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Bodycam video shows officer shoot man with knives outside JMH in Miami
New video shows Miami Police shooting a man armed with knives outside Jackson Memorial Hospital last year as the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office determined the shooting was justified, according to a memo. Miami Police officers had been called to the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa, a Catholic charity that operates a shelter for homeless women and children, shortly...
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Florida influencer arrested for having sex with dog for $500, posting it on Instagram: Sheriff
A Florida influencer and self-described “dog mom” has been arrested after she filmed herself having sex with a dog for a social media user who paid for it, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Logan Guminski, 27, was charged with two felonies, sexual activity involving an animal and filming sexual activity involving an animal. It was back in January…
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Man, woman beat cop outside Wynwood's Dirty Rabbit after reported belt attack: Police
A man and a woman were arrested after authorities said they beat a police officer who was responding to a report of domestic violence outside a Wynwood club early Monday. The officer was in uniform and working the area in an off-duty capacity when he was flagged down at around 2:54 a.m. by an unknown bystander, authorities said. This person…
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Officials issue rabies alert after horse tests positive in Miami-Dade
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County issued a rabies alert for an unincorporated part of the county after a horse tested positive for the disease, officials said. The Health Department said the animal was tested on March 26 in unincorporated Miami-Dade off of Krome Avenue. Officials issued the alert two days later and it is valid for 60…
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Highway hound: Watch troopers chase athletic pup in wild I-95 pursuit in Broward
An athletic pup led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a foot chase in the lanes of Interstate 95 in Broward County on Monday morning before tiring out and turning herself in. Chopper6 flew over the intense pursuit that completely shut down the highway on the exit ramp to Davie Boulevard, as FHP vehicles blocked traffic on either end. For several…
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Video shows aftermath of 4 car-crash on Palmetto Expressway near Doral
Chopper6 video showed the aftermath of a wreck that appeared to involve at least four cars on the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) on Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol said it responded to the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway at 25th Street for a vehicle crash. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured or what may have caused…
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Two ocean drones launched to map Florida's coastline for the first time
Florida’s coastline is about to get mapped, and it’s all thanks to two unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) launched in St. Petersburg. The USVs, managed by the company Saildrone, are helping the Sunshine State on its multiyear mission to survey coastal waters within the continental shelf. “At 2,170 kilometers long, Florida’s coastline is second only to Alaska among U.S. states,”...
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Bodycam shows clown tussling with officer, calling him ‘stupid' in Palm Bay arrest
A Florida man dressed as a clown got into a scuffle with police in a trespassing arrest caught on bodycam video on Wednesday. Footage shared by the Palm Bay Police Department show a man dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with red and white stripes, yellow pants and yellow vest, complete with a red clown nose at the shopping center off…
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12-year-old Florida boy arrested after manifesto revealed plans to bomb school: Sheriff
A 12-year-old student was arrested Thursday in Southwest Florida after authorities said they found a manifesto detailing his plans to bomb his school. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the boy’s classmates at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts saw him creating “concerning drawings,” NBC affiliate WFLA reported. One of those drawings allegedly included a map of the school...
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Pedestrian struck and killed on I-95 southbound in Broward: FHP
Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on southbound Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale early Friday.
