ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Daniel Cuevas, 47, of Orlando, on one count of trafficking 28 grams or more of fentanyl. The investigation began in July 2025 when FDLE Fort Myers agents received information that a high-level member of a Mexican cartel, later identifiedContinue Reading
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Orlando, working with multiple federal and state agencies, has arrested Arturo Perez-Rodriguez, a Mexican national with a history of violent crimes, who was wanted in Ohio for illegally reentering the United States after a felony deportation. Rodriguez has prior chargesContinue Reading
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, in a joint operation with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Department of Corrections, conducted a county-wide compliance sweep called “Operation Knock Knock” during the week of July 28. The multi-agency effort involved unannounced residential visits to registeredContinue Reading
ORLANDO, FL – A Honduran national, Osman Donaldo Zapata, has been arrested and indicted for allegedly operating a years-long fraud scheme that involved running shell companies, cashing millions of dollars in checks for illegal workers, and evading payroll taxes. The arrest is the result of a collaborative investigation by theContinue Reading
FORT MEADE, FL – An argument over bedding turned violent Sunday evening, July 27, 2025, leading to the arrest of a Fort Meade woman on attempted murder charges. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence around 5:18 p.m. following a report of a battery in progress. According toContinue Reading
DAVENPORT, FL – A vacationer from the United Kingdom is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to drown his daughter-in-law during an argument at a resort rental home. On Sunday, August 3, 2025, around 5:19 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance at a vacation home in theContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. — A 29-year-old man is in custody after opening fire on two apartment staff members and barricading himself inside a vehicle at the Viridian Apartments on Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025. Around 9:59 a.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of an erratic individual at theContinue Reading
The Orlando Police Drug Enforcement Division has arrested 49-year-old Willie Barnes following an investigation into illegal narcotics sales in Pine Hills, FL. Officers executed a search warrant and took Barnes into custody after discovering 30 MDMA pills laced with fentanyl in his possession, weighing approximately 14 grams. A search ofContinue Reading
LAKELAND, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alexander Katchalov, 28, a former gymnastics coach, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to having sexual intercourse twice with a female student when she was under 16 years old. Katchalov was already a designated Florida Sexual Offender on felonyContinue Reading
POLK COUNTY, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested eight individuals in connection to a wide-reaching fraud operation that stole nearly $8.8 million from 235 victims nationwide, most of whom were elderly. The scheme, which spanned multiple states, involved stolen banking information, illegal money transfers, and the useContinue Reading