The Orlando Police Department has released body camera video from a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place on May 1, 2025, in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 4620 Cason Cove Drive. At approximately 5:47 p.m., police received multiple 911 calls about a man with a gun nearContinue Reading
On Tuesday night, June 4, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Charlotte County Fire crews responded to a commercial vehicle fire on Piper Road in Punta Gorda, directly in front of the FedEx building. Upon arrival, firefighters found a street sweeper fully engulfed in flames. Engine 7 initiated the fire attack, withContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men, Marlon Alfaro-Alvarez, 28, and Floyd Amaya Garvin, 25, after deputies rescued a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly being held and exploited inside a Tampa motel room. Both suspects face multiple felony charges, including human trafficking. The rescue unfolded on May 31,Continue Reading
A man linked to a series of retail thefts at a Lowe’s store in Osceola County has been arrested following an investigation by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. On May 28, 2025, deputies received a delayed report regarding six thefts that occurred at the Lowe’s located at 4420 Pleasant HillContinue Reading
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Orlando Rosa-Rodriguez, 59, of Orlando, to five years and ten months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and money laundering. Rodriguez was also ordered to forfeit two vehicles that were purchased with proceeds from the offense. He pleaded guilty onContinue Reading
A Hillsborough County Assistant State Attorney, William Andrew Jones, 32, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of Transmission and Possession of Child Pornography, as well as Transmission of Material Harmful to a Minor. The investigation by the Crimes Against Children Unit began on July 30, 2024, after detectivesContinue Reading
A woman is now in custody in the Charlotte County Jail after allegedly stabbing a 12-year-old girl in the face and neck and attempting to conceal her body, though the victim was still alive. On the afternoon of Monday, May 26, Charlotte County deputies responded to the Cecil Webb WildlifeContinue Reading
A Checkers employee has been arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder following a fatal shooting at the restaurant located at 5780 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway on the night of May 21, 2025. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene around 10:10 p.m. after receiving reports ofContinue Reading
Captain Gabriel Garcia of the Haines City Police Department was arrested today by federal authorities following an investigation led by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General. Garcia, who was hired by the department on November 5, 2007, was taken into custody in connection with anContinue Reading
St. Petersburg Police have arrested 27-year-old Peter Guirguis and charged him with attempted first-degree homicide and aggravated stalking following a violent attack on his ex-girlfriend. Detectives learned that on May 10th, at 1:43 a.m., Guirguis traveled to the victim’s home at 10600 4th St. North, Gateway Isles Apartments. He thenContinue Reading