With people in Ft. Myers and throughout Florida staying home a lot more last year, experts predicted that domestic violence incidents would surge nationwide in 2020. It is still too early to know the full picture, but it appears that they were right. According to USA...
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Restaurant owner killed in a car accident
A restaurant owner and two passengers have died after the restaurant owner's car collided with a semi-truck on a Texas highway. The man was the owner of the popular BurgerQue restaurant in Florida, which he had launched in 2011. Following his death, the remaining...
Three people arrested at a Florida motel
Three people in Florida have been arrested after police claim to have discovered drug activity taking place in a motel. In December, local authorities raided the Best Southern Sun Plaza motel after receiving multiple complaints from other people who live in the area....
What are the DUI penalties for minors?
In the state of Florida, you can be arrested if you're caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or more. For people under the age of 21, that number drops to 0.02%. It might sound excessive, but protecting the lives of young people is more...
Can you be charged with theft if you return the item?
If someone steals an item from you in Florida, you may not ever see it again. But if the perpetrator actually returns the item that they stole, can you still press charges, or will you be forced to drop the case? The answer is more complicated than most people...
A man has been charged with stealing a bulldozer
A man in Florida has been charged with theft and trespassing after stealing a bulldozer from a construction site and using it to destroy signs supporting a Democratic nominee. According to the police, the man claimed that he was drunk and didn't remember large...
What it means to be on probation
If you are convicted of a crime, you might be sentenced to several months or years of probation. Although you are not held in custody during the probation period, you will be required to abide by a series of conditions imposed by a Florida judge. In most cases,...
Florida couple arrested with multiple drug charges
Two individuals in Florida have been arrested after authorities reportedly discovered large quantities of illegal drugs in their home. In October, authorities obtained a search warrant for the residence after a long-term investigation into a drug trafficking...
Florida man charged with DUI after fatal accident
The Florida Highway Patrol says that a 24-year-old man was drunk when he struck and killed a cyclist and then fled the scene during the early morning hours of Sept. 19. The Riverside resident has been charged with DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident...
Florida man arrested for driving under the influence
A man in Coral Springs was taken into custody after being accused of driving while intoxicated and falling asleep at the wheel. Local police officers were called after receiving an anonymous tip about a man drinking in a car in a parking lot. The car had left by the...