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Three Bay Shore youths killed in Florida highway crash, police say

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July 2, 2023

Three Bay Shore youths — aged 10, 12 and 14 — were killed on a southbound Florida highway near the Georgia border when the sedan they were traveling in slowed down over a bridge and was struck from behind by an SUV, according to the Florida State Highway Patrol.

The 24-year-old male driver of the sedan in the Saturday morning crash on I-95 sustained serious injuries while a 47-year-old female passenger and a second 14-year-old boy suffered critical injuries, a Florida State Highway Patrol accident report said.

All six occupants of the vehicle are from Bay Shore, according to the report prepared by highway patrol crash and homicide investigators in Nassau County, Florida.

The three deceased passengers were identified only as a 10-year-old girl and 12- and- 14-year-old boys.

The southbound sedan slowed down or stopped “for unknown reasons” at 7:40 a.m. Saturday on the bridge, which connects Florida to Georgia, when the SUV hit it, the highway patrol report said. The driver of the SUV, a 23-year-old male from Apex, North Carolina “was unable to react in time,” the report said,

He suffered minor injuries, according to the report.

Public traffic camera footage showed the emergency response to the crash. Police vehicles, an ambulance and a fire truck could be seen in the closed southbound lanes at the crash site, on a downward slope near the end of Scrubby Bluff Bridge.

Passengers cross the bridge over the St. Mary’s River to go between Georgia and Florida.

Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.

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Police: Man arrested after theft, grand theft, multiple burglaries at Florida mosque

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December 16, 2024

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Police: Man arrested after theft, grand theft, multiple burglaries at Florida mosque

Police: Man arrested after grand theft, burglaries at Sanford mosque

The Sanford Police department arrested a man Sunday night for multiples charges, including multiple burglaries at a local mosque.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Sanford Police Department has arrested a man for myriad charges, including multiple burglaries at a local mosque.

Officers say they responded to a call regarding a burglary at 10:40 p.m. Sunday night at the Islamic Society of Central Florida – Masjid Al-Salaam.

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Police say they searched the property and found Omran Ibrahim, 24, still inside the mosque.

Ibrahim was arrested for multiple charges in addition to Sunday’s burglary, including theft, grand theft and other burglaries.

The Source: The information in this article comes from the Sanford Police Department and was shared with FOX 35 News.

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Florida deputy fatally shot during traffic stop; suspect shot dead by deputies

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December 16, 2024

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Florida deputy fatally shot during traffic stop; suspect shot dead by deputies

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is mourning a deputy who was killed in the line of duty over the weekend.

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Authorities said Deputy Corporal Elio Diaz was shot during a traffic stop in Charlotte Harbor on Sunday.

He was an 11-year veteran of the agency.

According to the sheriff’s office, Diaz attempted to pull over the suspect outside a gas station when the man behind the wheel, identified as Andrew Mostyn Jr., pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz, killing him.

Mostyn then left the scene, authorities said.

Deputies said he was found shortly after in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.

When deputies approached him, they say Mostyn tried to grab his rifle again.

That’s when deputies say they were forced to fire at Mostyn, shooting him dead.

“Elio was a friend,” Sheriff Bill Prummell said, taking a pause as he became emotional. “He was a good family man. He loved his children, and he was a really great cop. And he’s going to be missed.”

Word of Diaz’s passing reached U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, who expressed his condolences on X, formerly Twitter.

“Devastated to hear of the passing of a Charlotte County deputy tonight,” he wrote Sunday. “I spoke with @CCSOFLSheriff Prummell to let him know Ann and I are praying for his team and the deputy’s family tonight. Please keep them in your prayers.”

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Florida deputy shot, killed during traffic stop

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December 16, 2024

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Florida deputy shot, killed during traffic stop

CHARLOTTE HARBOR, Fla. – The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its deputies.

It happened during a traffic stop at a gas station on Sunday.

Authorities say Corporal Elio Diaz pulled over a white pickup truck and the driver, Andrew Moyston Jr., 24, opened fire.

Diaz was taken to an area hospital where he died.

Corporal Elio Diaz was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Sunday. Image is courtesy of Courtesy: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

“I want you guys to please keep Elio’s family in your thoughts and prayers, especially during this time of year,” Sheriff Bill Pummell said during a press conference on Sunday night. “Elio was a friend and a good family man. He loved his children and he was a really great cop.”

After the shooting, deputies went on a manhunt for the suspect.

He was located at a Popeye’s restaurant on King’s Highway.