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Florida man allegedly killed estranged girlfriend because he was worried she'd take their kids
HAINES CITY, Fla. (TCN) -- Police recently arrested a man on suspicion of killing his 29-year-old estranged girlfriend near the restaurant where she worked. According to Haines City Police Chief Gregory Goreck, on the morning of Sunday, June 30, officers responded to the area near La Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant to reports of shots fired. Goreck said the victim, identified by WFLA-TV as Yahorany "Nani" Popoca, also called 911 and "courageously" described the suspect, Rolando Zarate.
Tragedy Strikes Haines City with Woman Fatally Shot by Estranged Boyfriend, Leading To Arrest and Charges for Suspect Rolando Zarate
Tragedy unfolded near a Haines City restaurant on Sunday morning when a 29-year-old woman was fatally shot by her estranged boyfriend, police have reported. According to WFLA, officers responded to emergency calls around 10:55 a.m. near La Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant, where they discovered the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect, identified as the father of her children and estranged boyfriend of seven years, Rolando Guevara Zarate, fled the scene immediately after the incident.
‘Makes me drive faster’: Corrections officer called 911 because he disagreed with citation for randomly honking horn, cops say
A Florida corrections officer ended up on the other side of a jail cell after he allegedly called 911 because he disagreed with a citation for excessively honking his horn for no apparent reason. A Polk County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling the area of Avenue G Northwest near Recker Highway...
Woman Charged for Purposely Running Over Her Boyfriend and Toddler Son
Nationwide — Aaliyah Ross, a 27-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly intentionally driving over her boyfriend, who was holding a 16-month-old baby, during a heated confrontation. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Ross and her 25-year-old boyfriend’s argument led to the incident. She put...
Pedestrian killed after being hit trying to cross a state road in Polk County, deputies say
MULBERRY, Fla. — A man was killed after he tried to cross State Road 60 in Polk County on Saturday night. Maximino Amiltempa, 39, walked onto the road and was hit by a 59-year-old who was driving around 10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of State Road 60 near Turner Road in Mulberry, according to deputies.
Iowa Woman Holding Knife Threw Soda At Culver’s Employee
We thought incidents like these occurred in Florida, but little did we know, it's happening right here in the Quad Cities too. Davenport Woman Remains in Custody After Alleged Incident at Culver's. Laryn Ingram-Williams, 27, faces serious charges, including a felony for going armed with intent and an aggravated misdemeanor...
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