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Missing
Kidnapping
April 1, 2022
5-Year-Old Girl Dead After Alleged Kidnapper Crashes Into Pond During Police Chase
A 5-year-old Florida girl was killed Thursday night when a kidnapping suspect, pursued by police, drove off an interstate ramp into a retention pond. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Christian Hancock said officers ran into the water and apprehended the driver, but they were unable to locate the little girl, WJXT reported. Fire crews and a dive …
Court
March 29, 2022
Judge Partially Tosses Confession of Dad Who Murdered Wife, 3 Children and ‘ODd on Benadryl’
A Florida judge dashed the hopes of defense attorneys who filed to have the confession of their client — a father accused of killing his wife, three children, and family dog — thrown out before the trial began. Anthony Todt has been charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of Megan Todt and …
Missing
March 27, 2022
Florida Toddler Missing From Family’s Backyard
Florida sheriff’s deputies have sent out bloodhound tracking teams, search crews, and aviation units looking for a 1-year-old boy missing from his home in Putnam County. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy, Col. Joseph Wells, Jose Lara was playing with his sister in the family’s backyard at about 1:15 p.m. on Sunday. …
Murder
March 25, 2022
NJ Nursing Student Shot Dead by Pregnant Older Sister Who Drove From Florida After Stealing Fiance’s Car
Two police departments have launched internal investigations after they were tipped early this week about a heavily armed pregnant woman on her way from Florida to New Jersey — a trip that ended with her 21-year-old sister shot to death. Tony Miranda contacted Jacksonville, Florida, police on Monday, telling them that his fiancee had stolen …
Murder
March 22, 2022
Florida Man Argues With Another Man, Sets Him on Fire
Miami-Dade Police said Tuesday they had arrested a man who set another man on fire and left him to die. Detectives said they arrested Sadrack Honorat, 31, on Monday for the incident, which happened on Sunday, WPLG reported. According to an arrest report, witnesses told police they saw Honorat and another man arguing shortly after …
Shooting
March 19, 2022
Burger King Employee Having a ‘Bad Day’ Shoots at Customer Who Threw Mayo Packets at Her
A Florida Burger King employee was arrested Thursday after she allegedly fired her gun at a customer after a dispute at the drive-thru window. Shateasha Monique Hicks, 30, has been charged with discharging a firearm in public, according to WTVJ. A witness told police that he saw Hicks and a man in a vehicle at …
Murder
March 18, 2022
Florida Man Charged With Beating, Strangling Girlfriend’s 93-Year-Old Mother
A Florida man accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother on her 93rd birthday has been ordered held without bond in Orange County. An arrest affidavit says that a resident gave Javier Rosado Martinez access to the senior complex where Dolores Padilla-Marrero Sunday night, WESH reported. The next morning, one of her daughters found her dead …
Murder
March 16, 2022
Woman Arrested Months After 14-Week-Old Dies With Suspicious Skull Fracture: Cops
A Florida woman was arrested on Tuesday, four months after a 14-week-old boy reportedly suffered fatal injuries while in her care. Police responded to a Sarasota home on November 8, 2021, after receiving a report of an unconscious infant who was not breathing. The infant was transported to the hospital, where he died two days …
Murder
March 11, 2022
Mom Charged With Death of 4-Year-Old Daughter After Botched Suicide Attempt
A Florida woman was charged this week with the murder of her 4-year-old daughter at a Kissimmee resort in January. Jacinda Decaro, 26, reportedly gave her daughter Masiela a fatal dose of Tylenol and liquid Benadryl as part of a murder-suicide attempt, WESH reported. Deputies responded to the Star Island Resort on January 10 after …
child neglect
March 10, 2022
‘Mom of Teen Girl Who Wrote ‘Kill List’ on Her Phone Arrested for Child Neglect
The 14-year-old girl was also arrested after school officials received a tip about her “kill list,” which contained the names of eight fellow students at West Gate K-8.
Assault
March 7, 2022
Teacher Hospitalized After 5-Year-Old Boy Attacks Her in ‘Cool Down’ Room, Cops Say
Florida officials said on Monday that a 5-year-old student will not face criminal charges for Wednesday’s alleged attack that left a teacher hospitalized. Police described the incident at Pines Lakes Elementary School in Pembroke Pines as an aggravated assault with hands, fists, or feet. The 5-year-old attacked his teacher after she took him to a …