What happens in Florida stays in Florida (wishful thinking) (updated with fukkery)

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Florida man robs restaurant at finger point
Photo: Alachua County Sheriff's Office
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man is facing felony charges after police say he robbed a restaurant at finger point.

According to WTSP, 56-year-old Steven Berlin went into the Szechuan Palace Restaurant in Gainesville, and sat down for about 30 minutes before approaching a worker at the counter.

The worker told police Berlin then pointed his hand at her in a position that resembled a gun.

In fear that Berlin might actually have a real weapon, the worker complied with his demands and opened the cash register for him.

Berlin took $577 and fled the store. However, it wasn’t long until police found him just three blocks away.

Berlin confessed to the robbery almost immediately after being detained.

He is now facing a felony charge of robbery with a deadly weapon because he “intentionally caused the victim to fear serious bodily injury or even death,” said police.
 

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A Florida man thread:wow:

There was one recently in Ocala where buddy found a WW2 hand grenade but instead of reporting it, he went to taco bell :Booklaugh:
WWII-era grenade in car’s trunk prompts Taco Bell evacuation

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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — When a World War II-era hand grenade came to a Taco Bell in central Florida, everyone else had to leave.

In Facebook posts, Ocala Police said a treasure hunter found the grenade while magnet fishing Saturday in Ocklawaha. Magnet fishing is a form of treasure hunting that uses magnets to retrieve items from bodies of water.

Police say the man put the grenade in the trunk of his car and drove to the restaurant in Ocala, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away, where he called authorities to report finding the small explosive device.

The restaurant was evacuated and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was dispatched to remove the grenade. Ocala Police said it was authenticated as a World War II-era weapon and would be destroyed.
 

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Florida man robs restaurant at finger point
Photo: Alachua County Sheriff's Office
7 News WSVN




GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man is facing felony charges after police say he robbed a restaurant at finger point.

According to WTSP, 56-year-old Steven Berlin went into the Szechuan Palace Restaurant in Gainesville, and sat down for about 30 minutes before approaching a worker at the counter.

The worker told police Berlin then pointed his hand at her in a position that resembled a gun.

In fear that Berlin might actually have a real weapon, the worker complied with his demands and opened the cash register for him.

Berlin took $577 and fled the store. However, it wasn’t long until police found him just three blocks away.

Berlin confessed to the robbery almost immediately after being detained.

He is now facing a felony charge of robbery with a deadly weapon because he “intentionally caused the victim to fear serious bodily injury or even death,” said police.
:palm::russ: sounds about white for Florida.
 

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JANUARY 30, 2019
FBI investigating underground tunnel possibly leading to Pembroke Pines bank

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Federal authorities and Pembroke Pines Police are investigating an underground tunnel discovered in a street that possibly leads to a Chase bank.

The FBI was called in after a hole was discovered on a road near the drive-thru ATMs of the bank near Flamingo Road and Pines Boulevard, just before noon, Wednesday.

7Skyforce HD flew over the scene where a police K-9 could be seen around the hole.

It’s unclear if the tunnel does in fact go into the bank.
 

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Florida Sheriff’s Office: Deputy forced to shoot, kill police K-9 after bite

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LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida police deputy was forced to shoot and kill another deputy’s police K-9 after it bit him and wouldn’t let go, the sheriff’s office said.

According to Fox 13, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said K-9 handler Scott Cronin was watching Recon, another handler’s dog, while the handler was out of town. However, on Monday night, Recon reportedly bit Cronin on the hand and would not let go.

The sheriff’s office said Cronin was forced to shot and kill Recon.

Deputies said it is common for handlers to care for other handler’s dogs because they are familiar with them. However, an outside expert told Fox 13 that despite being highly trained, K-9s are only supposed to respond to their own handler.

Deputies did not say what led up to Recon biting Cronin.
 

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JANUARY 31, 2019
Florida man jailed for weeks for heroin charge, but powder was actually laundry detergent
Courtesy: WPBF via CNN
Johari Canty


A Florida man spent several weeks in jail after a deputy falsely arrested him for heroin possesion.

According to WPBF, 29-year-old Matt Crull spent 41 days in jail after he was accused of drug trafficking when a Martin County deputy said he found heroin in his vehicle.

However, Crull said the heroin that was found was actually laundry detergent. Lab tests later confirmed that the powder wasn’t heroin.

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Crull and 10 other people were all falsely arrested by Deputy Steven O’Leary. Snyder claimed O’Leary somehow faked the results of drug tests done in the field.

Crull and the 10 other people arrested by O’Leary were set free and O’Leary was fired. Snyder also said he is reviewing every arrest O’Leary made.

However, Crull said he wants O’Leary to be charged criminally for his actions.

“I’m not saying he ruined my life, but he definitely caused me a lot of emotional distress and a lot of stress on my family,” Crull said.


Crull said he doesn’t know if he will hire an attorney. For now, he said he just wants to focus on moving on with his life.
 

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

‘Ruff’ Ride: :russ: Couple’s dog supposed to be shipped to Miami, instead ends up in Spain


(WSVN) - It was supposed to be a simple four-hour flight for their four-legged friend, but one South Florida couple’s dog ended up 4,000 miles away. It’s a strange story that spans three continents.
7’s Brian Entin has our special report “‘Ruff’ Ride.”

Jessica and Sebastian got married last year. They met in Colombia, where Sebastian lived, but he moved to Miami to be with Jessica.

Married life was great, but one thing was missing: Sebastian’s Labrador retriever, named Yorkie, was still back in Colombia.

Jessica Dominguez: “So for Christmas, I figured that was the perfect Christmas present.”

To surprise her husband, Jessica paid $1,200 to have Yorkie shipped from Bogota to Miami on Avianca Airlines.

But when she got to Miami International Airport to pick him up…

Jessica Dominguez: “That’s not the dog.”


Worker: “Are you sure?”

Jessica Dominguez: “Yeah, I’m positive!”

The dog inside the crate was not Yorkie the Lab.

Worker: “That’s the number I have here.”

Jessica Dominguez: “Nope. That’s not the dog. I am 100,000 percent sure.”

Jessica says she waited at the airport all night, worried about Yorkie.

Jessica Dominguez: “Finally, like at almost 6 o’clock in the morning, they told me, ‘Oh, we have good news and bad news. Good news is we found your dog. Bad news is he’s about to get to Spain.'”


Yep, you heard that right: Spain.

Jessica had to break the news to her husband.

Sebastian Alvarez (translation of): “I was in shock and desperate.”

Yorkie was accidentally put on a nine-hour Avianca flight from Bogota, Colombia to Madrid, Spain.

Then he was flown back to Bogota on another nine-hour flight … before he was finally put on an almost four-hour flight from Bogota to Miami.

Jessica Dominguez: “How many times a day did they feed him, did they walk him? Who knows?”

After three days of traveling, Yorkie finally made it to South Florida.


Luckily, Yorkie was fine.

But Jessica and Sebastian wanted a refund for all the trouble. They say they got no response from Avianca.

When we contacted the airline, they told us they didn’t do anything wrong and that the shipment was coordinated by a freight company that “…faced an operational situation with another shipment on the same day, resulting in each cargo being transported to different destinations.”

Jessica used a Colombian company that specializes in pet shipments, and Avianca says that company was responsible for the mix-up. After a lot of back and forth, Jessica was refunded her $1,200.

Jessica Dominguez: “He’s our baby. Literally, he’s our baby.”

Yorkie has adjusted to life in Miami and especially loves the dog beach.

Avianca says the dog that was supposed to go to Spain but ended up in Miami is also safe with its owner.



 
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FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Florida official accused of licking man’s face resigns
Courtesy: City of Madeira Beach
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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A city commissioner in Florida has resigned after the state ethics commission fined her over accusations she sexually harassed a former city official by licking his face and groping him.

Madeira Beach City Commissioner Nancy Oakley handed in her resignation Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that in her resignation letter Oakley says she’s innocent and plans to appeal the ethics violation ruling.

The Florida Commission on Ethics last month fined Oakley $5,000 and called on the governor to issue a public reprimand.

A former city official filed the ethics complaint against Oakley two years ago, saying she’d sexually harassed him by licking his face and groping him at a public event.

According to Bay News 9, that city official said Oakley would also harass other men as well.

“She had a … habit of licking men that either she was attracted to or thought that she had authority over,” he told the station. “She starts here and goes all the way up to the point where you can’t stand it anymore and that’s after consuming enough [alcohol] and smoking enough cigarettes.”
 

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Florida official accused of licking man’s face resigns
Courtesy: City of Madeira Beach
Associated Press


MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A city commissioner in Florida has resigned after the state ethics commission fined her over accusations she sexually harassed a former city official by licking his face and groping him.

Madeira Beach City Commissioner Nancy Oakley handed in her resignation Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that in her resignation letter Oakley says she’s innocent and plans to appeal the ethics violation ruling.

The Florida Commission on Ethics last month fined Oakley $5,000 and called on the governor to issue a public reprimand.

A former city official filed the ethics complaint against Oakley two years ago, saying she’d sexually harassed him by licking his face and groping him at a public event.

According to Bay News 9, that city official said Oakley would also harass other men as well.

“She had a … habit of licking men that either she was attracted to or thought that she had authority over,” he told the station. “She starts here and goes all the way up to the point where you can’t stand it anymore and that’s after consuming enough [alcohol] and smoking enough cigarettes.”
She on her Rick James steeze

Charlie Murphy: Rick would walk up to the finest women and just like the whole side of their face
 
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FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Ring busted forging immigration documents to get Florida IDs

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MIAMI (AP) — Investigators have arrested more than 20 people as part of a counterfeit ring that forged immigration documents to get real Florida driver licenses.

The Miami Herald reports 47-year-old Valois Nunez Artelis has been charged with masterminding the scheme. He faces trial later this month in federal court.

Prosecutors say Nunez posed as an immigration officer and falsified a document provided by the immigration enforcement agency to immigrants who have a reason to not be deported. It allowed immigrants in the country illegally to apply for driver licenses.

Federal agents arrested more than 20 immigrants who each paid $2,000 for the documents. Two immigrants were convicted this week in Miami and could face deportation.

The Florida Department of Motors Vehicle alerted immigration agents last September about suspicious documents its employees received.
 

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Suspected DUI driver dances throughout sobriety test in Florida

Courtesy: Pasco County Sheriff's Office
Johari Canty




HOLIDAY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man appeared to show off his dance moves during a sobriety test with deputies.

According to Fox 13, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted a man asleep while behind the wheel of a a parked car.

Deputies said after knocking on the window and shouting, the man, identified as 33-year-old Christopher Ryan Larson, eventually woke up, but he seemed disoriented.

Investigators said Larson got out of the car, but the car started moving forward and a deputy had to jump inside and stop it.

Deputies had Larson complete a sobriety test, during which he began dancing while trying to walk down a line.

Body cam video shows Larson bouncing and rowing and spinning at certain points.

In one part of the video, a deputy is heard asking Larson if he is done with the test, to which Larson responds “No not really,” before he continues. :russ:


After his arrest, police said Larson admitted to drinking for several hours. He also told deputies he though he was in Clearwater. However, he was actually in Holiday, Florida

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Florida Sheriff’s Office: Deputy forced to shoot, kill police K-9 after bite

Johari Canty




LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida police deputy was forced to shoot and kill another deputy’s police K-9 after it bit him and wouldn’t let go, the sheriff’s office said.

According to Fox 13, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said K-9 handler Scott Cronin was watching Recon, another handler’s dog, while the handler was out of town. However, on Monday night, Recon reportedly bit Cronin on the hand and would not let go.

The sheriff’s office said Cronin was forced to shot and kill Recon.

Deputies said it is common for handlers to care for other handler’s dogs because they are familiar with them. However, an outside expert told Fox 13 that despite being highly trained, K-9s are only supposed to respond to their own handler.

Deputies did not say what led up to Recon biting Cronin.

That dog didn't like pig. Scooby knew a real criminal when he saw one.
 
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