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The 911 call John Elway made in an effort to get paramedics to his friend, Jeff Sperbeck, after he a fell off a golf cart earlier this year has been released.

In it, Elway can be heard telling the Riverside County Sheriff's Office on the evening of April 26 ... "we were on a golf cart and he fell off the golf cart."

The audio is heavily redacted ... though the former Denver Broncos quarterback can be heard several times throughout it trying to explain exactly what happened.

Beyoncé may just get her unreleased music back -- and soon -- 'cause a tracking device was placed inside the stolen items!

Here's the scoop ... TMZ obtained 911 audio from the Atlanta PD in which you can hear one of Beyoncé's crew members explaining to the dispatcher that someone had broken into his rented Jeep parked in a garage while he was eating in a nearby restaurant on July 8.

The caller says his computers were stolen with a locating device inside ... and he can pinpoint where the electronics are going on his iPhone.

7/14/2025 3:00 PM PT -- The judge just granted Katy's permanent restraining order.

Katy Perry is seeking court-ordered protection from a homeless man she claims keeps showing up to her home uninvited ... and her security team believes the guy won't take "no" for an answer.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Katy filed a temporary restraining order against a 43-year-old man named Ross Elliott Hedrick. She says he's a transient and has twice visited her property in Santa Barbara, California.

Katy filed the TRO on June 18 ... and in her request, she also seeks protection for Orlando Bloom, noting he is her "partner" who lives with her. As we first reported, Katy and Orlando have since split.

The "Last Friday Night" singer claims Hedrick visited her Santa Barbara estate multiple times in May ... she says he was arrested after the first unwanted visit and then returned a week later.

Jason Momoa found himself smack dab in the middle of a scary scene Friday night -- 'cause he was fast to the scene when a man crashed his vehicle in Milwaukee!

Check out our video clip ... the actor can be seen surveying the location of a scary incident, which shows a banged-up minivan smoking as people attempt to prevent it from bursting into flames. Meanwhile, police tend to the driver, giving him chest compressions as he lies on the ground.

It appears Jason wants to help, but the police have the situation handled. TMZ reached out to his reps for comment ... so far, no word back.

Pro boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis has bonded out of jail following his arrest for domestic violence -- and his unusual release is turning heads.

Check it out ... local outlet WPLG caught him exiting Florida's Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just before 6 PM Friday with 3 Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department officers escorting him out.

Davis had no interest in speaking to local reporters who were kept at a distance thanks to his escort team ... and even tried keeping himself covered by pulling his white collared shirt over his head.

Britney Spears walked away feeling just fine after her chaotic flight back to Los Angeles from Mexico ... even though a Customs officer says she was acting more erratically than usual.

TMZ has obtained body cam footage from the end of Ms. Spears' Wild Ride back in May, when sources told us she tried to light up a cigarette on a plane ... after it landed at LAX, an airport cop pulled up and talked to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who met up with him at the plane's door.

It's hard to hear over the audio ... the Customs officer tells the newly arrived cop that Britney Spears was on the flight -- adding, "We get her all the time, today she obviously didn't take her meds. She's being very compliant; she's very nice, so to me right now, it's all good."

The wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr says she's "at the complete disposal" of Italian authorities after running over a pedestrian with her car in a fatal accident.

Vivian Spohr, whose husband runs the German airline, says she's cooperating with an investigation into a deadly Tuesday incident in Sardinia, where she struck a 24-year-old woman with her car.

Local reports say Vivian was driving an SUV in Porto Cervo when she hit a woman who was using a crosswalk. The victim is 24-year-old woman Gaia Costa and she died from head injuries.

7/11 7:39 AM PT -- Conner Smith has released a statement after his misdemeanor citation ... saying he's grieved and prayed for Dorothy Dobbins every day since he hit and killed her.

He's leaning on faith during this difficult time ... and, while he acknowledges he's put a pause on touring for a time, he doesn't say when he might get back onstage.

Country singer Conner Smith has been charged over a fatal car accident in Nashville, where the truck he was driving killed a woman in a crosswalk ... but he got hit with a misdemeanor offense, and not a felony.

Conner's attorney, Worrick G. Robinson IV, tells TMZ ... the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued Conner a misdemeanor state citation.

Robinson adds ... "Conner is incredibly grateful to the MNPD for their time and efforts to carefully investigate this tragic accident and has continued to cooperate at all times."

Every kid loves stuffed animals -- but one Ohio boy's passion for the cute toys got him in a bit of a pickle!

Check out surveillance video, which shows the boy getting swallowed up by a stuffed animal claw machine at a community center in Mason, about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

Monday's on-camera incident starts with the boy trying to climb inside the machine through the prize chute to get at the plushies. You can see the boy struggling while using his feet on the floor to push his body deeper into the machine.

Newly released police video shows Mary Lou Retton flaunted her celebrity status during her arrest earlier this year ... at one point yelling to officers, "I'm West Virginia's First Daughter!"

The run-in with the Fairmont City Police Department took place in Marion County, W.V., back on May 17 ... after authorities said she was driving recklessly.

An incident report stated during a traffic stop, cops smelled booze on her person ... and noted she was slurring her words. It added "a screw top container of wine" was visible in her passenger seat as well.

Whitney Purvis has double the trouble with the authorities -- not only was the "16 and Pregnant" star picked up by local police, but the feds also arrested her and are now investigating the case ... TMZ has learned.

Jae W. Chung, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, tells TMZ ... Whitney was busted Monday by Atlanta-based DEA agents and officers from the Rome Police Department in Georgia.

As we first reported ...Whitney was hit with state charges of involuntary manslaughter and drug offenses in connection with the fentanyl death of John Mark Harris.

Police in Texas got into a wild shootout with a gunman that ended with the suspect being killed and one of the officers getting wounded — and it was all caught on dramatic video.

The El Paso Police Department recently released body cam footage from 2 officers who responded to a June 1 domestic violence call in a suburb of the city.

Check out the clip ... both officers are seen converging on a house with their guns drawn when the female cop tells the suspect, Salvador Valdiviezo, to show his hands.

The little girl who fell overboard on a recent Disney Dream cruise, prompting her father to dive in and save her ... was, in fact, sitting on a railing before the almost-tragic accident.

A rep for the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida tells TMZ ... the 5-year-old girl was sitting on a railing and lost her balance, then fell backward through a porthole -- and her father immediately jumped into the water after her.

Authorities estimate it was only 20 minutes between the child's fall and the successful rescue of father and daughter ... and the sheriff's office praised the Disney crew for their quick reaction and life-saving efforts.

The father who jumped off a Disney cruise ship to save his daughter after she fell into the ocean isn't the only hero in this tale ... police say the ship's crew deserves a big shout-out, too!!!

A rep for the Broward County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the Disney crew was crucially instrumental in rescuing the dad and his daughter because, simply put, they were well-trained and well-prepared.

The Broward County spokesperson tells us officials have launched an investigation into Sunday's incident in which the father leaped off the Disney Dream ship to save his 5-year-old daughter, who fell overboard.

It's been a week since "Karate Kid" star Martin Kove was accused of biting Alicia Hannah-Kim’s arm at a fan convention in Washington ... and the "Cobra Kai" actress is finally ready to address the headlines.

Alicia recently took to IG where she spoke to her fans ... thanking them for their concern and support -- while making clear she's still pissed about the "serious incident." She added, “No one wants to be attacked at work, or anywhere really. And I don’t think anybody would think this is normal or warranted or acceptable.”

TMZ broke the news that police took a report after Alicia accused her costar of biting her arm so hard at the fan convention, he nearly broke the skin ... and then allegedly kissed her arm when she yelled out in pain.

The suspected sniper who police say fatally shot two firefighters after intentionally setting a blaze was found dead in a mountainous region of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris announced at a press conference Sunday night the alleged shooter got into a gun battle with officers in Canfield Mountain after police traced his cell phone signal during a manhunt involving roughly 300 officers.

Norris said the exchange of gunfire ended with the suspect's death.