OCALA, FL — The Ocala Police Department has arrested a 30-year-old former student after she allegedly made online threats referencing a mass shooting at Meadowbrook Academy. On September 24, officers received a report about a Facebook post from an account under the name “Oksana Sophia Oeputat.” The post, made aroundContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL — 25-year-old Allen Washington has been charged with murder in the death of 36-year-old Carlos Oyenarte, who was fatally shot last month. On August 19, District 4 patrol officers responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on Lake Shore Boulevard. Officers found Oyenarte with a gunshot wound;Continue Reading
On September 20, 2025, a Jacksonville Beach Police officer stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of 2nd Street South for driving without a functioning tag light. The driver, identified as Donnell J. Ashraf, was found to have a suspended license, and officers detected the odor of burnt marijuana comingContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Property Crimes detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 35-year-old Edit Manjic on charges of grand theft and scheme to defraud, known as a “romance scam”. Investigators say that between October 2024 and May 2025, Manjic carried out a calculated scheme thatContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A multi-year investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Narcotics Unit has led to the arrest of three people and the seizure of a significant amount of drugs and firearms. The investigation began in October 2023 after JSO received tips about illegal activity at a house on East 45thContinue Reading
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—A 12-year-old student has been arrested and charged with a felony for making online threats against another student, including posting photos of firearms. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) began an investigation on September 16 after receiving a report of threats made via Instagram. The suspect,Continue Reading
MIAMI—A joint investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Florida Department of Financial Services has led to the arrest of four men accused of acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen. Alexander Michael Rispa, 43, of Homestead; Luis Angel Hernandez Salas, 34, of Florida City;Continue Reading
Jacksonville, FL — Nearly two years after a man was found strangled to death inside his Merrill Road home, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives say they have solved the case. Authorities announced the arrest of 41-year-old William Bell Jr., who has been charged with murder and four additional felony offenses tiedContinue Reading
LARGO, Fla.—A substitute classroom assistant at Oakhurst Elementary School has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly hitting a 6-year-old special needs student with a lunch box. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on September 15. Deputies say that David Jones, 65, was workingContinue Reading
A 31-year-old Collier County woman will spend the next decade in prison after pleading no contest to aggravated manslaughter of a child in the drowning death of an infant left unattended in a bathtub. Nicole Marie Laber entered her plea in Collier County Circuit Court today, following a Collier CountyContinue Reading