Gary Detman
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'We're not fooling around': Florida racketeering suspects face 3,695 years in prison
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) – Nineteen people, including a teenager, are facing charges in connection to a racketeering investigation linked to a criminal gang organization in Florida. Caption: 'We're not fooling around': Florida racketeering suspects face 3,695 years in prison (WPEC) Police announced on Tuesday that 18 suspected gang members were arrested during SWAT raids on Feb. 6. One… → Read More
Woman abandoned 3 young children at 3 different locations, sheriff says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman who investigators say abandoned three young children in three different areas of town on Monday. The sheriff's office initially took a call at round 5 a. m. from someone who said a woman in a white 2018 Chevy Equinox just abandoned an 8-year-old child at a gas station on Okeechobee Boulevard near Drexel Road. → Read More
Dogs ate furniture in attempt to stay alive, sheriff says
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WPEC) — A man is accused of starving two dogs to death in central Florida. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey called it one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he's seen in his 40 years in law enforcement. The suspect is identified as 33-year-old David Edward Fritsch. David Edward Fritsch, 33, faces two counts of animal cruelty. (Brevard Sheriff's Office) → Read More
Trump supporters hold rally in West Palm Beach
Supporters of former President Trump are holding a rally in West Palm Beach. Organizers say the event is to show support for the man they call "America's greatest president. " Tara came all the way from Naples to show her support. When asked if she thinks Trump's political career is over, she replied, "100 percent no. It's only been getting started. We are just waking up. You know, what we… → Read More
Remains believed to be missing Florida woman found hours after husband accepts plea deal
JUPITER, Fla. (WPEC) - A man from Jupiter agreed to a plea deal in the killing of his wife, in exchange for revealing the location of her body. Court records show David Anthony, 44, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Gretchen Anthony. Court documents show the plea is contingent on Anthony providing his defense team the location of the remains of his 51-year-old wife. Remains believed… → Read More
Police: Toddler abandoned at Mississippi store with only a bag of clothes, note
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WPEC) — A small child was abandoned at a Goodwill store in Mississippi with only a bag of clothes and a note, according to a Facebook post from the Southaven Police Department. It happened Monday in Southaven, which is south of Memphis. Police provided surveillance images of a man and a woman who left the boy, believed to be around two years old. They said the toddler could not… → Read More
Florida toddler survives 4-story fall from apartment window
MIAMI (WPEC) - A toddler is recovering from a scary 40 foot fall from an apartment building in Miami. Police said a two-year-old girl fell from the fourth floor window at a building on Monday morning. Officers arrived to find the girl alert and conscious, in the arms of her uncle. Witnesses said the girl hit a palm tree on the way down before landing in some bushes, likely sparing the girl from… → Read More
Florida man reportedly attacked mother for refusing to dress his mannequin
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) - A man is accused of attacking his mother in Boynton Beach after she refused to dress his mannequin, according to local law enforcement. Boynton Beach Police arrested Mikkel Dankner on charges of aggravated battery on a victim over 65 years old and domestic battery by strangulation. Dankner's mother reportedly told investigators they were in the backyard when Mikkel… → Read More
Girl injured after falling into rhino exhibit at Florida Zoo
MELBOURNE, Fla. (CBS12) - A two-year-old girl is being treated for traumatic injuries after falling into the rhino exhibit at the Brevard Zoo in Florida. According to the Brevard Zoo, the incident happened during a Rhino Encounter, an educational experience with the zoo's white rhinoceroses. Zoo leaders said the girl stumbled and fell between two of the poles that separate guests and the wild… → Read More
Florida helicopter pilot blinded by laser during standoff
A man is accused of zapping a helicopter pilot with a laser pointer, temporarily blinding him during a standoff in central Florida.The Pasco Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Ryan Fluke on a charge of misuse of laser lighting devices.On Tuesday night, → Read More
Orlando killer joked about bringing gun to class, records show
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) --Omar Mateen, the man who authorities say killed dozens of people at a nightclub in Orlando last weekend, joked about bringing a gun to school.The comment appears in new documents obtained by CBS12 News from the Florida Departme → Read More
Sheriff: Boy taken by alligator is dead
The Orange County Sheriff says there's no question the 2-year-old boy taken underwater by an alligator at a Disney resort is dead.It's not survivable at this point for him to be submerged for 15 hours, said Sheriff Jerry Demings.The alligator, according t → Read More
Florida Sen. Nelson wants FBI alerted if terror suspect buys guns
(WPEC) -- Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) is taking steps to help prevent future terror attacks days after the Orlando night club shooting -- the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.The Florida Senator filed legislation that would send an alert to the FB → Read More
Large gator to blame for drainage backup in Fort Myers
The Public Works department in Fort Myers had a very unusual task to handle on Tuesday.The crew got called to clear a backup on a drainage line in the Whiskey Creek area.They arrived and found an 11-foot alligator as the culprit.Crews removed the beast. → Read More
LA Times: Man with weapons and possible explosives arrested near gay pride parade
LOS ANGELES (WPEC) - The Los Angeles Times reports police arrested a man who had a stash of assault rifles and ammunition in his car. The man told police he was there for the Pride Festival in Los Angeles and waiting for a friend.Investigators also found → Read More
Sen. Nelson: Pulse Nightclub gunman may have ties to ISIS
ORLANDO, Fla. (WPEC) - U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says the man suspected in the deadly shooting attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando may have had ties to ISIS.Nelson made those comments in a news conference Sunday, hours after the shooting that → Read More