A 15-year-old female student was arrested on February 11, 2025, after making threats to bring a gun to Atlantic High School and carry out a shooting. The Port Orange Police Department received multiple reports around 5:00 p.m. regarding the threats, prompting an investigation that led to the identification of theContinue 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
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) sergeant shot and wounded a wanted suspect who drove his vehicle toward him Tuesday afternoon on the Northside. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Gossett Street. District 6 patrol officers were following up on a traffic stop involving the suspect, who had previously fledContinue Reading
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has arrested 48-year-old Jennifer Ashley on eight counts of aggravated animal cruelty after deputies discovered the remains of multiple dogs inside a residence on E. Boblink Lane. On February 8, 2025, Deputy Bannon and Animal Control Officer (ACO) Gannon responded to the residence afterContinue Reading
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a residential burglary that occurred on February 6, 2025, in the area of NE 4th Street in Crystal River. Between 2:30 AM and 6:30 AM, surveillance footage captured a suspect wearing a dark-colored hoodie and jeans riding a yellow bike while entering multipleContinue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Eric Cobb for the murder of his mother, 51-year-old Erika Winford. Patrol officers responded to a home on 15th Street West in the Mid-Westside area, where they found Winford unresponsive in the backyard, wrapped in a blanket and towels. She had suffered aContinue Reading
The Gainesville Police Department has arrested Kendrick Deshaun Goss, 44, of Gainesville, Georgia, in connection with the February 10 fatal shooting on Athens Street. Goss is accused of shooting and killing Kendrick McClendin at the Texaco gas station at 100 Athens Street following an altercation at a party. During theContinue Reading
A vehicle stop for running a red light in the 1600 block of 3rd Street South in Jacksonville Beach resulted in the arrests of a 15-year-old juvenile driver and an 18-year-old passenger. Officers discovered five occupants in the vehicle—one adult and four juveniles—all from another county. In plain view, officersContinue 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
James Antonio Hunter, 45, has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Sierra McKenzie and a separate double shooting days later, authorities announced. On January 23, Jacksonville patrol officers responded to a home on College Circle South off Kings Road, where they found McKenzie lying in a pool of bloodContinue Reading