CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — On the morning of July 30, 2025, detention deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical emergency after inmates alerted them that 20-year-old Jarel Walker-Webb appeared ill and unresponsive. Deputies immediately began lifesaving measures until relieved by Clay County Fire and Rescue personnel.Continue Reading
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A man wanted on a felony drug warrant was fatally shot Tuesday morning, July 29, 2025, after an hours-long standoff during which he fired multiple rounds at deputies from inside a Gainesville apartment. At approximately 7:49 a.m., the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Unit arrived at 102Continue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. — A 29-year-old man is in custody after opening fire on two apartment staff members and barricading himself inside a vehicle at the Viridian Apartments on Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025. Around 9:59 a.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of an erratic individual at theContinue Reading
NAPLES, FL — A 38-year-old man claiming to represent a local youth football team is facing multiple felony fraud charges after Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives say he scammed residents by selling fake raffle tickets for an NFL game. Jacob Donald Thielking, of Naples, was arrested Monday, July 28,Continue Reading
The Orlando Police Drug Enforcement Division has arrested 49-year-old Willie Barnes following an investigation into illegal narcotics sales in Pine Hills, FL. Officers executed a search warrant and took Barnes into custody after discovering 30 MDMA pills laced with fentanyl in his possession, weighing approximately 14 grams. A search ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 24-year-old Josiah Luis Martinez in connection with the June 11, 2025, shooting death of Kenneth Mobley Jr. outside Copeland’s Restaurant on Southside Boulevard. Mobley, 38, was shot in the chest in the restaurant’s parking lot and rushed to the hospital, whereContinue Reading
In August 2024, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office District 6 officers responded to a shooting on Park Avenue, where suspects opened fire on an occupied home, fatally striking a Great Dane named Naomi on the front porch. Through ballistic evidence and information from the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), detectives identifiedContinue Reading
In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, Citrus County deputies arrested 32-year-old Cotee Alan Clark following a traffic stop that escalated into a foot pursuit and K-9 apprehension. The incident began when Deputies Sayer and Picard conducted a stop on a white Cadillac Escalade for failing toContinue Reading
On Saturday night, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers dispersed a crowd of approximately 600 to 700 juveniles near Friendship Fountain on the Southbank. JSO had been monitoring planned “takeover” events circulating on social media, where organizers attempted to use multiple locations to avoid detection. Officers issued prior warnings to event organizersContinue Reading
LAKELAND, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alexander Katchalov, 28, a former gymnastics coach, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to having sexual intercourse twice with a female student when she was under 16 years old. Katchalov was already a designated Florida Sexual Offender on felonyContinue Reading