On February 12, 2025, Ocala Police Department ICAC Detective Ridge arrested 38-year-old James Michael McLeroy for possessing child sexual abuse material. The arrest followed an investigation initiated by a cyber tip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which alerted authorities to the possibility that McLeroyContinue Reading
A student at Port Charlotte High School was arrested Friday after a BB gun resembling a real firearm was found in his backpack, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on February 14, 2025, school staff alerted School Resource Deputies to reports of a student inContinue Reading
A Mexican national has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison following an investigation by the Bradenton Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force. Nicolas Garcia Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. District Judge to 11 years and three months for trafficking nearly nine kilograms ofContinue Reading
A woman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at AdventHealth Heart of Florida on February 12, 2025, after reports of shots fired were received by the Haines City Police Department at approximately 9:58 AM. Officers from the Haines City Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
St. Petersburg Detectives arrested 18-year-old Antwon Jones in connection with a shooting that injured two bystanders on February 11, 2025. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. in the 1400 block of 15th Street South, where a conflict between two groups escalated. Jones allegedly fired shots at the opposing group, butContinue Reading
The Orlando Police Department has released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that took place on January 3, 2025, at 401 John Young Parkway. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. when officers responded to a call from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office about a man, later identified as MarvinContinue Reading
Haines City police are investigating a series of incidents that occurred on Sunday, February 9, 2025, involving possible gunfire, a hit-and-run, and a vehicle crashing into a church. At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of gunshots near Avenue I and 12th Street North. While en route, officers receivedContinue Reading
Three men have been arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation run out of the All Stars Tampa Domino Club on W Waters Ave. The arrests followed a yearlong undercover investigation by the Tampa Police Department’s Street Anti-Crimes Squad. Authorities began investigating the gambling house in December 2023 andContinue Reading
St. Petersburg Detectives are seeking public assistance regarding a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 3:19 a.m. The incident began as a fight broke out in a club located near the corner of 9th Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Street South. The altercation spilledContinue Reading
A traffic stop by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Polk City resulted in the recovery of two missing and endangered children from St. Petersburg on Saturday, February 1. Deputies conducted the stop at 5:20 p.m. on a red 2003 Mercury Mountaineer at 1060 Commonwealth Avenue. The driver was identifiedContinue Reading