Polk County Sheriff’s deputies shot an arsonist his privates after a high speed chase ended near Dinosaur World with a fire fight. Luke Neely, 30, is facing several charges after throwing molotov cocktails at a house, damaging the roof and then led police on a high speed chase. When deputiesContinue Reading
The Endurance, the ship of British explorer and World War I veteran Ernest Shackleton, was found off the coast of Antarctica in the Weddell Sea, preserved by the icy waters Over 100 years after it went missing, crashing in 1915, the Endurance was located by a team of marine archeologists andContinue Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags and hidden in and under a man’s clothing as he tried to cross the border into the U.S. The incident occurred at aboutContinue Reading
Carl Gamby’s bizarre first day at the Dauphin County motel has resulted in a legal evaluation of the crime of indecent assault. Gamby, a Harrisburg resident, injected himself with bath salts and fentanyl in a restroom on March 28, 2019 during his first shift as a clerk at the EconoContinue Reading
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was roundly mocked on Twitter for using the term “menstruating person” instead of women in a recent interview attacking Texans, and pro-lifers at large, during an interview on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” “I find Governor Abbott’s comments disgusting, and I think there’s twofold. One, I don’t knowContinue Reading
In a bizarre, hilarious and scary early morning surprise, a Tallahassee woman was awoken to find a raccoon in her home, more specifically, in her Christmas tree. Aubrey Iacobelli filmed the situation all the while supposing it was a cat in the tree that caught the attention of her dogContinue Reading
A Spring Hill woman. Monica Gluck, was arrested for setting a house on fire with a blow torch, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Gluck, 35, of Spring Hill, was charged with one count each of arson to a dwelling and burglary to a dwelling. Police responded to aContinue Reading
A driver in Holiday jumped the curb, raced through a yard and into the side of a house on Elkhorn Boulevard early Sunday morning, just missing residents, Shari and Rodney Bizier, asleep in their bed. Bay News 9 tweeted about the incident, including a photo from their coverage: “Not quiteContinue Reading
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man, David Allen Howell, for attempting to “incite an altercation” by pulling a machete out of his pants. Howell, 34, of Zolfo Springs, was part of the George Floyd march Friday evening, stopping at both the Hernando County Courthouse and Hernando Park. DeputiesContinue Reading
Orange County Sheriff’s Office detailed how a drunk woman, Ellen McMillion, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios repeatedly tried to slap a taxi driver because he didn’t have any cigarettes to give her, then kicked a deputy as she was being arrested, landing herself on Disney’s “banned for life” list. McMillion, 53,Continue Reading
A woman in China has given birth twins with different DNA. The mother in Xiamen City, China has confessed to cheating on her husband on a one-night stand after one of the twin boys didn’t look like him. After a DNA test, the husband’s biggest fear was realized: one of theContinue Reading
A Crystal River woman was arrested for biting off part of the lip of the woman who was babysitting her child during an argument after she got home. Deputies identified Megan Marie Jones, 31, was intoxicated when she returned home just before midnight and began yelling her at two-year-old sonContinue Reading
After playing in the NFL for more than a dozen years, not even former Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive lineman and Hall of Famer could win against a shark. The 43-year-old Sapp was bitten by a shark while lobstering off the Florida Keys. Apparently both Sapp and the shark were goingContinue Reading
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in connection with the murder of Joseph Allen, who was found dead alongside a road in Parrish. Police say the incident may have been instigated by a “messed up tattoo.” Jamal Christopher Calloway, 20, now faces murder charges, officials said. Allen’sContinue Reading
A Pasco County man pretended to be another man for more than 20 years, even fooling his wife, Pasco County deputies said Thursday. Richard Hoagland assumed Terry Symanksy’s identity in 1992, embezzling over $1 million, until a Symansky relative discovered the identity theft using Ancestry.com Hoagland, 63, hit rock bottom after two failedContinue Reading
Tampa Police arrested a security guard Saturday after he fired his weapon at two people during a confrontation in a parking garage involving public urination. Everoy Farqharson, 31, a security guard employed by Iron Eagle Security, confronted the victims at approximately 2:49 a.m. about urinating in the parking garage andContinue Reading
According to deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Alcalde is the man who invaded a Clearwater home in a drug-crazed episode that couldn’t be stopped by officers when they arrived. Alcalde, 31, broke into the home of Heather and Steven Aiosa through the couple’s front window. Steven Aiosa grabbedContinue Reading
A Citrus County man is in jail after police say he set the “fire because the “voices in his head told him to do it.” Raymond Hermann confessed to the crime, opening up with more details which were chronicled in the man’s arrest record. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office says Hermann set hisContinue Reading
A St. Petersburg couple, John Riggins and Sheron Pasco, remains hospitalized Wednesday with serious burn injuries as police are still investigating how and why a man set the woman on fire. Riggins and Pasco live with the woman’s uncle, Ernest Neal, who told police that the couple’s argument escalated out of control andContinue Reading
Lakeland Police have identified the man found in the mouth of an alligator earlier this week in Lake Hunter. Richard Zachary Taylor, 72, was identified by his fingerprints, says police. The medical examiner is still conducting a toxicology report. The alligator was captured late Tuesday and authorities confirmed it had remainsContinue Reading
