On January 7, 2025, Pinellas County detectives arrested 35-year-old Nicholas Brown, a Certified Nursing Assistant from St. Petersburg, for two counts of Abuse or Neglect of an Aged or Disabled Person. The charges stem from an incident that took place on December 23, 2024, at Lake Haven Nursing and RehabilitationContinue Reading
On Friday, January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:12 AM, two Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives observed two Corvettes revving their engines side-by-side at the intersection of Church Avenue and Virginia Street in Mulberry. The sports cars, a silver 2005 Corvette driven by 62-year-old James Rivera of Lakeland and a burgundyContinue Reading
A domestic dispute turned violent on Sunday, December 29, 2024, when a man broke into a home on Tennessee Street, shooting another man multiple times before injuring himself and fleeing the scene. At approximately 5:45 p.m., a homeowner called 911 to report a shooting at their residence. Officers arrived toContinue Reading
On Friday, December 27, 2024, a tragic shooting near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Avenue K claimed the life of a young woman, 33-year-old Asiya La’Trece Roberts-Husband, leaving the community in mourning. Around 6:22 p.m., Asiya was traveling in a white transport van with herContinue Reading
The Orlando Police Department (OPD) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday, January 3, near John Young Parkway and Bus Center Boulevard. At approximately 2:20 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office communications center alerted authorities to a man near a BP gas station dressed in all-black clothing and armedContinue Reading
On January 2, 2025, at approximately 4:20 PM, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an armed disturbance near 1st Street West and Rifle Range Road. A contractor for Frontier Communications reported that while working near the dead end of 3rd Street West, a Hispanic male approached his work vehicleContinue Reading
Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Robbery/Homicide Unit have arrested 20-year-old Sean-Michael Cooper on charges of Attempted Murder and Residential Burglary with Battery following a violent attack on a 22-year-old woman. On January 2, 2024, at approximately 3:39 a.m., deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a residenceContinue Reading
Two suspects were arrested after robbing a man at gunpoint on Christmas Day in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on Finley Avenue. Polk County Sheriff’s Office Robbery detectives identified Christian Ayala (25) and Najee Mears (34) as the individuals involved in the crime. The victim, who was visiting familyContinue Reading
A 56-year-old man and his 17-year-old stepson were arrested early on New Year’s Day following a violent disturbance at a crash scene in the area of Silver Spur Loop and Longhorn Drive. The incident began shortly after midnight at 12:09 a.m. when a woman riding a motorcycle near her homeContinue Reading
On December 31, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Kody Jo Wills of Lakeland, Florida, on charges of DUI manslaughter, DUI causing serious bodily injury, and two counts of negligent child abuse. The charges stem from a November 7, 2024, crash that resulted in the death of Wills’Continue Reading