Mark Price

2 weeks ago | kansas.com | Mark Price |Mark Price

Truckers have a reputation for being tough, and a fleeing murder suspect learned it the hard way when he got shot while trying to carjack an 18-wheeler, according to investigators in coastal Alabama. It happened Sunday, May 18, in Baldwin County, and the suspect took a bullet to the leg, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 20 news release. Mike Thomas was captured the next morning on foot, with the help of tracking dogs, the sheriff’s office said.

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Mark Price |Mark Price

One of Florida’s popular natural springs has halted all boating activity due to a large alligator seeking out humans in the water, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Access at Juniper Springs Waterway was stopped “immediately” on Monday, May 19, “due to the presence of an adult ‘nuisance alligator,’” Forest Service officials said in a Facebook post. The Juniper Springs Natural Trail and Boardwalk Trail are also “temporarily closed for public safety,” according to a website for the site.

1 month ago | kansas.com | Mark Price |Mark Price

A barefooted man was seen wrestling an alligator on Interstate 95 in North Florida, and the resulting video has been watched more than 9 million times on social media. While the bout could easily have been mistaken for a stunt, it was 100% real, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wrote in an April 28 Facebook post. The alligator had slipped through 70-mph traffic to end up in the median and someone had to get it out, officials said.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Mark Price

Dad is convinced his daughter was bitten by neighbor’s dog, so he grabs gun and shoots at the pet as it hides in vehicle, Florida cops say.

1 month ago | kansas.com | Mark Price |Mark Price

A dog suspected of biting a girl was shot by her father as it hid in its owner’s vehicle, according to investigators in the Florida Panhandle. Now the man faces charges. It happened around 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, near Tallahassee, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 28 news release. “Deputies made contact with the dog’s owners, who reported that their pet had run out of the house unsupervised and approached the suspect’s daughter,” the sheriff’s office said. “The suspect ...