A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was stabbed in the head, neck, and shoulder during a wrong-way driver response on State Road 836 in Miami-Dade County, and the driver was shot by the trooper, investigators said.
A Delray Beach man accused of fleeing a DNA warrant traffic stop at more than 100 mph through Palm Beach County was later arrested after a SWAT standoff at his home.
A stolen car investigation that began in Coconut Creek led to a pursuit and a closure of the Florida Turnpike’s southbound lanes near Sunrise Boulevard after investigators say the driver struck two marked law enforcement vehicles.
Trooper Michael Diego, assigned to Troop F in Fort Myers, died Feb. 18 after suffering a medical emergency during a competitive unit selection process at the Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier outlined new arrests, a human trafficking conviction heading to sentencing, and an added felony charge tied to an ongoing capital sex crimes investigation.