On Sunday, January 26, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to a tip that a wanted individual, Jacques K. Gentis, was hiding at a residence in Englewood. Deputies attempted to arrest the 20-year-old Gentis, but he fled on foot when approached. During the pursuit, aContinue Reading
Between December 23, 2024, and January 5, 2025, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple burglaries across the county, targeting smoke shops, motor vehicles, and businesses. The suspects are believed to have committed burglaries at two smoke shops, five vehicles, and a nail salon. In each case, the suspectsContinue Reading
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four individuals who broke into Golden Gate Middle School early Wednesday morning. Surveillance footage captured three males and one female, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings, burglarizing the school shortly after 2 a.m. Detectives found aContinue Reading
On January 24, 2025, at 1:07 p.m., Hillsborough County deputies responded to an aggravated battery call at an RV park located at 9102 Williams Road in Tampa. Upon arrival, Logan Williams, 27, attempted to evade arrest by entering a vehicle with his mother, Meriam Williams, 62, and driving away atContinue Reading
A 49-year-old Port Charlotte man took his own life as deputies arrived to arrest him on sexual abuse charges. On January 20, 2025, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a report alleging the sexual assault of a 16-year-old female by 49-year-old Eberto Pupo Calzada. The victim disclosed that the abuseContinue Reading
Two juveniles were arrested in connection with a string of vehicle thefts and burglaries in Babcock Ranch after a detailed investigation by Charlotte County deputies. The investigation began on January 5, 2025, when a resident on Palmetto St. reported a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was found a few doors downContinue Reading
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 23-year-old Chase Crabb of Kissimmee for sexually exploiting a 16-year-old student at Haines City High School. The investigation began in January 2025 when the victim reported to her mother that she received sexually suggestive messages and pictures from her former substitute teacher, “Mr. Chase,”Continue Reading
In October 2024, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives arrested 21-year-old Ali Aldemar Moreno on charges of Capital Sexual Battery involving an 11-year-old victim. Moreno, posing as a 15-year-old boy on the social media platform Snapchat, groomed the child. He subsequently picked her up nearContinue Reading
On January 24, 2025, the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) received information from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia regarding Matthew Steven Rollie, 30, who was wanted on an active warrant for Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes. Rollie, a registered Sexual Offender, had failed to register in DeSotoContinue Reading
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide detectives have arrested 20-year-old Justin Golden following the tragic death of an 8-month-old baby on Saturday morning, January 25th. According to the JSO, Golden was driving with a female passenger and the baby in the vehicle when he and the passenger became involved in anContinue Reading