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What’s Your ‘Florida Man’ Story? The Florida Man Challenge
Basically, the internet is asking people, “What’s your Florida man story?
It’s fun and ridiculous at the same time, just like the Sunshine state.
It all started with from a Tumbler post last week when people were being asked to Google “florida man” followed by your birthday. For example, “florida man april 7.”
The first story that comes up is your ‘Florida Man’ story.
Top Florida man stories on CBSMIAMI.COM include
- Florida Man Attacked by Neighborhood Squirrel Who Has Residents On High Alert
- Florida Man Makes Beer Run With Large Gator In Hand
- Florida Man Says He Went ‘Bananas’, Shot Out Utility Workers’ Tires
- Florida Man Caught With Nearly 200 Illegal Lobsters
- Miami Police Shoot, Kill Florida Man Eating Another Man’s Face
- ‘Kill ‘Em With Kindness’: Florida Man Stabs Neighbor with Machete Named ‘Kindness’, Say Police
That’s just a few.
Here are a few other Florida man stories.
Article via CBSMiamiLocal
Florida Woman Breaks into Police Station, Eats Officer’s Chicken and Asparagus, Gets Arrested After Leaving ID Behind
Police have arrested a woman in Florida after she broke into a police station, stole food from an officer, and left her wallet behind.
Yvelande Jean-Pierre, 29, is believed to have smashed a window to enter the police station on 2210 S. Congress Avenue, in the early hours of January 3, according to a report by Boynton Beach Police Department.
She then took two readymade chicken and asparagus meals from the fridge, and heated one of the meals in the microwave.
“One of the meals appears to have been consumed inside of the kitchen area, as the asparagus was left on the counter next to the microwave,” the police report stated. She then left the premises.
Officers Darin Hederian and Gregg Koch arrived at the station at around 8:30am, to find that the window on the south side of the building, leading to the kitchen area, had been broken. Police believe Jean-Pierre stood on two recycling bins in order to access the opening.
Agent Andrew Berben later arrived at the police station, and confirmed that the meals were his, and he had paid $7 for each.
The police officers were able to track down the suspect after crime scene investigator Amanda Eichorst discovered a plastic shopping bag on top of a trash can at the front of the station.
At first, officers thought the bag was garbage, but soon noticed it contained Jean-Pierre’s Florida ID card, and a State of Florida Security Officers card.
Footage recorded by the station’s CCTV cameras showed Jean-Pierre walking to the front of the station at around 1:25am, and squeezing past a locked gate. She is then shown trying to open windows at the front of the station, but is unsuccessful. Fetching two recycling bins to the back of the building, she takes these to its south side.
By around 2:21, she is seen climbing over the police station gate, and heading south on S. Congress Avenue.
Police officers found the recycling bins depicted in the video underneath the broken window. Jean-Pierre is thought to have caused $300 worth of damage.
On January 9, detectives arrested Jean-Pierre and charged her with burglary to an unoccupied structure, theft and criminal mischief.
“Her first mistake was breaking into our substation,” Boynton Beach Police Department wrote in a caption to a statement on a document-sharing website.
“The second was eating Agent Berben’s chicken and asparagus (although she’s clearly not a fan of asparagus). Her third mistake was leaving her wallet and FL ID behind.”
Officers made similar remarks on Twitter, alongside a photo of the crime scene.
Article via NewsWeek
Florida teen killed mom and buried her in fire pit after arguing over bad grade, police say
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a 15-year-old Florida boy strangled his mother after getting into an argument over a bad grade he received. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told CBS affiliate WKMG-TV Gregory Ramos was arrested early Saturday after the body of 46-year-old Gail Cleavenger was found buried under a nearby church’s fire pit.
Investigators say Ramos killed her after they argued about his school grades. Chitwood said the boy is one of the “top three sociopaths” he has ever encountered, calling him a “soulless individual.”
Chitwood says he faces murder charges. It was unclear Saturday if he has a lawyer to represent him.
After the killing, authorities say the boy called friends to help him make it look like someone had burglarized the home. The boy initially told deputies his mother was missing.
“To watch how cold and callous and calculating he was, I think was probably the most shocking thing for all of us,” Chitwood said. “No sign of remorse whatsoever.”
The two 17-year-old friends face multiple charges.
Article via CBSNews