LAKE CITY, Fla. – A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested on a driving under the influence charge stemming from a single-vehicle crash that occurred earlier this month in Orange County. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced that Deputy Michael Rooney was arrested Friday, July 24, after aContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to battering a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer during an arrest outside a local charter school last year. Erika McGriff pleaded guilty to Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and was adjudicated guilty in connection with the Oct. 7,Continue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man was sentenced to 42 years in prison Thursday after pleading no contest to charges stemming from the 2025 death of his 18-month-old son, who was left inside a hot truck for approximately three hours. Scott Gardner, 34, entered no contest pleas onContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is expanding its use of drone technology with the launch of a new Drone as First Responder pilot program designed to provide officers with real-time intelligence before they arrive at emergency scenes. The agency announced the initiative as part of its continued investmentContinue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. – Two Callahan residents were arrested after Nassau County Sheriff’s Office detectives found suspected methamphetamine within reach of a child during a traffic stop, authorities said. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives were monitoring traffic on U.S. 1 on July 16 when they observed a vehicle displaying aContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, FL — A 35-year-old Pensacola man is facing dozens of felony charges after state law enforcement agents traced an upload of more than 1,500 files containing child sexual abuse material directly to his residence, authorities announced. Robert Demarcus King II was arrested following the execution of a residential searchContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. Two Lake City men have been arrested in separate undercover child exploitation investigations conducted by the Lake City Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, bringing the agency’s total number of child exploitation-related arrests this year to 16. According to the Lake City Police Department, detectives conductedContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. – An armed man critically injured himself Tuesday after deputies and police officers responded to reports of an active shooting at a Lake City restaurant, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Lake City Police DepartmentContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 11 people and obtained two additional arrest warrants following a months-long undercover investigation targeting suspected drug trafficking at a motel long associated with criminal activity. According to the sheriff’s office, officers have responded for years to repeated calls for service atContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 26-year-old Florahome woman has been arrested after investigators say her infant suffered life-threatening medical neglect that required emergency hospitalization. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, detectives arrested Jodie Danielle Cannon on Tuesday, July 21, after physicians determined the infant’s condition was the result ofContinue Reading