Detectives with the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in St. Petersburg early Saturday morning. On March 8, 2025, at approximately 4:10 a.m., St. Petersburg Police officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 2800 block of Freemont TerraceContinue Reading
On March 6, 2025, at approximately 10 a.m., a road rage incident at the intersection of South US Highway 41 and West College Avenue in Ruskin resulted in the arrest of one driver after a confrontation escalated into violence. According to authorities, 47-year-old Leonard Cako, the driver of a whiteContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 70-year-old man living illegally in the United States is facing severe felony charges and certain deportation following a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) investigation into the disappearance and exploitation of a local teenager. Jose Valerio-Rodriguez, a Cuban national, was apprehended on March 3, 2025, afterContinue Reading
TAMPA, FL – A Tampa man with a history of violent offenses is facing up to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Brandon Palmore, 30, entered his guilty plea on Thursday, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Sara C. Sweeney. Palmore, aContinue Reading
Authorities are investigating the disappearance and suspected homicide of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette, who was last seen on February 15, 2025. According to police, Corsette was lured through a social media app to meet 35-year-old Steven Gress on February 14. She returned home that night but went back the following dayContinue Reading
Vernon White Jr., a teacher at Idea Hope Charter School, has been arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) for unlawful sexual activity with a minor. On June 17, 2024, HCSO deputies responded to the Marathon Gas Station at 1302 North Parsons Avenue, Tampa, where they learned that White,Continue Reading
A 53-year-old man was arrested on March 6, 2025, in connection with the murder of his tenant, 32-year-old Aaron Reed, whose body was found on December 15, 2024. Deputies responded to 5131 68th Street North in Unincorporated St. Petersburg at 8:37 p.m. after receiving reports of a deceased adult male.Continue Reading
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with First-Degree Murder following the death of her 3-month-old child in December 2024. On December 13, deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Meriden Avenue after receiving a report of an unresponsive infant. Paramedics transported the childContinue Reading
Two Hamilton County men have been arrested for trafficking and selling illegal narcotics following a joint law enforcement operation. The Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force (MJDTF) identified 36-year-old Thomas Jerome Johnson of Gainesville, Florida, as a supplier of crystal methamphetamine and counterfeit fentanyl pills in Columbia County. Task force detectives, inContinue Reading
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) is seeking the public’s help in locating Mark Wade Tyson, Sr., also known as “Big Mark,” who is wanted for First-Degree Felony Arson. Authorities have released a flyer featuring Tyson’s image, including a second photo highlighting a distinctive neck tattoo. Anyone with information onContinue Reading