On December 3, 2024, Johanna Michely Garcia, 41, of Broward County, Florida, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for leading a massive Ponzi scheme through her company, MJ Capital Funding, LLC. Garcia pled guilty on July 16, 2024, to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, admitting her roleContinue Reading
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Dan E. Clark, who was last seen in Dunedin near Hancock Street and the Pinellas Trail around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024. Clark is described as 5’11”, approximately 160 pounds, with gray hair, blueContinue Reading
On Monday, December 2, 2024, at approximately 1:10 p.m., Lake City Police officers responded to a complaint of a naked individual near West US Highway 90 and NW Bascom Norris Drive. Officers found the man, later identified as 48-year-old Damion Wayne Metcalfe of West Palm Beach, outside Lake City Mall.Continue Reading
On Friday, November 29, 2024, Daytona Beach Police responded to a call at 884 S Nova Rd regarding a dog that had allegedly been shot by its owner. Upon arrival, officers made contact with 21-year-old Douglas Everett Matney, who admitted to shooting his 2-year-old pit bull mix, named Zola, afterContinue Reading
On November 26, 2024, Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Deputy Marchione conducted a traffic stop on a white GMC van traveling on US Highway 129, north of the Town of Bell. The driver, identified as Christopher William Kuhn, 38, of Bell, was found to have an active warrant for violation of probation.Continue Reading
During November 2024, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Special Investigations Section conducted “Operation Cold Turkey,” an undercover initiative aimed at apprehending adults attempting to meet minors online for sexual encounters. Nine suspects—Domingo Sebastian, Joiarib Fernandez, Marquee Lewis, Sampson Graham, Edwin Huggins, Ancel Sterling, George Davis, Christian Reyes, and DonavonContinue Reading
Julian Flores, 25, and his mother, Lourdes Diaz, 56, both of Naples, Florida, pled guilty to charges related to an armed robbery of $750,000 worth of gold jewelry in Hialeah, Florida, on November 26, 2024. The robbery occurred on September 16, 2023, when the victim, a business owner, was loadingContinue Reading
On June 5, 2022, at approximately 2:17 a.m., Alachua County deputies responded to a reported drive-by shooting at the Palms of Archer, located at 7117 SW Archer Road in Gainesville. The victim, 16-year-old Zhane’ Sanders, was shot during the incident. Sanders, who was in the area visiting family for aContinue Reading
A two-day operation led by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), in partnership with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole, resulted in nine arrests for violations of Florida’s sex offender registration laws. Dubbed “Operation Broken Crayon,” the initiative aimed to verifyContinue Reading
A substitute teacher, Joseph Prevatte, 39, has been arrested on charges related to inappropriate conduct with students in both Manatee and Hillsborough Counties. On October 31, 2024, a tip was submitted through FortifyFL alleging that Prevatte had been sending inappropriate Instagram messages to a high school student in Manatee County.Continue Reading