KISSIMMEE, FL — A morning raid by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and cybercrime units has landed a Kissimmee man in jail without bond after federal investigators intercepted transmissions of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and animal abuse files. Steven Joseph Nickles was arrested on Thursday, June 4, 2026,Continue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 30-year-old former high school campus monitor was swarmed by deputies and arrested on John Young Parkway after allegedly returning to the school campus he was fired from just days prior. Justice Williams Jones, of Vero Beach, was booked into the Osceola County Jail on a severeContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 22-year-old Kissimmee man is back behind bars after a quick-thinking father and a bystander tackled and detained him inside a retail clothing store. Anthony Santana was arrested after allegedly exposing his genitals to a 9-year-old girl at the Ross Dress for Less store located at 3231Continue Reading
DAVENPORT, Florida – Homicide detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a fatal shooting at an illegal house party in Davenport last month. According to investigators, 18-year-old Daedean Anthony Moctezuma-Orland was shot and killed April 18 while attending a party at a residenceContinue Reading
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — A 60-year-old Altamonte Springs man has been arrested on multiple child sexual abuse material charges following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Altamonte Springs Police Department. Authorities said Paul Angelo Ayala was arrested on 20 counts of possession of childContinue Reading
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Winter Park man Tuesday during an undercover operation targeting individuals accused of attempting to solicit minors online. Authorities said investigators posed online as minors as part of the operation designed to identify and apprehend child predators beforeContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A man has been arrested and charged after a fatal shooting that investigators say was accidental, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 8:40 p.m. May 6 to a residence on Chatham Circle, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. TheContinue Reading
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff Christopher A. Blackmon is warning about the growing dangers tied to illegal house parties following multiple recent shootings and arrests in the area. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has investigated several incidents in recent weeks, including two homicides involving teenagers and another shooting that injuredContinue Reading
ENGLEWOOD, FL — A 44-year-old man is facing life-sentence felony charges and an immigration hold following a violent sexual assault involving a 17-year-old girl. Melchor Hernandez Alcaraz was arrested after a 911 call early Sunday morning led detectives to a scene in the 900 block of South Broadway. Alcaraz hasContinue Reading
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL — Two local men were arrested Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in unrelated cases involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Both David John Reyes, 45, and Timothy Roy Bush, 71, are being held without bond at the Charlotte County Jail following confessions provided to Major Crimes Unit detectives.Continue Reading