VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida – A New Smyrna Beach contractor has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay more than $223,000 after prosecutors said he misused customer payments intended for paving projects across Volusia County. During a hearing on May 27, 2026, 52-year-old Eric Bartolozzi entered a no contest pleaContinue Reading
PALATKA, FL — A multi-month child abuse investigation spanning three northeast Florida counties has culminated in the arrest of a 23-year-old mother who investigators say fabricated stories and framed innocent bystanders to conceal a horrific pattern of physical abuse against her infant child. Hunter Deeann Miller, of San Mateo, wasContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man accused in the fatal Christmas Day shooting of a Jacksonville woman in 2024. Police said 48-year-old Thomas Lloyd Banks turned himself in Tuesday morning, May 26, at approximately 11:10 a.m. at the department’s District 3 substation. InvestigatorsContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released video and additional details Friday regarding an officer-involved shooting that followed a lengthy standoff on San Pablo Road South earlier this month. According to investigators, the incident occurred May 6 and resulted in injuries to 37-year-old Samuel Waters Jr. Authorities said WatersContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 30-year-old former high school campus monitor was swarmed by deputies and arrested on John Young Parkway after allegedly returning to the school campus he was fired from just days prior. Justice Williams Jones, of Vero Beach, was booked into the Osceola County Jail on a severeContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 22-year-old Kissimmee man is back behind bars after a quick-thinking father and a bystander tackled and detained him inside a retail clothing store. Anthony Santana was arrested after allegedly exposing his genitals to a 9-year-old girl at the Ross Dress for Less store located at 3231Continue Reading
CITRUS COUNTY, Florida – The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of displaying a handgun during an encounter with a substitute school bus driver at a Citrus County school bus stop Thursday morning. According to investigators, deputies responded May 21 to a reported firearm incident at a designatedContinue Reading
BRADENTON, Florida – A North Carolina woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged investment scam that investigators say cost a 66-year-old Bradenton man more than $100,000. According to the Bradenton Police Department, 51-year-old Elizabeth Ann Hildbrand of Charlotte was arrested May 18 with assistance from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PoliceContinue Reading
DAVENPORT, Florida – Homicide detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a fatal shooting at an illegal house party in Davenport last month. According to investigators, 18-year-old Daedean Anthony Moctezuma-Orland was shot and killed April 18 while attending a party at a residenceContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Florida – The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 61-year-old woman accused of defrauding an elderly victim while working as the victim’s caregiver. Investigators said Raggie Canty was charged with organized fraud, use of personal information without consent, uttering a forged instrument, grand theft, and exploitationContinue Reading