NAPLES, Fla. – An unlicensed contractor is behind bars after investigators say he defrauded multiple Naples condominium owners out of tens of thousands of dollars for hurricane impact windows that were never installed. Michael Allen Rodriguez, 29, owner of MCR Construction Pro, is being held in the Charlotte County JailContinue Reading
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) conducted an undercover sting operation over the weekend, dubbed “Operation Spooky Surprise,” resulting in the arrest of four men who traveled to meet individuals they believed were minors for sexual activity. Detectives entered online chat rooms and websites used forContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Spoto High School principal in connection with the failure to report a child abuse allegation involving a daycare on school grounds. Detectives with HCSO’s Special Victims Section began investigating on May 9, 2025, after learning that a 4-year-old child had been inappropriatelyContinue Reading
On October 6, 2025, Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Poinciana Medical Center after a male juvenile arrived with gunshot wounds. Investigators determined the victim was shot during an attempted robbery in the Bonnet Creek Place area of Kissimmee, where two juveniles tried to steal THC cartridges. The suspects, 17-year-oldContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL – A tense five-hour standoff at a Kissimmee motel ended peacefully Monday evening when deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside a room with a 74-year-old woman. Just before noon on October 13, deputies responded to reports of a domesticContinue Reading
Tampa, FL – A Tampa man is back behind bars after allegedly robbing a Truist Bank and then being turned in by his own mother just hours later. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway around 1:10 p.m. onContinue Reading
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Following a multi-week investigation into firearm-related offenses, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Gun Intelligence Working Group arrested two juvenile brothers on multiple charges. Jose Torres, 17, and Kevin Torres, 15, were taken into custody on October 7, 2025, after detectives executed a search warrant atContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested 40-year-old Deni Antonic of New Port Richey on charges of false impersonation and uttering a forged instrument, both felonies. Antonic, a former Tampa Police Department (TPD) officer, resigned from the department before completing his probationary period. The caseContinue Reading
VALRICO, Fla. — A Hillsborough County mother is in custody after deputies say she tried to drown her three young children in a community pool early Tuesday morning. At 1:28 a.m. on September 24, 2025, deputies responded to a call on Sacramento Street reporting that a woman was attempting toContinue Reading
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of two suspects in the September 9 shooting death of Karimar Nicole Rios. Just after 2:10 a.m. on September 9, deputies responded to a call of a vehicle crash with shots fired near Sand Lake Road and South Orange Blossom Trail inContinue Reading