ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — A man who admitted to fatally shooting an off-duty police officer inside a convenience store in 2025 has been sentenced to life in prison, according to prosecutors. During a hearing Monday, May 18, 2026, Eduardo Labrada Machado pleaded no contest to First-Degree Murder with a Firearm andContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early May 13 near a Tallahassee bar. Police said officers responded around 4:33 a.m. to the 1100 block of West Tharpe Street after receiving reports of a shooting. Investigators learned theContinue Reading
TRENTON, FL — A 36-year-old registered sexual predator has been returned to custody less than a year after his release from prison, following a new confession to the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Travis Wade Mathis, of Trenton, was apprehended during a high-risk traffic stopContinue Reading
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Detectives with the Atlantic Beach Police Department seized a large quantity of suspected illegal narcotics during a search warrant operation tied to an ongoing drug investigation. According to police, detectives assigned to the department’s Crime Suppression Unit executed the warrant at a residence within the cityContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a person critically injured earlier this week in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police announced that Key’shaun Martin Jr. was apprehended on May 15, 2026, in connection with the attemptedContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL — An expansive undercover sting operation by the Lake City Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrest of six men, including a Texas resident, after they allegedly traveled to meet individuals they believed were underage girls. The multi-day crackdown utilizedContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A 45-year-old man was arrested after police said he threatened to shoot a medical provider and the provider’s family following treatment at a Lake City hospital emergency room. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded around 2:24 p.m. on May 11, 2026, to theContinue Reading
RACELAND, LA — A 62-year-old higher education human resources employee was arrested in Louisiana following an undercover online sting operation orchestrated by Florida law enforcement. Eddie Filce, of Raceland, faces a string of felony charges after allegedly sending explicit material to an agent posing as a child. Filce is chargedContinue Reading
TAMPA, FL — An 11-month-old infant has been rescued from a dangerous international child exploitation and human trafficking operation following a months-long collaborative investigation involving the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Brazilian Federal Police. The targeted law enforcement operation in South America resultedContinue Reading
ACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two Jacksonville officers shot an armed domestic violence suspect Thursday night after authorities said he threatened to kill a woman, held her and a 9-month-old child against their will, and later pointed a handgun at officers in a wooded area. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Sheriff T.K. Waters andContinue Reading