SARASOTA, Fla.—A man wanted for a 2006 capital sexual battery case in Florida has been arrested in Tennessee after 19 years on the run. Eleazar Briones-Vega, 50, was arrested without incident on Thursday, August 28, in White Pine, Tennessee, by a multi-agency task force. He was wanted on charges ofContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) officers arrested a juvenile and seized three firearms—including one equipped with a “switch” to make it fully automatic—during a patrol to prevent violence near Gene Cox Stadium on August 22. Members of TPD’s Violent Crimes Response Team (VCRT) were patrolling the area when they observedContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A woman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred last month. On July 25, at approximately 10:47 p.m., the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) responded to a disturbance at the Talla-Villa Apartments. When officers arrived, they found an adult male withContinue Reading
LARGO, Fla.—A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide in connection with a May 10 crash that killed three people, including two children. Adarius Javon Hayes, 20, turned himself in to the Largo Police Department on August 29 after a warrant was issued for his arrest. HeContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A Gainesville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child pornography charges, according to the Gainesville Police Department. On August 28, James H Major, 21, accepted a plea negotiation for 27 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of unlawfulContinue Reading
During “Operation Summer Hurricane,” a multi-agency law enforcement effort in Franklin County, Florida, six men were arrested for crimes targeting children online. The three-day operation focused on individuals engaging in sexually explicit communication, transmitting child sexual abuse material, and arranging to meet minors for sexual activity. Arrests and Charges TheContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, FL — Clay County detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in a robbery that occurred at the Orange Park Mall on July 30, 2025, around 8:00 p.m. According to authorities, the suspects fled on foot before boarding a JTA bus to Jacksonville. Detectives are seekingContinue Reading
Jacksonville, FL – On August 27, 2025, Dannel Larkins, 21, was arrested in connection with the murder of 31-year-old Kenneth Glover Jr. and two other homicide cases in Jacksonville. On December 1, 2023, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Patrol officers discovered Glover lying in a parking lot near A. Philip RandolphContinue Reading
Orange Park, FL – On August 27, 2025, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) opened an investigation following allegations of child abuse reported by the principal of W.E. Cherry Elementary School, located at 420 Edson Drive. The incident occurred on August 26, 2025, around 9:45 a.m. while a student wasContinue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A Gainesville man is facing 22 charges of possession of child pornography after an investigation prompted by a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). On Wednesday, August 27, the Alachua County Sheriff and Gainesville Police Department (GPD) ICAC Task Force, with assistance from ASOContinue Reading