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Florida caretaker charged after pushing client out of car

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A Florida woman is accused by a North Carolina sheriff’s office of stabbing the man she provides care for with a felt-tipped marker and pushing him out of a moving car. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says Arlene Mary Bonitz of Palm Harbor, Florida, was driving south on Sunday on Interstate 95 near the 64-mile marker in Godwin. In the car with her was a man for whom she provides care and support due... [...]

Judge delays trial of ex-deputy charged for inaction during Parkland school shooting

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Scot Peterson’s trial postponed to next year FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Attorneys were concerned about potential timing conflicts during the trials of the Parkland school shooter and the former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who was accused of inaction during the massacre. Attorney Marc Eiglarsh, who is representing Scot Peterson, was in Broward County court on Thursday asking Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein to reschedule the... [...]

BSO seeking suspect in woman’s hit-and-run death

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian Sunday in Pompano Beach, the agency said Thursday. A driver struck and killed the woman, whose name is being withheld under Marsy’s Law, shortly after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Northwest 22nd Street and North Powerline Road. Deputies said they found the woman lying... [...]

Florida man sentenced in death threat to Minnesota Rep. Omar

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TAMPA, Fla. – A federal judge sentenced a former Trump supporter to three years of probation and a $7,000 fine for sending an email threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and three other congresswomen. David George Hannon, 67, also must undergo mental and substance abuse treatment and have no contact with Omar or Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan,... [...]

8-year-old girl shot in back seat of car, Lauderhill police say

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LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Someone shot an 8-year-old girl in the leg while she sat in the back seat of a moving car in Lauderhill late Monday night, according to police. Lauderhill police spokesperson Maj. Mike Santiago said the girl’s mother was driving along Northwest 56th Avenue from Sunrise Boulevard when she heard a barrage of loud explosions. The girl’s mother noticed her child was injured and immediately drove her to Florida... [...]