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What SWFL Is Talking About 2/18

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An Uber driver refused to transport a passenger he suspected of possessing marijuana, then used an app on his phone to help apprehend the suspect who was carrying 10 pounds of marijuana and 15 thousand dollars in cash. 38 year old Branden Charles of California was arrested. The Uber driver chooses to remain anonymous in fear of his safety.

Lee County Deputy Blake Grossi has been placed on administrative leave after video surfaced last week of him elbowing a teenage suspect in Fort Myers Shores.

 

23 year old Zachary Decherd was arrested over the weekend after a traffic stop and found to be in possession of marijuana, during his arrest, he allegedly spit on a Deputy. He’s now facing additional charges including battery on a police officer.

 

2 people were hospitalized, including a Lee County Deputy after an early morning crash yesterday at the intersection of State Road 82 and Lee Boulevard. No ID’s on the injured.

 

A sixth-grader from Lakeland has been arrested and now faces misdemeanor charges after he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and argued with his teacher. The 11-year-old told his teacher that the flag and the national anthem are offensive to black people, which prompted a heated argument with the substitute teacher at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland, Florida. The teacher called the district office, who called police. The boy was eventually charged with disruption of a school facility and resisting an officer without violence.

 

 

Why Being a Night Owl Might Be Damaging Your Mental Health

  • A new study shows that ‘evening people’ or ‘night owls’ have shown to have the strongest evidence that they are at a higher risk of mental health problems.
  • Problems such as, schizophrenia, depression and anxiety.
  • This study did not show an increase in obesity or diabetes among night owls despite what earlier studies have shown.
  • So how are some people ‘morning people’ and others ‘night owls?’ It is the difference in how the brain reacts to external light and signals.

 

 

‘Aquaman’ Is Now One of the Top 20 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

  • Aquaman is now in the top 20 of the highest grossing movies of all time.
  • It now has a worldwide box office of $1.1 billion. It passed Transformers: Dark of the Moon. It is now the biggest DC Comic movie of all time.
  • Director James Wan said, I’ll forever be indebted to Jason for turning Aquaman into one of the coolest cinematic super heroes ever and becoming the gold standard for this character for generations to come.

 

 

Pushups May Predict Men’s Heart Disease Risk

  • If you struggle to complete a push-up, you might want to have a chat with your doctor. A new study says they can indicate a man’s risk for heart disease.
  • Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, looking over a 10-year period, found that men who could do 40 push-ups were 96 percent less likely to have developed a cardiovascular problem compared to those who struggled to reach 10.
  • Publishing their results in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, the authors called the exercise “an easy, no-cost method to help assess cardiovascular disease risk.”

 

Golden Girls Cruise Coming In 2020

If you’ve ever dreamed about living out your Golden Years with three of your best pals, you’ll soon have the opportunity to meet some like-minded individuals.
  • Set sail next February with Flip Phone Events, who is organizing a five-night Miami to Cozumel Golden Girls-themed cruise.
  • With tickets ranging around $1000, voyagers will be treated to bar crawls, trivia based on the now classic sitcom, bingo, arts and crafts, and even a dress up contest.
  • And for the hardcore fans, start prepping for the “One Night in St. Olaf” dance party.

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