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
St. Petersburg Detectives are seeking public assistance regarding a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 3:19 a.m. The incident began as a fight broke out in a club located near the corner of 9th Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr. Street South. The altercation spilledContinue Reading
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in the Jennings area on Friday, February 7, as part of an ongoing initiative to combat illegal drug activity in the county. The warrant was obtained following an extensive investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Drug TaskContinue Reading
A traffic stop by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Polk City resulted in the recovery of two missing and endangered children from St. Petersburg on Saturday, February 1. Deputies conducted the stop at 5:20 p.m. on a red 2003 Mercury Mountaineer at 1060 Commonwealth Avenue. The driver was identifiedContinue Reading
Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the 2025-26 Focus on Fiscal Responsibility Budget, a $14.8 billion investment aimed at improving Florida’s highways, bridges, spaceports, seaports, and aviation infrastructure. The budget includes a $1.7 billion acceleration of congestion relief projects on Interstate-4 and a commitment to reducing federal oversight in state-led infrastructureContinue Reading
A federal judge has sentenced Frank Anthony Acanda, 27, of Jacksonville, to one year and one day in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Acanda was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims he and his co-defendant, Jonathan Benavide Hidalgo, 27, defrauded. According to court documents, Acanda, Hidalgo,Continue Reading
A joint investigation between the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) and Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has led to the arrest of James Shepard, 50, in connection with a series of home appliance thefts from construction sites in St. Johns and Flagler counties. On January 20, 2025, SJSO PropertyContinue Reading
The Daytona Beach Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of suspects involved in an armed robbery at the Bethune Village Market on January 29, 2025. The robbery occurred at the store located at 835 Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. The suspects areContinue Reading