NewzA “dangerous” felon who once stole a police cruiser and then carjacked a woman in the Florida Keys has been captured in Mexico after five days on the run, authorities announced Tuesday.Armando Lopez, 53, of Key Largo, failed to show for his trial on several felonies related to the theft and carjacking at the Plantation Key courthouse in Islamorada on Friday; he was convicted on nearly a dozen counts.In December 2024, deputies said Lopez, then 52, brutally beat a woman in a domestic violence incident, fought with an MCSO sergeant trying to arrest him, then stole his cruiser and drove away.Deputies said he then stopped a woman and carjacked her SUV, later wrecking it on U.S. 1 after a high-speed chase.Video obtained by Local 10 News showed the wild chain of events.Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives tracked Lopez to the Texas-Mexico border area and U.S. Marshals found him in Mexico, MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said on Tuesday.“Thank you to the hardworking men and women of the Sheriff’s Office, the U.S.
Marshals Service, and all of our law enforcement partners for getting this dangerous criminal off the streets,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement.It wasn’t immediately clear whether Lopez would face additional charges for fleeing the country. He is staring down a possible life sentence after his trial conviction. .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ gri…
A shocking school bus crash killed two people on Monday in Winter Haven, Florida.There were 37 high school students, the bus driver and the bus driver’s daughter inside the bus when the chain-reaction crash happened. A 16-year-old student on the bus and another driver involved were killed.Video shows the school bus traveling on a two-lane road when a driver of a white Chevrolet Malibu is seen crossing over the double yellow line, running into the back wheels of the bus.The impact caused the bus to veer into the other lane, slamming into a Jeep head-on before flipping into a ditch.Community members are calling the bus driver a hero after she was initially pinned in her seat, but figuring out a way to escape in order to help the students on the bus. Investigators have identified the driver of the Malibu as Maria Gimenez, 23, a nursing student.The sheriff says she was not speeding nor on her phone at the time of the crash.The driver of the Jeep has been identified as DeShawn Smith, who was on his way to work when the bus hit him head-on, killing him.
The student who died has been identified as tenth-grade student Adinaluz Oyola. Of the 35 people who were taken to the hospital, three students remain hospitalized.They are all expected to be okay.As for the driver who was responsible for the crash, the sheriff said she will likely face potential traffic citations and/or civil charges, but no criminal charges. Broward County Mosquito Control is actively monitoring communities across South Florida after informing residents of a confirmed human case of locally-acquired dengue fever.
The case is prompting the Florida Department of Health and mosquito control to place traps in areas with a high density of mosquitoes. Those traps will then allow officials to test the species, and to also test for dengue, west Nile, malaria and other mosquito born viruses. Mosquito control has also responded to more house calls where residents are asking their areas be sprayed.
Health officials say the symptoms of dengue can present as a flu-like illness, with severe muscle aches, joint pain, fever and sometimes a rash. Medical experts say dengue will appear within 14 days of being bitten. Local 10 spoke with infectious disease expert Dr.
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