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Two Florida men were arrested following a search warrant Thursday at a Key Largo residence after Detectives and Deputies found more than four pounds of marijuana, guns, other drugs, and an undersized lobster. Anthony Kevin Ibanez, 21, of Miami, and Jesse Lee Perrine, 31, of…
Read More Two Florida Men Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges, And One Undersized Lobster
A Florida man is recovering after a confrontation with his lawn worker led to him being attacked with a weed wacker. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, on Wednesday a landscaper who had been working for the victim did unauthorized work and demanded…
Read More Florida Man Attacked By Lawn Worker With Weed Wacker
A Florida man may lose his motorcycle after a leading Florida Highway Patrol Troopers on a high-speed chase. On the morning of July 4th, 2022, 63-year-old William Figueroa exercised his own kind of freedom, riding a 2016 BMW S1000RR motorcycle northbound on I-275 at a…
Read More Florida Man Says “I Feel Free. Crazy And Stupid” After Leading Troopers On 130 Mph Chase
One Chick-fil-A store came under fire for trying to pay their “volunteers” with chicken instead of money. In a Facebook post, that has since been deleted, the Chick-fil-A location, in Henderson, North Carolina, advertised for people to work in the new drive-thru, offering to pay…
Read More “Will Work For Chicken” One Chick-fil-A Location Thought That Was A Good Idea
A Florida woman was shocked, to say the least, when deputies triggered her ring doorbell when executing an eviction at her house. The wrong house. As the Pasco Sheriff’s deputies start drilling into the door lock, the Ring camera alerts the shocked woman who immediately…
Read More Deputies In Florida Mistakenly Start To Execute Eviction On The Wrong House
A 70-year-old Florida man stabbed another man other during a fight Friday, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Steven Alan Santana, 70, from Big Coppitt Key was charged with aggravated assault. The victim told deputies he had been drinking and smoking marijuana with others at…
Read More Naked Florida Man, 70, Stabs Man In His Camper After Victim Refuses Sexual Advances
Florida. If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen here. In this case, two men were in an apparent argument when one of the men put his finger in the other man’s mouth. The finger is gone. According to Click Orlando, 37-year-old Daniel Campbell…
Read More Argument Turns Nasty When Florida Man Bites Off Victim’s Finger
A Florida man was arrested Friday after driving a stolen pickup truck to a Space Force Base in Brevard County in what he called a “mission from the president” of the United States. According to authorities, Corey Johnson, 29, Ocala, stole a Ford F-150 from…
Read More Florida Man On “Mission From The President” Drives Stolen Truck To Space Force Base, Warning Of Alien Battle
Here is an odd Florida man story for the day. A 36-year-old St. Petersburg man has been arrested after running to a stranger’s home and kissing a woman doing laundry. According to Lee County Sheriff, on July 25, 2022, deputies responded to a home on…
Read More Florida Man Arrested After Running Into A Strangers Home, Kissing Woman On The Cheek
During a firefighter’s career, there are certain calls that will never be forgotten, Sunday was one of those days. Just before 3:30 pm, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 1100 blk of NW 7 Ave for reports of a Lamborghini SUV that landed…
Read More Florida Man Crashes Lamborghini SUV Onto Roof Of Home, Slides Off And Erupts In Flames