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Weird Florida: Gator Stops Traffic, Flag Burning, Shawshank Fugitive
Sex on the beach couple convicted, MMA fighter takes on suspected robber, man punches shark and other stories from Florida Patch.
Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the more unusual stories from around the state in the month of May:
- Flag-Stomping, ‘Terrorist’ Fugitive Arrested in Tampa
- Gator Brings Traffic to a Halt
- Sex on the Beach Couple Found Guilty
- Video: Manatees Take on Paddleboarders and Win
- Monstrous Goliath Grouper Snagged by Kayaker
- Memorial Day Confederate Flag Burnings Spark Controversy
- Florida Mom Says Yes to Son’s Circumcision
- MMA Fighter 1, Suspected Bank Robber 0
- ‘Shawshank’ Fugitive Leaves Florida for Ohio
- Florida Woman Fighting to Prove She’s Alive
- Watch: Teen Hitches Ride on Whale Shark
- Florida Man Punches Shark to Stop Attack
- Faster Than Pizza: Woman Accused of Robbing 3 Banks in 30 Minutes
- Principal Busted in Pot-Filled Car With Shirt Unbuttoned, Cops Say
- Woman Racked Up 3 DUIs in 6 Days, Deputies Say
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