The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Dan E. Clark, who was last seen in Dunedin near Hancock Street and the Pinellas Trail around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024. Clark is described as 5’11”, approximately 160 pounds, with gray hair, blueContinue Reading
On Monday, December 2, 2024, at approximately 1:10 p.m., Lake City Police officers responded to a complaint of a naked individual near West US Highway 90 and NW Bascom Norris Drive. Officers found the man, later identified as 48-year-old Damion Wayne Metcalfe of West Palm Beach, outside Lake City Mall.Continue Reading
On Friday, November 29, 2024, Daytona Beach Police responded to a call at 884 S Nova Rd regarding a dog that had allegedly been shot by its owner. Upon arrival, officers made contact with 21-year-old Douglas Everett Matney, who admitted to shooting his 2-year-old pit bull mix, named Zola, afterContinue Reading
On Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 10:40 PM, Lake City Police officers responded to a fatal single-motorcycle crash at West US Highway 90 and SW Baya Drive. Investigators determined that the motorcycle was traveling east on West US Highway 90 when the operator lost control, veered onto the grass median,Continue Reading
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives, is investigating two separate arson incidents in Jacksonville’s District 1 area, both involving Molotov cocktails. Authorities believe the two incidents are connected and have released details in hopes of identifying the suspects. The first incident occurredContinue Reading
On November 26, 2024, Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Deputy Marchione conducted a traffic stop on a white GMC van traveling on US Highway 129, north of the Town of Bell. The driver, identified as Christopher William Kuhn, 38, of Bell, was found to have an active warrant for violation of probation.Continue Reading
On November 22, 2024, St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire in the 9000 block of Ebert Avenue in Hastings, Florida, within Flagler Estates’ Zone 8. Upon arrival, crews encountered flames engulfing an abandoned double-wide mobile home. Firefighters promptly deployed hose lines to extinguish the fireContinue Reading
A 20-year-old Jacksonville man was killed early Saturday morning, November 30, 2024, after being struck by two vehicles on Philips Highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. near Bowdendale Avenue, where the man was walking in the southbound lanes for an unknown reason.Continue Reading
During November 2024, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Special Investigations Section conducted “Operation Cold Turkey,” an undercover initiative aimed at apprehending adults attempting to meet minors online for sexual encounters. Nine suspects—Domingo Sebastian, Joiarib Fernandez, Marquee Lewis, Sampson Graham, Edwin Huggins, Ancel Sterling, George Davis, Christian Reyes, and DonavonContinue Reading
Travis Morgan Slaughter, 45, and Tripp Charles Slaughter, 47, both of Jacksonville, Florida, pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud related to their roofing business operations. The father-and-son duo operated businesses under the names Great White Construction, Florida RoofingContinue Reading