MIAMI—A joint investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Florida Department of Financial Services has led to the arrest of four men accused of acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen. Alexander Michael Rispa, 43, of Homestead; Luis Angel Hernandez Salas, 34, of Florida City;Continue Reading
Jacksonville, FL — Nearly two years after a man was found strangled to death inside his Merrill Road home, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives say they have solved the case. Authorities announced the arrest of 41-year-old William Bell Jr., who has been charged with murder and four additional felony offenses tiedContinue Reading
LARGO, Fla.—A substitute classroom assistant at Oakhurst Elementary School has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly hitting a 6-year-old special needs student with a lunch box. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on September 15. Deputies say that David Jones, 65, was workingContinue Reading
A 31-year-old Collier County woman will spend the next decade in prison after pleading no contest to aggravated manslaughter of a child in the drowning death of an infant left unattended in a bathtub. Nicole Marie Laber entered her plea in Collier County Circuit Court today, following a Collier CountyContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A Gainesville man has been arrested on child pornography charges after an investigation was prompted by a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). On Tuesday, September 16, the GPD & Alachua County Sheriff ICAC Task Force, with the assistance of ASO SWAT, investigated aContinue Reading
Jacksonville detectives have arrested 24-year-old Dontay Taylor on a murder charge after a shooting last month left his girlfriend’s father dead. On August 7, District 6 officers responded to a shooting on Ahmad Drive near West 45th Street, where 50-year-old Derrick Griffin was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He wasContinue Reading
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after police say he fatally shot another teenager earlier this week on Jacksonville’s Westside. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) announced that Keyon Byrd, 14, turned himself in Friday, just hours after detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest in connection to theContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla.—The president of the Yulee Little League (YLL) has been arrested and charged with theft and fraud after an investigation revealed he stole more than $94,000 from the youth sports organization. William Harold Reynolds III, 39, was arrested on Thursday by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. The league’s ViceContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has released preliminary details and video regarding an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Cale Tyler Gilbert on Monday, August 25, 2025. The incident began around 6 p.m. at Dutton Island Preserve when Gilbert was reportedly firing a rifle into theContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The Gainesville Police Department (GPD), in collaboration with the University of Florida Public Safety (UPD), has arrested Riley Washington, 36, in connection with a series of incidents involving inappropriate and sexually explicit behavior reported by University of Florida students. The investigation began when students reported disturbing encounters with anContinue Reading