October 29, 2009
Fla. teen accused of stabbing brother in squabble
Two teenage brothers were home alone in their suburban neighborhood when an argument over loud music spiraled out of control, police said, leaving one brother dead from a knife to the chest and the other accused of killing him.
October 27, 2009
Florida father jailed after beating man accused of molesting his son
A Florida family called police as soon as they learned that family friend may have assaulted his son, but relatives say the father was “overcome by rage” and couldn’t wait for officers to arrive before confronting his former friend.
October 26, 2009
Florida teens caught carrying gun filled golf bag
16-year-old Juan Gibson has been arrested and charged with armed burglary and grand theft of a firearm after he was caught carrying a golf bag with 13 stolen guns.
October 23, 2009
Fl. mother charged with attemped murder of son, tells cops life would be easier if baby was dead
Police said on Oct. 6, Christina McIntyre’s 2-year-old son piled blankets and a bean bag chair onto the baby and climbed onto the pile and jumped until the baby stopped breathing. Police are not sure if the mother encouraged the boy to do this, or if she simply did not stop it.
UPDATE: authorties confirm that body found in Ga landfill is Somer Thompson
Sheriff Rick Beseler said the quick discovery of Somer’s body on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared, may have saved precious evidence that could lead to her killer.
October 22, 2009
Cops searching for missing Fla. girl, Somer Thompson, find body of a young child in Georgia
Authorities searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl said they found the body of a young child in a Georgia landfill Wednesday, but it has not yet been identified.
October 19, 2009
Florida Dad shoots teen caught having sex with daughter
Officials said the 16-year-old girl’s stepfather walked into the girl’s bedroom and saw her having sex with her boyfriend. That’s when Wade Edwards closed the door to load a gun and then fired at the boy, police said.
October 14, 2009
Boy set on fire by teens trying to steal his custom bicycle
Police say robbery was the motive in the case of a teenager was set on fire in Deerfield Beach, Florida on Monday.
Florida child suffers severe allergic reaction to washing out “potty mouth” with soap
The traditional punishment of washing out a child’s mouth with has soap led to abuse charges against two a Florida couple. Adriyanna Herdener and Wilfredo Rivera were arrested by Palm Bay police after Herdener’s daughter suffered a severe allergic reaction after being forced to wash out her mouth with soap.
October 13, 2009
Sentencing set in Fla. gang rape case
Three people convicted in the gang rape attack on a woman and the beating of her young son will be sentenced.
October 01, 2009
John Couey, convicted of murdering 9 yr old Jessica Lunsford, dies in prison
A Florida death-row inmate convicted of abducting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005 has died in prison.
Customers pay big bucks for java beans extracted from cat feces
Tuesday was National Coffee Day, and a Fort Myers, Florida coffeehouse celebrated by brewing the rarest type of coffee in the world. It’s called Kopi Luwak, better known as “cat-poo coffee.“
September 30, 2009
Florida teen charged with murder after allegedly showing victim’s body to friends
A Tampa, Florida teen is accused of killing a man, hiding his body in a closet, and showing it off to friends. The 16-year-old suspect appeared in court Tuesday, charged with first degree murder as an adult.
September 24, 2009
91-year-old Florida man makes arrest — in the nude
Authorities say a 91-year-old South Florida man jumped out of bed naked and held an intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
September 23, 2009
Florida man held in Haiti charged in family slayings
Mesac Damas is charged with first-degree murder in deaths of wife and five children.


