JACKSONVILLE, FL – Four known gang members are behind bars after a months-long investigation that took large quantities of drugs and firearms off the streets, authorities announced. The operation, dubbed Operation Red Light, was led by the department’s Gang Investigations Unit and focused on members of the Out East 1200Continue Reading
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 12-year-old boy from Alachua County is facing serious charges after investigators say he made a hoax threat that prompted a major law enforcement response at a high school in Ohio. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Intelligence Led Policing Unit wereContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. — A 70-year-old Cuban national living illegally in the United States has been sentenced to prison followed by certain deportation for the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Palm Coast. The sentencing brings a close to a high-profile case that began when the victim was discovered livingContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Troy Hartmann, 56, a high school basketball coach in Leon County, was arrested on Wednesday, January 7, following an FDLE undercover operation targeting online predators. Hartmann faces four charges: online solicitation of a minor, harmful communication with a minor, transmitting harmful material to a minor, and unlawfulContinue Reading
BREVARD COUNTY, FL – A Brevard County man is in custody following a violent home invasion and sexual assault, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey. On January 5, deputies responded to a call after a woman was seen banging on a neighbor’s door, begging for help. The victim told deputies sheContinue Reading
WALTON COUNTY, FL – A 19-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is facing multiple felony charges after an alleged shooting incident and a brief barricade situation that ended peacefully Wednesday morning, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were first called to a home on Kings Lake Road on Tuesday, JanuaryContinue Reading
OCALA, FL – A Wednesday afternoon shooting in a quiet Ocala neighborhood left one man dead and prompted a swift police response that ended with a suspect taken into custody just blocks away. According to the Ocala Police Department, officers were first alerted around 3:34 p.m. on January 7 afterContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – The City of St. Augustine has selected Sergeant Jon Marston to serve as the next chief of police, city officials announced Wednesday. Marston will assume the role on January 13, 2026, following the retirement of Police Chief Jennifer Michaux. City Manager David Birchim said Marston stoodContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Jacksonville man is facing multiple felony charges after an investigation by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) uncovered a pattern of sexual abuse involving a minor that allegedly spanned several years and multiple jurisdictions. Colby Garrett Rhoden, 23, was taken into custody on Monday, JanuaryContinue Reading
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Early Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary in progress at Ag Pro John Deere, located at 692 SW Arrowhead Terrace in Lake City. Security cameras showed two suspects cutting through a fence and stealing two zero-turn lawn mowers,Continue Reading