Teen airlifted after reported shark bite 

Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Specialists received information Saturday morning that a teenager was reportedly bitten by a shark.

The 7:31 a.m. call records state a teenager was brought ashore at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo and was to be flown out by a Miami-Dade rescue helicopter — to what hospital was not immediately clear.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the incident.

The Sheriff’s Office has no further information.

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Motorist arrested for brandishing firearm

A 22-year-old Miami motorist was arrested Friday night for brandishing a firearm in front of another motorist on U.S. 1.

Juan Alberto Soriano Vargas was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of improper exhibition of a firearm.

The victims, a driver and passenger, stated they were northbound near Mile Marker 95 when the driver of another vehicle displayed a firearm, creating a fear that the driver was going to use the firearm.

The suspect vehicle was stopped at approximately 7:53 p.m. near Mile Marker 102 by Deputies Jamie Miller and Jason Farr. The suspects matched the descriptions provided.

Two Taurus 9mm handguns were found in the suspect vehicle.

The driver, Soriano Vargas, was determined to be the suspect in the case. The passenger was released from the scene.

Soriano Vargas was taken to jail.

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