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Crime & Safety in Lehigh Acres

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    Driver bites FHP trooper and runs after Lehigh Acres chase ends in PIT stop

    A driver who fled a Florida Highway Patrol speeding stop near State Road 82 and Gun Club Road Friday night bit a trooper's arm and ran off on foot after troopers ended the chase with a PIT maneuver, WINK News reports. The trooper was treated at a hospital. FHP says it found trafficking amounts of meth and cocaine plus a gun in the BMW, has identified the driver and is seeking a warrant on charges including battery on an officer.

    Source: WINK News and 1 more