STRANGE FLORIDA

VIDEO: Man wanted after cars set ablaze by Molotov cocktail in DeBary

Playing loud music in your car? New Florida law could get you a ticket

Dive team recovers $16K Rolex that fell in creek, St. Johns deputies say

Man spit in face of bus passengers in Orange City, police say

Police in Orange City are searching for a man wanted in a bizarre crime.

Police: Teens broke into $8M Florida mansion, held boxing matches during house party

A sheriff’s office in Florida is searching for the young adults who broke into an $8 million Seaside home, threw a party — vandalizing the property in the process — and posted video evidence on social media.

Brink’s truck pins worker against ATM in Palm Coast, FHP says

A Brink’s security truck pinned a worker against an ATM after an employee forgot to leave it in park, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Video shows plane carrying 126 people catching fire upon landing at Miami airport

Officials say a commercial jetliner carrying 126 people caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport, though no serious injuries were reported.

Freak fishing accident: Boy airlifted to Florida hospital after catfish stabs him in chest

A child was stabbed in the chest by a catfish in a freak accident in Florida.

WATCH: Sumter deputies looking for man who damaged general store

Deputies are searching for a man suspected of damaging a window at The Croom Store, a general store in Webster, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Report: Merritt Island woman accused of pepper-spraying Asian women in New York City arrested on hate-crime charges

A Brevard County woman is arrested on hate crime charges.

Dog dragged into water, eaten by gator at Florida park, wildlife officials say

A dog in Florida was attacked by an alligator, dragged into the water and eaten earlier this month.

It BEARS warning: Daytona Beach police issue neighborhood alert

Florida black bears are foraging in a Daytona Beach neighborhood and police want residents to be on alert.

Florida man accused of fraud caught fleeing to Cuba on Jet Ski, officials say

A Cuban man charged in a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme is being held as a flight risk after officials said he tried to flee the U.S. on a Jet Ski.

WATCH: Florida woman records giant alligator’s mating call in Apopka

It's mating season and this alligator was making Apopka Wildlife Drive guests aware.

WATCH: 135-pound dog shows up to ‘shop’ at Florida Dollar General

When 135-pound Bentley walked into the Dollar General, he wandered around for hours like he owned the place, body camera footage released by police shows.

Florida man charged with murder after wife goes missing

Detectives in Florida have arrested a man on a murder charge after his wife disappeared.

Man who died in Florida lake with gators missing 3 limbs, police say

Police say a man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for Frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators.

Man bitten by gator he mistook for dog in Florida, deputies say

A man was bitten by an alligator he thought was a dog in Sarasota County, deputies said.

Woman who led motorized suitcase pursuit through Orlando airport re-arrested

The New Jersey woman who appeared in a viral video riding a motorized suitcase through Orlando International Airport while being pursued by a police officer has been re-arrested on a warrant, court records show.

Woman whose hand was nearly severed dies after brutal attack in Titusville

A woman who nearly had her hand severed and was then shot during a brutal attack in Titusville has died.

‘Pillowcase Rapist’ charged in multiple Florida cold cases from 1980s

Deputies announced charges against a man, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” for cold cases from the 1980s.

Florida fire chief is arrested on murder charge, officials say

Authorities in Florida say the chief of a volunteer fire department is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money.

Man flashes teens, hides under Clermont boat dock before arrest, police say

A man was arrested in Clermont after police said he exposed himself to at least two 13-year-olds, then jumped in a lake and hid under a boat dock to try to evade arrest.

‘I don’t know how to swim:’ Video shows strange arrest on Volusia waterway

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office tweets video of a strange arrest involving a stolen personal watercraft.

Woman arrested after pulling resort’s fire alarm, attacking workers, Orlando police say

A woman was arrested at a Universal Orlando resort after she pulled the hotel’s fire alarm and attacked two employees, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Sea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack

A loggerhead turtle is rehabbing at Zoo Miami’s new Sea Turtle Hospital after a shark bit off most of her left fin.

Man sought after AR-15, piggy bank stolen from Ocala home

Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday asked the public for help to find a man who forcibly entered an Ocala home last week, where he stole three guns and a piggy bank.

Florida authorities say DNA helped solve 26-year-old murder

Police in Florida's capital city say a 26-year-old murder case has been solved thanks to new DNA technology.

Man ID’d after death in Largo looking for Frisbees in alligator-inhabited lake

A Fman has been identified after authorities say he waded into a lake inhabited by alligators to find Frisbees and other flying discs to sell.

Report: Gator captured after man killed while searching for Frisbees at Florida park

A gator suspected in a fatal attack of a man near a Florida park has been captured and euthanized.

Man searching for Frisbees at Florida park killed in alligator attack

A man died after being bitten by an alligator in Florida, officials say.

Alligator enjoys Windermere swimming pool

Stacy Guennoun said the gator was enjoying itself, especially the sun desk in the pool.

Memorial Day dip: Alligator enjoys Windermere pool

This alligator wanted to take a cool dip on Memorial Day.

Police snipers protect Florida divers during water rescue in alligator-infested pond

Police snipers were called to the scene of a water rescue in Florida to protect divers from alligators.

Man bites Groveland officer after crashing into multiple vehicles, port-a-potty, police say

A man is locked up in Lake County after he crashed his vehicle multiple times and bit an officer, according to Groveland police.

‘God was with us:’ Florida pilot who passed out on plane thanks passenger, everyone who saved him

Kenneth Allen, 64, of Lake Wales, spoke at a news conference for the first time Thursday since the incident May 10 that made national news.

‘Ghosts, maybe:’ Man tries to cover for woman as lights turn off in Florida home, sheriff says

A Lakeland man was arrested after telling deputies no one was in his home, despite lights turning off and “movement” being heard from inside, Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.