PALM COAST, Florida – A 13-year-old girl and her grandmother were arrested following a confrontation at a Palm Coast park that investigators say stemmed from an ongoing dispute between juveniles and escalated into threats, false imprisonment, and theft. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Ralph CarterContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Police are investigating a shooting at a Daytona Beach park that left one man dead and two others wounded early Sunday morning. According to the Daytona Beach Police Department, officers were initially dispatched to a local hospital after receiving reports that a patient had arrived withContinue Reading
A Polk County fentanyl dealer already facing multiple drug trafficking charges has now been indicted for first-degree murder in connection with a fatal overdose investigation. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a grand jury indicted 39-year-old William Benjamin Newton Jr. of Dundee on May 14 for the death ofContinue Reading
UPDATE: Sheriff Scott announced on Saturday morning, May 30th, that he has terminated the employment of Leviticus Murray. “Murray was terminated from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office because his actions are unbecoming of the responsibilities of this agency and the profession of law enforcement,” said Scott. Original Post: DIXIE COUNTY,Continue Reading
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida – An Edgewater man has been arrested after investigators say he intentionally set fire to a trailer at a mobile home park because he believed residents wanted it removed. According to the Edgewater Police Department, Edgewater Fire-Rescue responded to a trailer fire at the Wolf’s-Driftwood Mobile HomeContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – A Jacksonville man is facing three murder charges after authorities say he fatally stabbed three people in the Normandy Estates area before being captured following a lengthy standoff at a motel. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers responded around 3 a.m. on May 28 after receivingContinue Reading
ORANGE PARK, Florida – A Ridgeview High School teacher has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he sent sexually explicit messages and photographs to a student. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, authorities and Clay County District Schools received a report on May 19 that a juvenileContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Florida – A Taiwanese national has been arrested in connection with an alleged investment scam that cost an elderly St. Johns County resident more than $300,000 in cash and gold. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Property Crimes Unit detectives began investigating the fraud caseContinue Reading
GILCHRIST COUNTY, Florida – A Gilchrist County man was arrested within hours of a reported business burglary after deputies used surveillance footage and investigative leads to identify and locate the suspect, according to the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded May 25 to a business in the southwest portion ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – A 15-year-old Jacksonville teen has been arrested on multiple felony charges after investigators linked him to two separate incidents involving attempted sexual battery, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began April 29 when District 3 patrol officers responded to Touchton Road Park after a womanContinue Reading