On May 23, 2025, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 33-year-old Vernesha Patrice Johnson of Miramar on multiple charges related to a public assistance fraud scheme involving more than $63,000 in requested aid. Johnson, a civilian employee with the Miami Police Department, was charged with one second-degree felonyContinue Reading
A Bradenton police officer was injured late Tuesday night during a traffic stop that escalated into a violent confrontation and vehicle crash, resulting in serious charges against the 19-year-old driver. At approximately 11:35 p.m. on May 20, Officer Shane Sharp attempted a traffic stop in the 1200 block of MartinContinue Reading
A convicted felon and a 17-year-old were arrested Monday following a standoff with deputies at a Naples apartment complex and are now implicated in a recent armed robbery and a February shooting. Christian Jeremy Wolf, 22, and Howard Wesley Green III, 17, both of Naples, face multiple felony charges asContinue Reading
A 32-year-old Lehigh Acres woman has been arrested for allegedly acting as the getaway driver for her husband during five armed robberies at businesses in Collier County. Crystal Garza is now lodged in the Collier County jail, facing five counts of armed robbery with a firearm. Her husband, Christopher ArrickContinue Reading
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is calling on the community to assist in the search for a suspect connected to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez of Naples. Detectives have identified 19-year-old Antonio Licout, also of Naples, as the suspect in this case. Licout is currently wanted on anContinue Reading
A 29-year-old Naples woman, Ida Marko, was arrested today on felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Animal Cruelty Investigations Alliance. Detectives determined that Marko repeatedly refused to provide necessary medical care and grooming for her 12-year-old white Samoyed, Sammy, despiteContinue Reading
A 34-year-old woman was shot and killed late Saturday night, leading to the arrest of a 17-year-old male suspect the following morning. Hendry County Deputies responded to a home in the Port LaBelle area at approximately 11:00 p.m. on March 29, where they found Priscilla Danielle Hallihan unresponsive with aContinue Reading
Thallas Jerome Inman Jr., 23, has been arrested in connection to the November 20, 2022, homicide of Isaiah Ezrah Diaz. On November 20, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Sanford Police responded to a report of a shooting at the Hatteras Sound Apartments. Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle with gunshotContinue Reading
A hit-and-run incident led to the arrest of two men after they fled the scene of a crash on March 20, 2025. The motorist responsible for fleeing was identified as 34-year-old Enrique De Jesus Cante-Gomez, of Miami, who was involved in a rear-end collision while driving a van with twoContinue Reading
MIAMI – A federal jury in Fort Pierce has found Dustin Sean McCabe, 49, from Ocala, Florida, guilty of seaman’s manslaughter, lying to the Coast Guard, and committing fraud related to Covid-19 relief funds. In early March 2020, McCabe bought a 48-foot boat named Southern Comfort. He lied on CoastContinue Reading