Two people are dead following a fatal shooting and vehicle crash on Monday, May 12, 2025, in the Secret Cove neighborhood of Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at approximately 1:30 p.m. to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence on Pirates Way, justContinue Reading
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested six individuals, including three teenagers, in connection to a failed drug-related robbery that ended in the deaths of two people in the Secret Cove neighborhood on Monday, May 12, 2025. According to detectives, 19-year-old Davin Boutwell drove a white Mercedes into the neighborhoodContinue Reading
A 53-year-old Davenport man was arrested following a knife-point robbery at a local vape shop after deputies matched him to the suspect using clothing descriptions and surveillance evidence. On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately 6:03 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a robbery call at the VapeContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 13-time convicted felon who fled a traffic stop earlier this month while out on bond for two murder charges. On May 9, 2025, at approximately 4:07 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a black 2008 BMW near Taylor Road and VaticanContinue Reading
A ninth-grade student at Lennard High School has been arrested after a stun gun was found in her possession on campus. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, school administrators received an anonymous tip that 15-year-old Yesenia Rivera may have had a weapon with her. A search conducted by school staff ledContinue Reading
Jacksonville police have arrested 68-year-old Carol Carroll in connection with the murder of 73-year-old Robert Tucker at a senior living facility on Norfolk Boulevard. Officers responded to the facility early Tuesday morning, May 13th, and discovered Tucker in the lobby with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced deceased at theContinue Reading
Stephen Christopher Young, 58, of Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to 121 months (over 10 years) in federal prison for receipt/attempted receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Michelle Spaven, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “Crimes against children are unacceptable,” stated Acting U.S.Continue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Joseph Allen Watson, 53, of Land O’Lakes, on multiple felony charges related to the possession and transmission of child sexual abuse material. Watson, a music teacher at Oakstead Elementary School, was taken into custody as part of FDLE’s ongoing statewide initiativeContinue Reading
Mayor Donna Deegan, along with other city officials, inaugurated Jacksonville’s first Entrepreneurship Workforce Development Center on Wednesday, May 7th. The center is located at 865 Golfair Boulevard in the Brentwood neighborhood. The unveiling of the center, which took place during Small Business Week, marks a significant step in providing practicalContinue Reading
The City of Jacksonville has been chosen to participate in the Southern Cities Economic Initiative (SCEI), a program spearheaded by the National League of Cities (NLC) in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. As part of its selection, Jacksonville will receive a $15,000 grant from NLC, funded byContinue Reading