The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is seeking information on suspects involved in credit card fraud incidents spanning November 16-18, 2024. The suspects, captured in surveillance photos, allegedly used credit cards stolen from a vehicle in Jacksonville Beach. The cards were used at multiple stores in Jacksonville, as well as inContinue Reading
John Riley was arrested on the evening of December 26, 2024, after multiple incidents at the Fireside Lounge in Davenport. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Fireside Lounge management initially called authorities around 8:40 p.m. to have Riley trespassed from the property. Despite the warning, Riley returned toContinue Reading
UPDATE: According to the Live Oak Police Department, thanks to an amazing response from the community, the suspect has been positively identified. The investigation is ongoing but details will be released to the public upon completion. Original Post: The Live Oak Police Department has released a photograph of a womanContinue Reading
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call reporting a shooting on South Scarlet Oak Terrace. Upon arrival, deputies determined the victim, 44-year-old Aaron Michael Kyle, had been shot during a home invasion and later succumbed to his injuries while being treated at aContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers with the Palatka Police Department responded to the 100 Block of North 19th Street regarding a large crowd gathered in a parking lot. While clearing the area, officers heard gunshots coming from the vicinity of the Palatka Daily News buildingContinue Reading
A man in his 20s is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a shooting Sunday afternoon, December 22, 2024, at a Wendy’s on New Kings Road in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). The victim was meeting with one of the suspects in the restaurant’s parking lot aroundContinue Reading
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., deputies responded to a reported shooting outside the Jo El Motel at 11603 Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda. Upon arrival, deputies found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his stomach/torso. The alleged shooter, identified asContinue Reading
On December 21, 2024, Deputy Riggins of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for a tag light violation. The vehicle, occupied by a family traveling to Florida for the holidays, included a young driver experiencing his first traffic stop. Deputy Riggins commended the driver for safelyContinue Reading
On Sunday, December 15, 2024, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Elio Diaz was tragically murdered after a seemingly routine traffic stop turned into an ambush. Just after 3 p.m., Sgt. Diaz initiated a traffic stop on a white pickup truck at a gas station parking lot after discovering that theContinue Reading
A 57-year old man was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, December 19, 2024, after an investigation determined that he intentionally and repeatedly touched the buttocks of a 16-year old girl at the Chick-fil-A restaurant at 4625 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland. Awny Abdel Malek Basta ofContinue Reading