Authorities in Florida are looking for a suspect seen on surveillance footage entering a hotel in Davie and grabbing a clerk in an apparent botched robbery attempt. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the incident occurred early on the morning of December 22 at the Woodspring Suites. Police Sgt. Mark Leone issued a statement …
A 2-year-old girl is reportedly recovering at a Florida hospital after she reportedly fell into a rhino exhibit and came into contact with at least one of the animals. Officials for Brevard Zoo in Melbourne told WFTV that the girl “stumbled through” steel poles which separate the ground-level public space from the rhinos. The girl was …
A Florida couple has sued a Vermont-based gynecologist, alleging he used his own sperm during an insemination procedure that resulted in him fathering their child. Per the Rutland Herald, Cheryl and Peter Rousseau accused Dr. John Boyd Coates III of switching out sperm provided by an unnamed medical student resembling Peter and using his own instead. …
The tween suspect, Carter Palm, is also accused of planting a knife near Jadon Vaughn’s body after the deadly shooting
Authorities in Florida say an elderly man is facing criminal charges after allegedly killing his own son during a domestic dispute on Christmas Day. According to the New York Post, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After receiving the 911 call, deputies responded to …
Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old social worker is facing criminal charges of possessing a range of illegal child pornography. According to WESH, authorities arrested Bartow resident William Smith at his home on Friday and jailed him on suspicion of using social media to obtain child porn. Local police opened an investigation after receiving a …
A Florida woman who adopted a teen when she was working as a social worker will now spend six years behind bars for engaging in a sexual relationship with her adopted son. According to the New York Post, 26-year-old Lauren Michelle Myres was sentenced during a court hearing this week after pleading no contest to …
Authorities in Florida are asking for tips from the public as they try to find the person responsible for gunning down a 15-year-old boy walking to school this week. As the U.K. Daily Mail reported, Orlando police have announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Alejandro Vargas Martinez’s killer. Police say …
Authorities in Florida say a man claims he was forced to fatally shoot one of his adult sons in an effort to save another son. According to People, the domestic disturbance reportedly occurred early Sunday morning at a family home in Stuart. Police believe 56-year-old John Maloney shot 30-year-old Joseph in the head when the …
A Florida teacher is facing criminal charges after allegedly professing her love for a 13-year-old student in text messages. WPLG reported that Andrea Jimenez, 47, began sending the male student messages in May 2018, when the student was 12. While no photos were sent between the two, police said Jimenez, a science teacher at Doral International Academy of …
An 84-year-old man reportedly died at a Florida nursing home early last year after contracting gangrene in his genitals due to staff’s failure to bathe him. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) inspection records obtained by the Naples Daily News stated that York Spratling, 84, was at housed at Consulate Health Care of Jacksonville and died …
A former Florida college professor and his 3-year-old daughter were reportedly found dead in his home Monday afternoon in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the grisly discovery was made after Laurel Friedman called police requesting a welfare check for her daughter and her estranged husband, Ayhan Aytes, 48, …
