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
The St. Petersburg Police Department reports that 27-year-old Jahvontae Bell is in custody after turning himself in early this morning. Bell is charged with kidnapping, carjacking, and aggravated stalking in connection to an incident involving a former girlfriend earlier this month. On September 1, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., witnessesContinue Reading
OCALA, FL — The Ocala Police Department has arrested a 30-year-old former student after she allegedly made online threats referencing a mass shooting at Meadowbrook Academy. On September 24, officers received a report about a Facebook post from an account under the name “Oksana Sophia Oeputat.” The post, made aroundContinue Reading
APOPKA, Fla.—Two men have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of burglary and grand theft following an increase in construction site burglaries in the city. Apopka Police Detectives, who were conducting surveillance at various construction sites, apprehended Jose Gimenes-Autna and Pedro Quihua-Jimenez in the act of stealing 27 rollsContinue Reading
ORLANDO, FL – The Orlando Police Department has arrested two suspects connected to a fatal drug overdose that occurred in April 2023. On September 3, 2025, detectives arrested Carlos Quinche for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine that led to the death of a 33-year-old man. A second suspect, Amber Zallenick, wasContinue Reading
LARGO, Fla.—The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Edmond Leger, 64, of Largo, on 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is part of an ongoing FDLE initiative to combat the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The investigation began inContinue Reading
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.—A Port Charlotte man has been arrested and charged with sexual battery, burglary, and false imprisonment after he allegedly entered a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her while she slept. On Monday, September 8, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman who said sheContinue Reading
On Monday morning, September 8, Ocala Police responded to reports of a student with a firearm on a school bus. Officers safely detained a 9-year-old juvenile and recovered a loaded revolver. No injuries were reported. Investigators say the firearm was taken without permission from a relative’s secured room. The childContinue Reading