MULBERRY, Fla. – A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a 77-year-old woman was sexually assaulted, choked and dragged back into her Mulberry home when she tried to escape early Saturday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Axel Antonio Espinal Herrera was arrested after detectives canvassing the victim’sContinue Reading
Several Northeast Florida law enforcement agencies are discontinuing the use of automated license plate readers following a Florida Department of Transportation directive and growing concerns over privacy, data sharing and government oversight of the technology. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced theyContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. — A 22-year-old Palatka woman has been arrested on felony child neglect charges following a monthslong investigation into the death of her 11-month-old child and a separate juvenile drug overdose occurring in her care, Putnam County authorities announced. Diamond Bryant, 22, was taken into custody after detectives withContinue Reading
CLAY COUNTY, Fla – Twelve men have been arrested and two additional suspects remain under active investigation following “Operation Firewall,” a four-day undercover sting targeting online child predators, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced. The operation, conducted from July 15 to July 18 by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)Continue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County contractor has been arrested after investigators say he accepted thousands of dollars for home improvement work that was never completed and performed contracting work without the required certification. Jack Edwin Harris, 38, was arrested Monday, Aug. 24, and charged with Organized Fraud and EngagingContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Five people were arrested during a two-day retail theft enforcement operation in northern St. Johns County that targeted suspected thefts at several major retailers. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit conducted the operation in partnership with the Florida Department of Law EnforcementContinue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. – A fifth person has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a 1-year-old child who ingested methamphetamine after allegedly drinking from a sippy cup containing the drug inside a Callahan home. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said Mark Allen Windham, 46, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 22,Continue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A passing motorist who witnessed what appeared to be a domestic violence attack stopped and called 911 early Sunday morning, leading Flagler County deputies to arrest a 44-year-old man accused of strangling a woman along Old Kings Road. Deputies responded to the area of Old KingsContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Washington state man accused of using fraudulent checks and aliases to obtain valuable merchandise from victims across the country has been arrested following an investigation by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. David Gene Ford, 59, of Lacey, Washington, was booked into the Nassau County JailContinue Reading
ORANGE PARK, Fla. – A 38-year-old man was arrested Saturday after a woman reported that he choked her from behind and pointed a firearm at her during a domestic violence incident at an Orange Park residence, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a home on PeoriaContinue Reading