighbor he wanted $50,000 »
Old Man Crashes into Clearwater Art Studio
The Art Studio in Clearwater, FL got a surprise visitor Sunday, when yet another geriatric Florida resident slammed their giant vehicle into a building. Details are scarce, but judging from the looks of it, he probably just got his accelerator and brakes mixed up. It’s easy to do when age and the hot Florida sun […] »
Old Man Steals Kid’s Phone and Gets Gun Pulled on Him in Road Rage Incident
Meanwhile in The Villages, the world’s largest retirement city… 57-year-old Anthony Albert Arjbay was cruising along County Road 466 on the afternoon of July 1st, probably on his way to a shuffleboard tournament or something. A young whippersnapper in a Honda passed him. »
Florida Man Hid Wife’s Body in a Freezer for 8 Years While Collecting Her Social Security
A morbid discovery was made at Sun City Center, a nudist retirement “city” in Hillsborough County, 30 minutes south of Tampa. Margaret Dunn died in 2002, and her husband, Allan Dunn, did what any responsible person would do… he stuffed her dead body in a freezer. »
Cops Discover Meth Lab, Golf Cart Chop Shop In Villager’s Garage
The Villages, a hilariously-large retirement community in Florida, is the fastest-growing “city” in the country—with more than 117,000 people, 48 golf courses, geriatric sex (with a resulting high rate of STDs), and absolutely no children (they’re only permitted to visit for up to 30 days a year). Residents primarily drive golf carts, with some luxury […] »
Villager goes on wild golf cart ride after getting drunk at community pool
A Villager who admitted to drinking wine at a community pool was arrested after a wild ride in her golf cart Tuesday afternoon in the Village of St. Charles. Joyce Hellkamp Smith, 62, of the Village of St. Charles, had been at the wheel of a green golf cart at about 2 p.m. when someone […] »
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 Man Who Blamed Big Penis For Girlfriend’s Death Acquitted
Patterson’s lawyers filed a motion to show his penis to the jury to prove that she accidentally choked on it during oral sex. »
Florida Rated Number One Cheapest State for Retirement
Dear old people. Go home. We’re full. »
Retirement: Top Three Greatest Places to Die in Florida
We all know that old people love Florida. Here are the top three places to die in the sunshine state… »
Florida Man, 76, shoots wife in butt after she refuses sex
An elderly newlywed who told police he had yet to consummate his marriage allegedly shot his wife in the butt for refusing his advances. Donald Royce, 76, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, admitted to authorities that he shot his wife after an argument about the couple’s sleeping arrangements. Royce told deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s […] »
Florida Golfer Fights Off Alligator with Putter
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Every golfer needs a putter he can rely on — especially when an alligator decides to play through. North Fort Myers resident Tony Aarts used his Cleveland Golf putter to subdue a 10-foot gator that attacked him Wednesday as he was approaching the fourth hole at Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club. […] »
Woman, 70, arrested for prostitution in undercover sting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A senior citizen was arrested at a Florida massage parlor after an undercover sting, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a report. Sun Hee Gribat, 70, was arrested Tuesday at Jax Therapy after she offered a sex act after a massage, JSO said. The hour-long massage cost $70, JSO said, and an additional […] »
Florida Teen Kills his Nudist Grandma and Drives Around in a Minivan With her Dead Body
A teenager killed his grandmother in a bloody struggle inside her home at a nudist community in Lutz, Florida and then drove around with her body in a minivan for nearly five hours, authorities said. Brandon Machetto, 18, had been living with his grandmother, 74-year-old Sylvia Schmitt, for the past several weeks and they apparently […] »
