Orlando Police Department (OPD) detectives have made a second arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of Joseph U. Phillips outside the Magic Mall on April 6, 2025. Naratha N. McKinney has been identified and arrested, adding to the charge already filed against Keishawn A. Richards. The incident occurred atContinue Reading
A 17-year-old student at LaBelle High School was arrested this morning, April 15, 2025, after attempting to pass through the school’s weapons detection system with a BB gun and BBs in their backpack. School staff were alerted by the system and immediately notified the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) SchoolContinue Reading
A 17-year-old Palatka Junior-Senior High School student, Hayden Starling, was arrested Monday after school staff discovered a handgun and ammunition in his truck. The search was conducted following a reported off-campus fight involving Starling on Friday, as a precautionary measure to ensure no firearms were brought onto school grounds. DuringContinue Reading
A 22-year-old woman, Yesenia Sofia Gonzalez-Aleaga, has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder in the First Degree after allegedly stabbing a store clerk at the Smoke Shop located at 14111 Belcher Road on Monday. Largo Police responded to a call just before noon and found the victim being heldContinue Reading
Dannel Larkins, one of the six men charged in the January 2025 murder of 7-year-old Breon Allen, is now facing an additional Murder charge for the death of 43-year-old Valondia Norris in April 2024. Larkins is the second individual to be linked to both killings. On April 22, 2024, patrolContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released preliminary details and video footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Toledo Road in the San Jose area on Sunday, March 30, 2025, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Alquan Suydam. According to the JSO, officers responded to a 911 call reportingContinue Reading
A recent undercover narcotics investigation by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) Special Investigations (SIU) Unit has resulted in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of a significant quantity of drugs and a firearm. On March 20, 2025, SIU Detectives, with assistance from multiple SJSO units includingContinue Reading
A 29-year-old Naples woman, Ida Marko, was arrested today on felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Animal Cruelty Investigations Alliance. Detectives determined that Marko repeatedly refused to provide necessary medical care and grooming for her 12-year-old white Samoyed, Sammy, despiteContinue Reading
32-year-old Karina Fortune pleaded guilty last Friday to Aggravated Child Abuse and was sentenced to 25 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Her arrest earlier this month followed an investigation into the severe abuse of a 13-month-old child in her care. On March 22, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)Continue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 51-year-old Maria Elena Menjivar for DUI Manslaughter following a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning that resulted in the death of her passenger. At 2:31 a.m. on April 14, 2025, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle crash on 78th Street NorthContinue Reading