Christopher Arrick Townsend, 37, of Lehigh Acres, is in custody after an armed robbery at a Little Caesar’s Pizza in Immokalee led to a vehicle pursuit and his eventual arrest in Hendry County. Townsend is also suspected in five other armed robberies in Collier County and multiple armed robberies inContinue Reading
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) Air Unit successfully guided a plane that had lost power to a safe landing on February 4, 2025. Just after 7:00 p.m., the SJSO Air Unit was alerted to an aircraft experiencing power loss at 3,000 feet over the St. Johns River. TheContinue Reading
Tityus Leon Davonte Mitchell, 30, was arrested on February 26, 2025, after making threats against Anchor Faith Church in St. Augustine, prompting a school lockdown. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) was notified of the threats, and the onsite school at Anchor Faith was placed on lockdown. SJSO’s RealContinue Reading
Kabreshia Caldwell, 47, has been linked to 10 cases involving thefts from elderly women in Clay County, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Caldwell targeted elderly women at grocery and retail stores in Clay County during 2022 and 2023. She would follow them through the stores and stealContinue Reading
Scott Alexander Sanders, 52, of Dothan, Alabama, has been arrested for grand theft after stealing more than $350,000 from a Florida retiree’s construction payments. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) initiated an investigation in March 2024 after receiving information that Sanders, owner of Tatum and Associates, Inc., a Marianna-basedContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released details and video footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Gossett Street on February 11, 2025, involving 29-year-old Michael Youmans. The incident is under preliminary investigation and details may change. Background: Incident Details: Charges: Youmans was arrested on the following charges: Investigation:Continue Reading
A Collier County jury found 21-year-old Luigi Roca guilty on Tuesday of supplying fentanyl that led to a 15-year-old’s non-fatal overdose in 2023. Roca, a convicted felon, faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing on April 17. He was convicted of conspiracy to sell/deliver a controlled substanceContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 48-year-old Joseph Bellamy on a charge of First-Degree Murder following the death of 36-year-old Shawn Wallace. On December 29, 2023, Wallace was found deceased at a residence in Valrico from a suspected overdose. Detectives determined that Bellamy supplied Wallace with the narcotics thatContinue Reading
Pacetti Bay Middle School, located at 245 Meadowlark Ln in St. Augustine, was placed on a brief lockdown this morning, February 25, 2025, after receiving a threatening call, which authorities believe to be a hoax. Â An unknown male caller claimed to be at a residence near the school, possessingContinue Reading
Significant traffic pattern changes are coming to Adams Street and Forsyth Street between Jefferson Street and Liberty Street as part of the Adams & Forsyth Two-Way Mobility Project. The project will convert both streets to two-way, single-lane traffic. The construction will be conducted in two phases: Phase 1: Phase 2:Continue Reading