Ocala, FL – Police are investigating a late-night shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead after a homeowner reported firing at someone trying to break into his residence. Just before midnight on November 22, Ocala police received a 911 call from a man who said he had shot someone attemptingContinue Reading
A man accused of opening fire outside a Jacksonville fast-food restaurant Saturday night has been arrested and charged with murder, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officers were called to the Burger King restaurant on Blanding Boulevard near Collins Road around 8:40 p.m. When they arrived, they found two menContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man with prior felony convictions was arrested after a narcotics search at his Holiday Hill apartment uncovered drugs, firearms, and other evidence, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). Detectives with the JSO Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant last week with assistance from theContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested three young suspects in connection with the deadly beating of 64-year-old Roger Borkum in downtown Jacksonville. The suspects, ages 13, 16 and 19, are now all charged with murder. On Sunday, October 19, officers were called to Julia Street for an aggravated battery. WhenContinue Reading
Polk County, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Jennifer Garula-Mers, former CEO of The East Polk County Association of Realtors (EPCAR), in connection with alleged grand theft totaling more than $81,000. Garula-Mers, 53, of Spring Hill, Florida, was taken into custody on Thursday, November 20, 2025, byContinue Reading
Putnam County, FL – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating two potential juvenile witnesses in connection with the November 14 murder of Cheyenne Kastens outside the Dollar General in Fruitland. Lemar Beasley was arrested and charged with Murder. Investigators believe the two juveniles were present inContinue Reading
The state of Florida on Thursday evening carried out the execution of Richard Barry Randolph for the 1988 murder of 62-year-old store clerk Minnie Ruth McCollum. Randolph, 63, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Raiford. Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach, Major Johnny Greenwood and agency attorneyContinue Reading
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office carried out a coordinated narcotics operation early Friday, November 21st, targeting two locations just outside the Jasper city limits. The Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, together with the Narcotics and Street Crimes Unit and the Criminal Investigations Division, executed two simultaneous search warrants on the southwestContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – A 31-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he shot and killed a woman in the parking lot of a Mandarin-area fitness center over the weekend. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office patrol officers were called to a shooting on Sunbeam Road Saturday night, where they found 24-year-old CherrishContinue Reading
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL — A student at Port Charlotte High School was arrested Thursday afternoon after posting a threat toward a teacher on Instagram. On November 20, deputies responded to the school following a tip from an FBI Intake Research Specialist, who reported that a student had threatened to “blowContinue Reading