Mar. 15, 2025
Michael Millett (left); and two dogs who attacked him.Photo:GoFundMe; Volusia Sheriff’s Office
GoFundMe; Volusia Sheriff’s Office
Michael Millett was killed on Monday, Jan. 13, in an attack that took place north of DeLand, Fla., theVolusia Sheriff’s officesaid in a statement.
Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.
Michael was out on a bike ride with a friend on Monday afternoon when, at the entrance to their subdivision, they saw the two dogs and Michael went to pet them, Sheriff Mike Chitwood said at apress conferenceon Tuesday.
Mar. 15, 2025
Joel Law.Photo:Joel Harrison Law Facebook
Joel Harrison Law Facebook
A Florida teen is recovering from a car crash that killed her father as they were returning from celebrating the girl’s birthday.
An SUV blew a stop sign at the intersection, causing a Nissan Altima to veer left into the eastbound lanes of the roadway and collide with a Chevrolet pick-up truck traveling in the opposite direction, police said. Both cars caught fire after the crash.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo of crash involving Nicholas Devon Robinson.Photo:WPLG Local 10;Miami-Dade Corrections
WPLG Local 10;Miami-Dade Corrections
A Florida man was allegedly so drunk that he was “completely unaware” as to why police stopped him after slamming into a parked car. The woman inside the parked car was ejected and later died from her injuries.
The crash occurred on the MacArthur Causeway, temporarily closing the areas between Fountain St. and 5 St. & Alton Rd.
Mar. 15, 2025
Brandon Gliha.Photo:Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Florida man Brandon Gliha confessed to murdering Stephen Edenfield in 1997, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Monday, Feb. 24news release.
Edenfield, who was 41 when he was fatally stabbed and beaten, was found inside his Tampa, Fla., condo on Feb. 1, 1997. Now, 28 years later, Gliha, 47, has confessed to the murder.
Before his confession, the HCSO Cold Case Unit reopened the investigation in 2022.
Mar. 15, 2025
John Henry Mallouk and his Florida home after a Jan. 2025 fire.Photo:Martin County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
Martin County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
On Friday, Jan. 10, firefighters raced to a home on the 12000 block of Conners Highway in Okeechobee where a fire had broken out.
The firefighters fought for hours to extinguish the blaze but were unable to save the home, which is located on a canal on the eastern side of Lake Okeechobee, and two cars in the garage, including a red 1955 Ford Thunderbird.