OCALA, Fla. — A 17-year-old Ocala resident has been arrested and charged with felony murder in connection with a May crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife in their 70s, according to the Ocala Police Department. The crash occurred on May 8, 2026, at the intersection ofContinue Reading
BROOKSVILLE, FL — A coordinated multi-agency sweep in Hernando County has resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals following a targeted compliance operation into registered sex offenders and predators under active state supervision. The two-day enforcement operation was conducted by investigators and analysts from the Florida Department of Law EnforcementContinue Reading
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County Fire & EMS is mourning the loss of Firefighter/Paramedic Jan A. “Jay” Sanders Jr., who died in the line of duty after a lengthy battle with occupational cancer. Sanders passed away on June 18, 2026, according to Charlotte County Fire & EMS. A veteranContinue Reading
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A Punta Gorda man was arrested after deputies say he threatened two fence workers with a revolver, used racial slurs and vowed to kill them during a confrontation outside his home. Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Sabalwood Drive at approximately 2:30 p.m. on JuneContinue Reading
ORLANDO, FL — A 47-year-old Orlando man faces deportation from the United States after a compliance interview by state agents revealed he was secretly maintaining unmapped email and social media accounts in direct violation of his sex offender registry requirements. Thang Suan Dal was arrested on Thursday, June 4, 2026,Continue Reading
OCALA, Fla. — Two owners of an Ocala RV dealership have been charged following a financial crimes investigation that uncovered alleged fraud involving more than two dozen customers, according to the Ocala Police Department. The investigation focused on Village RV on South Pine Avenue and its owners, 65-year-old Anthony PicconeContinue Reading
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