https://theworldwatch.com/tags/florida/ Thu 27 Aug 2026 18:38:41 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619084/shirtless-driver-crashes-into-florida-school-bus-before-fleeing-on-foot/
A man was arrested in Sumter County on Tuesday after crashing his vehicle into a school bus that was transporting 19 kids, authorities say. According to an arrest report, at 7:20 a.m., a Sumter County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol when they saw a black Nissan Sentra with a Maryland tag number traveling west at a high speed through a posted 20 mph school zone. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the Nissan appeared to speed up and began weaving dangerously through traffic, the report said. A short time later, the Nissan collided with two vehicles that were stopped at a red light. The report said that the Nissan became wedged between the two vehicles and continued moving forward. The Nissan then veered to the right and collided head-on with a Sumter County school bus. Following the collission, the report states that the driver of the Nissan fled the area on foot toward a nearby Walmart. Video taken from the school bus and an additional body camera video show the crash and arrest as officers chased the driver, who was shirtless during the incident, toward the Walmart. “Why would you run, man?” the officer asked the suspect before placing him in handcuffs. “Why would you run?” The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested the driver, identified as 23-year-old Qahiem Williams. They have charged him with fleeing law enforcement, driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana and fleeing the scene of a crash. ]]> Wed 26 Aug 2026 17:29:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619084/shirtless-driver-crashes-into-florida-school-bus-before-fleeing-on-foot/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619062/florida-deputies-open-fire-killing-suspect-after-he-picks-up-gun/
Leesburg, Florida — On August 20, 2026, shortly before 3 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a home on Morningside Drive in the Leesburg area after a 911 caller reported a violent domestic disturbance involving a gun. The caller told dispatchers that 32-year-old Eric Sharp had become violent inside the home, had allegedly pushed and assaulted someone, and had fired a rifle into the ceiling. A second caller, an air-conditioning technician who was at the residence, also reported an active physical altercation and said he had heard gunshots. As deputies made their way to the home, the original caller reported that Sharp had gone outside and was armed with a pistol. Deputies approached with their firearms drawn and orderied Sharp to get on the ground. Sharp initially appeared to put his handgun down, but moments later he bent over and picked it back up. The encounter escalated almost immediately. As Sharp reached for the handgun again, one deputy fired two rounds, followed moments later by additional shots from a second deputy. Sharp was struck and fell to the ground, after which deputies moved his firearm away and secured the scene. He was pronounced dead, while none of the responding deputies were injured. Following the shooting, the deputies involved were placed on administrative leave, in accordance with standard procedure, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement took over the investigation. ]]> Wed 26 Aug 2026 06:57:10 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619062/florida-deputies-open-fire-killing-suspect-after-he-picks-up-gun/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619008/illegal-alien-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-florida/
On Thursday, one of our Tactical Narcotics Team Detectives conducted a traffic stop near Palm Beach Boulevard and Marsh Avenue after observing a traffic violation. During a search of the passenger, Jorge Valle Armijo, Detective Lehmann located suspected marijuana and a baggie containing a white substance. When officers attempted to detain Armijo, he pulled away and took off running across Palm Beach Boulevard. Detective Lehmann, and a Fort Myers Police Department officer gave chase. Detective Lehmann quickly caught up and deployed his agency-issued Taser, allowing law enforcement to safely take Armijo into custody. A continued search revealed additional baggies containing a white rock-like substance. Field testing identified the substances as crack cocaine and marijuana. During the investigation, detectives determined that Armijo was unlawfully present in the United States. He is currently being held at the Lee County Jail on an ICE detainer. ]]> Mon 24 Aug 2026 11:17:05 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1619008/illegal-alien-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-florida/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618985/plane-crash-in-the-water-off-the-coast-of-florida/
A single-engine plane went down off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday morning, with the pilot taken to the hospital as a precaution after beachgoers saw the aircraft glide just feet above the water before smoothly splashing down. ]]> Sun 23 Aug 2026 13:54:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618985/plane-crash-in-the-water-off-the-coast-of-florida/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618856/florida-mom-pours-hot-wax-on-terrified-daughters-sets-clothes-ablaze-for-views/
A Florida mother in her 20s is facing multiple felony charges after social media videos showed her inflicting physical harm on her two daughters. Meliza Campos-Sanchez posted videos on Instagram, where she has over 57,000 followers, where she can be seen pouring hot candle wax on the children and setting fire to clothing inside their home while the children are present. The 26-year-old mother was arrested on Monday by Miami authorities and was charged with multiple felony charges, including one count of first-degree arson and three counts of child abuse, according to court records. According to a probable cause affidavit, “One video shows the defendant in the kitchen of her home, using lit candles to pour hot melted candle wax on her own leg, and then in the hands of her two daughters.” The children appear visibly terrified as she continues with the dangerous act. The children sob and plead with her not to pour wax on them. In another video, she can be seen wearing a silver mask, a short burgundy dress, and black underwear while “dancing seductively” and singing in Spanish in her kitchen with a red wand lighter in hand. Investigators reported that she then dropped two black articles of clothing onto the kitchen floor, soaked them with liquid from a clear plastic bottle, and ignited them using the lighter. The video captures a “large flashover of orange flame.” She then took a glass mug and threw it in the flames. The mug broke. She ignored the burning flames and continued to dance. Campos-Sanchez “lifted her dress to her chest” before removing the mask. The suspect’s six-year-old daughter told detectives she and her sister were in the laundry room next to the kitchen. They saw their mother set fire to the ground. “Afterwards, (the six-year-old) stated that her mother brought her and her sister into the kitchen, and began pouring what she describes as ‘HOT WATER OR AGUA’ from the lit candles (melted candle wax) on herself, (the 6-year-old), and her sister,” the affidavit states. After the flames were put out, she threw wax on her children. The investigation began after Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and local sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported residence fire at Campos-Sanchez’s residence. First responders arrived at the scene and discovered charring and physical damage in the center of the tiled kitchen floor. Investigators also recovered evidence from the scene, including a silver mask, a red wand lighter, and a clear plastic condiment bottle suspected of containing rubbing alcohol, according to a probable cause affidavit. Her husband had been away from home. He told detectives that he had been staying with the suspect’s in-laws for a week before the incident occurred. He added that the two had been facing rough patches in their marriage and that his wife tried to take her own life at some point in the past. Campos-Sanchez was first taken to a hospital and placed under a temporary mental health hold under the Baker Act. After her release from the medical facility, Campos-Sanchez was taken into custody by deputies and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Institution. She is scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday for a bond hearing. ]]> Thu 20 Aug 2026 08:58:20 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618856/florida-mom-pours-hot-wax-on-terrified-daughters-sets-clothes-ablaze-for-views/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618858/man-poses-as-laptop-buyer-at-wimauma-wawa-takes-off-when-couple-hands-it-over/
A man was arrested after deputies said he posed as a buyer and stole a laptop from a couple at a Wawa in Hillsborough County on Tuesday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the Wawa at 16620 US Highway 301 in Wimauma for a reported theft. Investigators said they learned that a couple had met a man they believed was interested in buying their laptop. When the couple handed it over, surveillance video captured him taking the laptop and running away. While searching for the suspect, deputies said they found the sliding glass door of a townhome open, went inside and found the hoodie the suspect was seen wearing during the theft. Deputies said they set up a perimeter and the Aviation Unit spotted the suspect walking on Nebula Court. The suspect, who was identified as 23-year-old Jeremiah Carson Jr., was arrested and charged with grand theft, resisting officers without violence and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. ]]> Wed 19 Aug 2026 21:50:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618858/man-poses-as-laptop-buyer-at-wimauma-wawa-takes-off-when-couple-hands-it-over/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618834/this-is-who-democrats-nominated-for-senate-in-florida/
Remember this crazy lady? She just won the Democrat primary for US Senate in Florida. Angie Nixon is a member of DSA. ]]> Wed 19 Aug 2026 07:28:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618834/this-is-who-democrats-nominated-for-senate-in-florida/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618817/mother-arrested-after-letting-11-year-old-daughter-drive-her-to-7-eleven/
RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A Florida mother was arrested after the sheriff's office said she let her 11-year-old daughter drive her to a 7-Eleven. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a 7-Eleven in Riverview Sunday night after the child reportedly crashed the car into a concrete barrier. The child's mother, 41-year-old Carribean Myers, allegedly allowed the girl to drive from their home to the gas station while she supervised from the passenger seat. While the child was trying to stop, she mistook the gas pedal for the brake and hit the barrier, said the sheriff's office. No one was injured, but the crash did damage the car and the building. Deputies learned Myers hadn't had a valid driver's license since July 13 and that she had previously allowed her underage children to drive. "Putting an 11-year-old behind the wheel is reckless and could have ended in tragedy," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a press release. "This mother made a dangerous decision that put her child and everyone around them at risk. Parents have a responsibility to protect their children, not place them in situations that could get them or someone else seriously hurt. We will hold anyone accountable who puts a child in danger." Myers is charged with child abuse and permitting an unauthorized minor to drive. ]]> Tue 18 Aug 2026 12:45:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618817/mother-arrested-after-letting-11-year-old-daughter-drive-her-to-7-eleven/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618794/man-steals-flock-camera-still-attached-to-12-foot-pole-while-draped-in-american-flag/
Florida ]]> Mon 17 Aug 2026 18:15:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618794/man-steals-flock-camera-still-attached-to-12-foot-pole-while-draped-in-american-flag/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618776/police-investigate-alleged-drunk-boating-crash-in-fort-lauderdale/
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Wild scenes unfolded on the water in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday morning after police say a man allegedly driving a boat under the influence crashed into other boats at Bahia Mar Dock. The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. after Fort Lauderdale police received a call about a drunk boater crashing into other boats. Video captured witnesses watching as the boat eventually became tied up to a portion of the dock. In the video, one of the men appears to point a gun at the boater. It’s not clear how many boats the man crashed into. Video also shows damage to the boat he was driving, including shattered glass and portions of the hull torn apart. In another clip, people on board can be seen sitting while everyone involved waits for police to arrive. Fort Lauderdale police’s DUI officer was part of the investigation. Police identified the man as Michael Bender and said he was charged with boating under the influence. However, Bender is not in custody. Police used a not-in-custody probable cause filing and are awaiting toxicology results to determine his blood alcohol level. ]]> Mon 17 Aug 2026 10:45:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618776/police-investigate-alleged-drunk-boating-crash-in-fort-lauderdale/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618755/a-florida-man-took-the-flock-camera-and-the-pole-as-security-follows-him-lmao/
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Florida police have just found FOUR CHILDREN who were CAGED IN THE CAB of a semi-truck… FOR SIX YEARS. They were confined so long THEY FORGOT HOW TO WALK normally, police say the man who kept them there se*ually abused them... then punched them in the head. This is Jacksonville, Florida. Police say since December 2019, four kids lived crammed in the cab of a semitruck driven by their own mother, Keisha Epps, and her fiancé, Tamra Stewart. Per the arrest report, those children were "rarely allowed out of the cab, even if they needed to use the restroom." They were "fed poorly, did not attend school, did not receive medical care." When a detective finally found them, the report says the kids were walking with an "unnatural gait" from years of being confined in that cab. Their little bodies were physically deformed by being caged like animals. And the abuse is almost too much to put into words. The report says these children witnessed se*ual abuse by Stewart. When they confronted him about it, police say he "beat them by punching their heads." He's now charged with capital se*ual battery, the most serious s*x crime in the state of Florida. And the mother? Police say the kids told her about the abuse. She didn't believe them. She kept leaving them alone with him. She called them names and blamed them for what he was doing to them. The one person on this earth who was supposed to protect them handed them to a predator and looked away. Those kids are finally out. Finally safe. Now they need every ounce of justice this country can give them. Lock both of these monsters away and NEVER let them out. Please say a prayer for those four children tonight... this is one of the worst stories I've ever heard. ]]> Sat 15 Aug 2026 15:55:02 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618729/i-have-no-words/