ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Winter Park man Tuesday during an undercover operation targeting individuals accused of attempting to solicit minors online. Authorities said investigators posed online as minors as part of the operation designed to identify and apprehend child predators beforeContinue Reading
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Zephyrhills man was arrested after Florida investigators allegedly discovered more than 1,000 files containing child sexual abuse material during a search of his home, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Authorities said 36-year-old Joseph Scott Dearborn was arrested on 15 countsContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Pensacola man has been arrested on dozens of charges following an investigation into child sexual abuse material, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Authorities said 30-year-old Chandler Baker was arrested as part of FDLE’s statewide initiative targeting individuals accused of exploiting children and sharingContinue Reading
LINDEN, Tenn. — A Florida fugitive who had been on the run for 15 years was arrested Tuesday in Tennessee by the United States Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force, authorities announced. Officials said 69-year-old Perry Hand was taken into custody May 19, 2026, at the Drop AnchorContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A St. Johns County inmate and his girlfriend were arrested after investigators uncovered an alleged plan to smuggle nicotine products onto restricted sheriff’s office property, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Security Threat Intelligence specialists discovered the scheme while reviewing remoteContinue Reading
ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — A man who admitted to fatally shooting an off-duty police officer inside a convenience store in 2025 has been sentenced to life in prison, according to prosecutors. During a hearing Monday, May 18, 2026, Eduardo Labrada Machado pleaded no contest to First-Degree Murder with a Firearm andContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early May 13 near a Tallahassee bar. Police said officers responded around 4:33 a.m. to the 1100 block of West Tharpe Street after receiving reports of a shooting. Investigators learned theContinue Reading
TRENTON, FL — A 36-year-old registered sexual predator has been returned to custody less than a year after his release from prison, following a new confession to the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Travis Wade Mathis, of Trenton, was apprehended during a high-risk traffic stopContinue Reading
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Detectives with the Atlantic Beach Police Department seized a large quantity of suspected illegal narcotics during a search warrant operation tied to an ongoing drug investigation. According to police, detectives assigned to the department’s Crime Suppression Unit executed the warrant at a residence within the cityContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a person critically injured earlier this week in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police announced that Key’shaun Martin Jr. was apprehended on May 15, 2026, in connection with the attemptedContinue Reading