OLD TOWN, FL – A Dixie County Sheriff’s Office deputy is recovering after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect on October 11, 2025. Deputies responded to reports of shots fired into an occupied building, the Old Town Tavern, in the 3600 block of NE HighwayContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL – A tense five-hour standoff at a Kissimmee motel ended peacefully Monday evening when deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside a room with a 74-year-old woman. Just before noon on October 13, deputies responded to reports of a domesticContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A 38-year-old woman was found dead Friday evening after what investigators believe was a fatal dog attack that occurred when she suffered a medical emergency inside her home. Around 7:11 p.m. on October 10, 2025, Daytona Beach Police officers and emergency medical personnel were called toContinue Reading
SARASOTA, FL – A Sarasota man who orchestrated a staged shooting involving county paramedics in 2019 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, followed by 20 years of probation. Tyran Young, 38, a thirteen-time convicted felon, was convicted of multiple charges including two counts of aggravated assault on aContinue Reading
An undercover Volusia Sheriff’s Office narcotics detective is recovering after being hospitalized in the ICU for several days following a fentanyl exposure last week. The detective was exposed while handling evidence during an active narcotics investigation. Responding deputies and EMS units found him unconscious, immediately administered Narcan, and transported himContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A joint operation by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit and the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) resulted in the arrest of a man facing numerous felony charges related to child exploitation. On Friday, October 10th, investigators executed a search warrant at a businessContinue Reading
Tampa, FL – A Tampa man is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Truist Bank and then being turned in by his own mother just hours later. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway around 1:10 p.m. onContinue Reading
Jacksonville, FL – Three people were arrested and a fourth juvenile taken into custody after a violent confrontation outside a charter school led to violations of Florida’s Halo Law, which protects first responders from interference while performing their duties. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), officers responded to theContinue Reading
Hillsborough County, FL – – A jury has found Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc guilty of first-degree murder in the brutal deaths of his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc De Pec, and her 4-year-old daughter. The killings occurred in April 2024 at their home in Dover. Investigators revealed that Cuz Choc hadContinue Reading
Putnam County, FL – A 9-year-old student, Anthony Walker, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill after threatening multiple classmates with a knife he brought to Middleton-Burney Elementary. The incidents occurred on Wednesday, October 8, during recess. One victim reported that WalkerContinue Reading