Forbes’ Flub, Spider Causes Crash: Weird Florida

Patch operates 24 daily news sites in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties. The following are some of the more unusual, wacky, wonderful or just plain weird stories that have had people talking over the past few weeks:

5 Nabbed In Shotgun, Machete, Crowbar Robbery In Sarasota

The two victims seemingly were caught off-guard by the armed men in dark clothing who jumped their fence, officials said.

Divebombing Spider Causes Car’s Crash Into Pole

A Florida woman’s Tuesday morning commute took an unusual turn when she happened to spot a hitchhiking spider perched atop a web above her head. When that spider decided to scale down its silk and land on her leg, things took a dangerous turn.

Man Named Trigger Shot Then Arrested

A 35-year-old Port Richey man is in hot water after Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies say he managed to shoot himself inside a Dollar General store over the weekend.

Snakebite Mom Faces Child Abuse Charge: Video

A 34-year-old Sebring woman faces a possible child abuse charge after the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office finished its investigation into a video that surfaced on Facebook. That video showed the woman’s 1-year-old daughter being struck by a red rat snake that her mother allegedly placed in front of her for the sole purpose of letting it strike.

Forbes’ Flub: 7 Cities No Longer Best For Young Professionals

Cigar City is no longer considered one of the Top 25 metro areas for young professionals to pick up sticks and move to in 2017. Thanks to a data error, Tampa is joined by six others, including Anaheim, California; Charleston, South Carolina; and St. Louis, in getting the boot from Forbes’ Best Cities For Young Professionals 2017 rankings.

Man Stuffs Pants With 15 Quarts Of Pennzoil, DVDs: Video

A 38-year-old Lakeland man’s alleged attempt to shoplift items from a 7-Eleven on Duff Road was doomed from the start, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The entire incident happened to be witnessed by a detective who was sitting in a parked, unmarked patrol car outside the store as the crime unfolded, the agency reported Monday.

The Top Misspelled Word In Florida Is…

What word do Floridians struggle the most to spell more than any other word? Thanks to the folks at Google, we now know the answer.