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
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred in New Tampa on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. At 6:31 p.m., HCSO’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 18000 block of Royal Forest Drive. Deputies responding to the scene found 67-year-old Steven Glantz withContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in solving the murder of Jaworski “JoJo” Williams, who was killed in Jasper, Florida, on December 30, 2017. The investigation into Williams’ death remains active as authorities continue to pursue leads inContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Jameel Demestrice Florence, 46, and Royan Boclair, 63, both of Miami, in connection with a multiagency State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (SAFE) investigation. Florence is charged with possession of fentanyl, while Boclair faces charges of possession of fentanyl and possession of cocaineContinue Reading
On Friday, December 13, 2024, Jacksonville Beach Police officers responded to the 600 block of 3rd Street South after reports of an individual passed out inside a vehicle. Officers observed a firearm, a water pipe, and various drug paraphernalia in plain view. Upon the suspect’s arrest, a search of theContinue Reading
Jacksonville authorities are investigating a fatal traffic crash involving an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) officer that occurred early Saturday morning, December 21, 2024, in the 1400 block of Kings Road. Around 5:00 a.m., while en route to roll call in a marked patrol car, the officer struck a pedestrianContinue Reading
On Friday, December 6, 2024, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) responded to a carjacking involving an Amazon delivery van along West 12th Street on the Westside. The stolen van was recovered shortly after the incident, but all the packages it contained were missing. Detectives are asking for the public’s assistanceContinue Reading