Florida Crime & Safety

He just wanted some cream cheese for the bagel. But when a Florida man allegedly pulled a gun at a Starbucks drive-thru, irate over a botched order, he unwittingly brandished the firearm at the local police chief’s daughter, who was working the counter, according to Miami Gardens authorities. Chief Delma...

NORTH BEND, Ore. - Investigators on Saturday identified 3 of the 4 victims of violence Friday in North Bend. The suspect remains unidentified and at large. District Attorney Paul Frasier identified the person shot and killed at the Herbal Choices Marijuana Dispensary on Sherman Avenue as 47-year-old Coos Bay resident Jennifer L. Davidson.

A Florida man is coping with some visible wounds after a shark bit him when he swam near a fishing line this week. The man—whose name was not released—reportedly went for a dip 40 yards from the shore right near a fishing line, ABC News reports. With wounds on his...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after an early morning shooting left two people dead and at least four others hurt Saturday. According to Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr., the shooting happened in a parking lot located in the 7100 block of Florida Boulevard around 2:00 a.m June 19.

(CNN) — Two pedestrians at a Pride parade near Miami on Saturday were hit by a truck, leaving one dead and the other injured, according to police. "Both males were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where one was pronounced deceased," said Fort Lauderdale Police Department detective Ali Adamson at a Saturday night press conference. The second victim is expected to survive.

Good thing they’re always prepared. A great deal in Florida turned out to be too good to be true for a couple of Boy Scout troops. Georgia Scout Leader Scott Mulkey booked two homes in the Florida Keys via Airbnb for troops 5506 and 506 from northeast Georgia so he and the 23 boys could go snorkeling, fishing and camping. But when the group arrived, they found the houses didn’t even exist.