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Just short of a miracle, the victim in this video is expected to recover after being hit by a vehicle that crashed through the front doors of this store. The crash happened at the Plantation Pantry on Hutchinson Island Tuesday night. The 21-year old driver…
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A Florida woman has been charged with DUI after deputies discovered the woman was not only impaired by alcohol but also a bit high on spray cans of deodorant. Deputies say that 31-year old Katherine Theodore was slow to tell deputies why she had multiple…
Read More Florida Woman Arrested For DUI After “Huffing” Right Guard Deodorant While Driving
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Are you missing a goat? Pasco Sheriff’s Office may have it in custody. According to deputies, on March 2, Pasco Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit found a black and white male goat near the intersection of Temple Stand Ave. and Cello Wood…
Read More Missing A Goat? Pasco Sheriff’s Office May Have It
A 52-year-old Florida man was arrested for pointing a laser at a Sheriff’s helicopter. I repeat, a 52-year-old man. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52-year-old Douglas Norris of Davenport after he aimed a laser-light at a PCSO helicopter that was flying overhead, which is…
Read More ‘Time To Grow Up’ 52-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Sheriff Helicopter
Only in Florida, well maybe not, but we have it all here. A Florida woman has been arrested after getting naked at a bar, after being refused service by the bar manager. According to an arrest affidavit, Kelly Elkins, 49, stopped by the Beach Lounge…
Read More Drunk Florida Lawyer Gets Naked After Being Refused By Bar Manager
A Florida man has been arrested after calling a Taco Bell and making threats to come to the restaurant and start shooting. According to deputies, a Taco Bell in Sebring, Florida, received two calls from someone threatening to come to the restaurant and “start shooting”.…
Read More Angry At Taco Bell Employee, Florida Man Calls Taco Bell With Threats To Start Shooting
Chaos erupted in a Louisiana State University (LSU) dining hall when a raccoon fell through the ceiling Wednesday evening. Students could be seen screaming and running throughout the cafeteria in videos posted on social media. One video showed a crowd gathering around the raccoon and filming as…
Read More Chaos At College Cafeteria After Raccoon Falls Through Ceiling
A Florida man is wanted by police after stealing chicken from Publix, then walking to a local high school to steal a golf cart. According to police, the man pictured below entered a Publix on Jan. 19, 2022, and was caught on surveillance cameras taking…
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A Florida man was arrested after breaking through a homeowner’s window, stripping down, and jumping in the bathtub. According to Local 10 in the Florida Keys, Jeffrey David Hons, 24, was caught in the act from a home security alert that went off on the…
Read More Florida Man Breaks Into A Home, Gets Naked, And Jumps In A Bathtub
A painting reportedly worth $1 million was ruined after a goon drew graffiti on it with a ballpoint pen. The vandal was a Russian security guard hired to protect the painting. The 60-year-old guard, who worked for a private security company, had come in for…
Read More $1M Russian Painting Nearly Destroyed After A Security Guard ‘Doodles’ Eyes Onto The Canvas