NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — A 19-year-old driver was arrested early Friday morning after a high-speed crash sent multiple people to the hospital with injuries, according to the Neptune Beach Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 12:47 a.m. on June 12, 2026, to the 1300 block of Florida Boulevard following reportsContinue Reading
NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has been arrested in connection with the theft of an electric bicycle and is also suspected of involvement in a series of moped thefts across the Beaches area, according to the Neptune Beach Police Department. The investigation began on June 5, 2026, whenContinue Reading
DIXIE COUNTY, Fla. — Two wanted men were taken into custody following a coordinated law enforcement operation involving deputies, drone operators and K-9 teams in Dixie County. According to the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were attempting to serve felony warrants with assistance from the Cross City Police Department DroneContinue Reading
STARKE, FL — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 19-year-old Dylan Phillips of Starke on June 9, 2026, charging him with 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest was executed with assistance from the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, and Phillips was transported to theContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, FL — A 30-year-old Gainesville man has been ordered to serve 15 years in state prison after a deep-dive cyber investigation traced multiple illicit Kik messaging accounts directly back to his local residence. Alexander Callison was officially sentenced on Monday, June 8, 2026, to 15 years in the FloridaContinue Reading
PALATKA, FL — A 32-year-old Palatka man remains behind bars on a strict no-bond status after an integrated multi-county cyber investigation revealed he utilized alcohol, video games, and social media networks to groom and sexually assault an underage teenager. David Donnelly was served with an array of new felony warrantsContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Gainesville man has been sentenced to 14½ years in federal prison after being convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, federal prosecutors announced. Tyrese Da’jon Jones, 26, received the sentence in federal court, according to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin of the Northern DistrictContinue Reading
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida woman has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after investigators determined her infant died from toxic levels of methamphetamine, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on May 19, 2026, when the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Combined Communications CenterContinue Reading
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL — A 15-year-old Altamonte Springs student—already jailed for allegedly orchestrating a bizarre, occult-inspired plot to murder a classmate—is facing 10 new felony child exploitation charges after state agents uncovered graphic media files hidden on her phone. Isabelle A. Valdez, a transgender teenager who went by the nameContinue Reading
MORRISTON, FL — A 36-year-old Morriston man has been booked into the Levy County Detention Center on a $350,000 bond after a four-month investigation into juvenile sexual misconduct uncovered a hidden cache of child exploitation material on his mobile device. Peter William Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday, June 9, 2026,Continue Reading