Osceola County, Florida – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested Zachary Jordan Lazzell on December 11, 2025, following an investigation into the solicitation of minors and their guardians for unlawful sexual activity. The investigation was initiated in December 2025 after the Sheriff’s Office received a cyber-tip from the National CenterContinue Reading
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced that human remains discovered nearly three years ago have been identified as those of 52-year-old Lea Michelle Sayre. The confirmation came on December 5, giving long-awaited closure to her family. Sayre, who had been living in Putnam County, cut off all contact with lovedContinue Reading
Chiefland, FL – Deputies with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting two individuals found deceased inside a Chiefland residence. The caller, who had gone to check on the occupants after not hearing from them for several days, discovered the bodies. Upon arrival, deputies located aContinue Reading
A 23-year-old fugitive, Jha’Kari Martin-Sugrin, was taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, December 10. Deputies located Martin-Sugrin at a residence in Eagle Lake and arrested him around 11:24 a.m. on a Hillsborough County warrant for fleeing to elude. PCSO detectives responded in force due toContinue Reading
Clinton Walker has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison, followed by five years of probation, after entering no-contest pleas to Aggravated Rioting and Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Rioting. The sentence includes strict probation conditions: no contact with Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members, surrender of all gangContinue Reading
On December 4, 2025, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Task Force deputies attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Interstate 95 near the 331-mile marker. The driver, later identified as 33-year-old Tomal Rico Bowe from the Bahamas, fled the scene, briefly driving the wrong way in traffic. DeputiesContinue Reading
On December 5, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office District 3 patrol officers responded to an emergency after a 16-month-old child was accidentally locked inside a minivan at the St. Johns Town Center. The child’s mother called 911 after realizing she had left the keys inside the vehicle. With the engine offContinue Reading
Authorities carried out a major joint operation in Union County on December 10, 2025, targeting two properties tied to an ongoing investigation into dogfighting, animal cruelty, and related criminal activity. The Union County Sheriff’s Office, working alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General and the Clay CountyContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced the arrest of former JSO officer Claude Fleurimond, 49, on charges of stalking and false imprisonment (felony). The arrest stems from a complaint filed on December 5 alleging that Fleurimond had been stalking a former girlfriend over several months. Investigators determined thatContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL – On December 2, 2025, officers from the Lake City Police Department responded to a robbery in progress at Dollar General, 136 NE Bascom Norris Drive, after a suspect reportedly threatened a store employee with a handgun. Investigators learned that a male suspect entered the store, tookContinue Reading