Kissimmee, FL – A 22-year-old North Carolina man is behind bars facing serious felony charges after authorities say he traveled across state lines to meet a 12-year-old Osceola County girl he had been communicating with on social media for several months. On January 31, 2026, the Osceola County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
Lake City, FL – Detectives with the Lake City Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit arrested two men over the past two days following an undercover operation aimed at identifying individuals seeking to sexually exploit minors online. The operation, conducted on Monday, February 9, 2026, involved detectives posingContinue Reading
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A weekend road rage incident along U.S. 331 South has resulted in the arrest of a Bonifay man now facing seven felony weapons-related charges. Around 1 p.m. on February 8, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from motorists reporting that a man hadContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury has found 45-year-old David Santell Williams guilty of Armed Robbery, Armed Robbery While Wearing a Mask, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. With the verdict, Williams faces up toContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — Two men are behind bars after investigators say they used specialized tools to break into locked vehicles and steal credit cards, racking up more than $1,000 in fraudulent purchases. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Joshua Denson and 54-year-old Harold Jackson on burglary and larcenyContinue Reading
GILCHRIST COUNTY, Fla. — A routine traffic stop in the Fanning Springs area escalated into a brief pursuit Saturday that ended with a local man behind bars and a significant amount of narcotics seized. On February 7, 2026, deputies with the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicleContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. — A firearm brought onto campus at Palatka Junior-Senior High School Monday triggered a lockdown and led to the arrest of four students, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The situation began when a student overheard classmates discussing a gun at school and reported it to administrators.Continue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 47-year-old Daytona Beach man has been sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for using violence, threats, and coercion to force two women into commercial sex acts. Delon Richard Smith was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of FloridaContinue Reading
APOPKA, Fla. — The Apopka Police Department has released a final update regarding the death investigation at Griffin General Store, located at 262 W. Michael Gladden Blvd., on February 6, 2026. After a thorough investigation, detectives determined the incident was a domestic murder–suicide involving two adult siblings. Investigators concluded theContinue Reading
ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Two people were injured early Sunday morning after gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in Orange Park, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called around 1:00 a.m. on February 8 to the Victoria at Orange Park Apartments, located at 1710 Wells Road, followingContinue Reading