A 15-year-old Collier County boy has been arrested after posting a video online threatening to use an explosive device on Halloween night, authorities said. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Enzo Vargas-Giraldo around 4 p.m. Friday at his home on Palmetto Ridge Drive. Detectives discovered materials usedContinue Reading
INDIANTOWN, Fla. – A Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy’s proactive patrol led to the arrest of a Lake Worth man on Friday morning, October 31st, for allegedly meeting and having contact with a minor he met online. While patrolling an Indiantown neighborhood, an MCSO deputy noticed a suspicious vehicleContinue Reading
ST. CLOUD, Fla. – St. Cloud police arrested a local man on Friday, October 31st, following an investigation that began with an online tip and uncovered a disturbing pattern of animal abuse. Frank Louis Mitchell, 41, of St. Cloud, was taken into custody without incident at his Jersey Ave. homeContinue Reading
A Jacksonville contractor is behind bars after police say he fatally stabbed a coworker during their first day on the job at the Anheuser-Busch plant in Oceanway. Around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, Jacksonville Patrol officers responded to a reported stabbing at the plant. When officers arrived, they foundContinue Reading
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people following a harrowing investigation into elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Deputies began investigating on July 16, 2025, after a report to the Florida Department of Children and Families alleged that the elderly victim was being physically abused and neglectedContinue Reading
Gainesville, FL – The University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) responded Thursday morning, October 30, to multiple reports of a possible armed individual near Little Hall on the Gainesville campus. Around 11 a.m., dispatchers received calls stating that a man was seen carrying what appeared to be a firearm. OfficersContinue Reading
On Thursday night, October 30, 2025, Officer Christopher Davis of the Live Oak Police Department was involved in a serious motorcycle crash while traveling home from his final night at the North Florida College Police Academy in Madison, Florida. Officer Davis was off duty and riding his personal motorcycle onContinue Reading
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office recognized Deputy Josue J. Acevedo of the Organized Crimes Bureau with the Bronze Medal of Valor, Lifesaving Award, and Distinguished Deputy of the Month for September 2025 for his extraordinary bravery. On September 5, 2025, Deputy Acevedo responded to a report of a vehicle submerged inContinue Reading
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell announced the arrest of one of his own deputies after an internal investigation revealed the deputy was engaged in inappropriate communications with a minor through social media. Deputy James Ford was taken into custody by the Sheriff’s Office investigative unit andContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL – Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, the Columbia County Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Columbia County Detention Facility on NW Quinten Street. According to officials, the alarm was triggered after inmates tampered with an inmate-issued tablet device, causing it to overheatContinue Reading