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CRIME & SAFETY
Man accused of shooting pregnant woman during road rage incident enters plea
PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - The Riverview man arrested in connection with road rage shooting incident has entered a written plea of not gulity. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department, 50-year-old Vincent Steele is charged with five counts of attempted murder after he allegedly fired multiple shots into a vehicle during a road rage incident in Palmetto.
Sarasota woman charged with homicide, child neglect asks for dismissal
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman charged with shooting her roommate in July of 2023 has asked the court to dismiss the charges against her, citing stand your ground laws. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44-year-old Courtney Leigh Wadek of Sarasota in connection with a shooting incident on July 9, 2023.
'I thought he was deceased': Officer stops rogue boat, rescues man lying face down on deck
SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Marine Patrol Officer Michael Skinner thought he was responding to a boat-gone-rogue one Friday afternoon when he suddenly realized a man was lying face down on the deck. The call he initially got regarding an “unmanned vessel” doing circles quickly became a rescue call when...
‘Hard to get it back,’ warns top cop after man loses $1.5m – he was just trying to protect his Social Security number
A FLORIDA community has struggled greatly with scammers who continue to target elderly citizens - including a veteran who lost $1.5 million in a gold bars scam. Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan said her department reported losses of more than $2 million in the past year, mainly targeting older residents at disproportionate rates.
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