ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Orlando, working with multiple federal and state agencies, has arrested Arturo Perez-Rodriguez, a Mexican national with a history of violent crimes, who was wanted in Ohio for illegally reentering the United States after a felony deportation. Rodriguez has prior chargesContinue Reading
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, in a joint operation with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Department of Corrections, conducted a county-wide compliance sweep called “Operation Knock Knock” during the week of July 28. The multi-agency effort involved unannounced residential visits to registeredContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A 16-year-old has been arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot a student at Orange Park High School on the first day of class. On August 7, 2025, deputies were notified that an unknown suspect had repeatedly called a juvenile victim from a blocked number the previousContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Tayler Strickland in connection with a road rage incident that escalated into a shootout on Atlantic Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff. On Saturday, August 2, just before 1:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting. Investigators learned that a 25-year-old man, travelingContinue Reading
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at approximately 6:25 a.m., Lake City Police officers responded to a disturbance reported on NE Washington Street. Upon arrival, officers spoke with witnesses and the victim inside the residence. The investigation revealed that 32-year-old Tamirria Anshiari Jackson unlawfully entered the home and physically assaulted theContinue Reading
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 45-year-old Sadie Marie Gochis. The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Michael Lee McClellan. He has been charged with Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Original Post: On Friday morning, August 8, 2025, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded to aContinue Reading
A 24-year-old man from Arcadia, Israel Rivas, was arrested this week after violently shaking his two-month-old infant in the parking lot of a Fort Myers bar, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office detectives. Rivas had been at the Nauti Parrot Oasis with friends but agreed to stay outside with theContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL – Devin James Platt, 18, has been arrested by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) SWAT team and charged with multiple felonies, including Traveling to Meet a Minor for Sex and Lewd or Lascivious Battery. The arrest on August 5 followed an investigation by theContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On the evening of August 8, 2025, deputies responded to a battery report in the Tower Oaks neighborhood on SW 17th Place. The victim told deputies he was physically assaulted following a verbal dispute. The suspect, 29-year-old Khalil Keari Barnett, fled before deputies arrived. A family memberContinue Reading
NAPLES, Fla. — A 47-year-old convicted felon is in custody after selling trafficking amounts of fentanyl to an undercover Collier County Sheriff’s Office detective. Faith Ann Martin of Naples was arrested Thursday and charged with fentanyl trafficking. Detectives with the Vice and Narcotics Bureau identified Martin as a known drugContinue Reading