Police: Massachusetts shark sighting turns out to be joker's fin made of foam, duct tape

A practical joker in Massachusetts has taken advantage of recent shark sightings and caused a scare with a fake fin.

Deputies: Son drove mom to prostitution appointment

Pamela J. Small, 40, and her son Lawson Wayne Bracewell III, 23, were nabbed in a prostitution sting Wednesday involving people who either...

Woman gets 15 years for stealing $1.4 million — from Sheriff's Office

Cathy Lister, 58, a former accounting associate in the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, was convicted of stealing $1.4 million over a...

Sex video on stolen camera identifies break-in suspects in Washington state

It wasn't tough to identify the suspects in a break-in at a rural home at Washington state. The bare facts were right there. Grays Harbor...

European man shot in head on New Year's Eve, but notices it only 5 years later

Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it.

Pa. woman blames gin-soaked raisins, not drinking, for probation violation

A Pennsylvania woman says she wasn't raising a glass, just raisins. Fifty-nine-year-old Judy Russo is accused of violating her probation...

Man took 300 bathroom pics with secret ‘game’ camera, officials say

A 54-year-old Marion County man was arrested after authorities discovered a hidden camera containing hundreds of images of people using...

Man stealing beer, cigarettes bites his way out of store, deputies say

Keystone Heights must be serious about taking a bite out of crime.

Psychologist accused of bigamy after marrying a patient

Jeffrey Lynn Benoit, a former Florida State Hospital psychologist, is accused of having sexual relations with a patient he was treating...

Deputies: Mom abandoned three children at vacant home

Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Lee County Sheriff's deputies received a report that Annastasia Maria Velez, 23, was threatening to hurt...

FloriDUH: Granny, 101, gets birthday tattoo

Mimi Rosenthal, 101, has two daughters, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren -- and now she also has three tattoos, reports...

FloriDUH: Arm-wrestler is a real loser

A friendly game of arm-wrestling, anyone? You may want to think twice about challenging Erick Lee Blanton to an arm wrestling match.

Boy, 6, calls 911 after parents pass out

Twice over the past weekend a Marion County parent was found passed out inside a home by a child unable to wake them.

Deputies: Man tried to hitch a ride while flashing gun

Tessa Arnold and 9-month-old baby Derek were in their car waiting at a North Fort Myers red light in the middle of the afternoon when a...

Three suspects return to crime scene while cops are present

Three suspects were arrested Friday after they tried to break into a Crestview home while police officers were inside, reports the Northwest...

FloriDUH: Two elderly women stage slip and fall

Investigators say staged falla are part of a growing trend in Brevard County; six people have been arrested in just the last two months in...

Woman identifies stolen teeth at pawn shop

According to the victim, Michael Wayne Barrows, 39, had asked the woman to try on a different pair of earrings than what she was wearing...

Man, 107, celebrates B-day at McDonald's

One good thing about turning 107-years-old -- it seems you don't have to worry about cholesterol.

FDLE: State inmate scammed Orlando hotel guests

Damion Andrico Goldsmith preyed on hotel guests — while he was a guest of the state's prison system.

Holy Hogwarts! Cop busted in Harry Potter theft

Looks like this cop will need a little wizardry to get out of this one...