GROVELAND, Fla. – A months-long narcotics investigation led to the arrest of a Groveland man after detectives seized trafficking quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, multiple firearms and body armor during the execution of a search warrant, authorities said. The investigation began in January 2026 when the Lake County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading
LAKE COUNTY, Florida – A man accused in the 2025 killing of a Eustis woman has been extradited back to Lake County to face a first-degree murder charge more than a year after the investigation began. According to investigators, 44-year-old Monica Islam of Eustis was found dead on May 2,Continue Reading
LEESBURG, Fla. — A man has been arrested nearly four years after a crash in Leesburg that left a 69-year-old North Carolina man dead, following a lengthy traffic homicide investigation, according to police. Terrance Raghoonauth, 33, of Lauderdale, Florida, was taken into custody April 26, 2026, and booked into theContinue Reading
Tavares, FL — On October 22, 2007, a 65-year-old woman was assaulted in her home in Tavares. Despite collecting the suspect’s DNA at the scene and entering it into CODIS, no matches were identified for years. In 2018, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Parabon NanoLabs to generate aContinue Reading
Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit, in coordination with Leesburg, Clermont, Eustis, Mt. Dora, and Groveland Police Departments, concluded a six-month investigation into a drug trafficking network operating out of the Leesburg area. The investigation, which began after a citizen complaint, identified 22-year-old Jartavious Dwyane ColemanContinue Reading
An 18-year-old Mount Dora man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Leesburg man on Thursday evening, June 27, 2025. Leesburg Police Officers responded to the 1000 block of Tuskegee Street at approximately 7:00 PM after receiving reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers andContinue Reading
On June 5, 2025, around 6:00 a.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a robbery involving a possible law enforcement impersonator on County Road 48 in Yalaha. The victim told deputies that while driving to work around 5:00 a.m., he noticed a white sedan parked on theContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has announced the arrest of Elmer Sanchez Bautista, 22, of Leesburg, on five counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This arrest is part of FDLE’s statewide initiative to identify and apprehend individuals involved in targeting children and sharing CSAM files.Continue Reading
A Lake City Police Department officer was shot and injured while providing crowd control at a community Easter Celebration on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The incident occurred at the Annie Mattox Recreation Center on NE Center Avenue, an annual event attended by several thousand people. At approximately 8:06 P.M., anContinue Reading
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, April 20, 2025, after interfering with news media covering an officer-involved shooting near the Annie Mattox Recreation Center. While Lake City Police Department officers were actively managing the crime scene, several news crews were lawfully filming from outside the established perimeter. As aContinue Reading