MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — State and local officials gathered Friday to dedicate Jimmy Ryce Avenue in honor of nine-year-old Jimmy Ryce, whose 1995 abduction and murder led to significant changes in child protection laws and missing child investigations across Florida. FDLE Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Director Melissa Bujeda joinedContinue Reading
KEY WEST, FL — A 21-year-old former Key West Police Department emergency dispatcher has been arrested on an array of felony charges after digital forensic teams uncovered child exploitation, artificial intelligence-altered media, and bestiality files on his electronic devices. Jacob Rookey, of Cudjoe Key, was taken into custody on ThursdayContinue Reading
Miami, FL — A Florida State Trooper and a female driver were both hospitalized after a violent encounter early Saturday morning along State Road 836 in Miami-Dade County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded around 5:30 a.m. on March 7 to reports of a reckless driver traveling eastboundContinue Reading
Miami-Dade County, FL – The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) has arrested a 50-year-old pastor accused of repeatedly fondling and attempting to kiss a minor girl on church property, according to investigators. The victim was reported as a 15-year-old girl. Elco Vallier, 50, of Loxahatchee, Florida, was takenContinue Reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a juvenile suspect accused of aggravated animal cruelty. According to investigators, the juvenile was captured on video surveillance on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at approximately 311 SW 8th Avenue in the Sailboat BendContinue Reading
HIALEAH, FL – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) Task Force arrested Eddie Junior Calle, 36, of Hialeah, on multiple drug charges. Calle faces one count each of trafficking in oxycodone, possession of crystal methamphetamine, ketamine, alprazolam, and marijuana, as well as twoContinue Reading
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office recognized Deputy Josue J. Acevedo of the Organized Crimes Bureau with the Bronze Medal of Valor, Lifesaving Award, and Distinguished Deputy of the Month for September 2025 for his extraordinary bravery. On September 5, 2025, Deputy Acevedo responded to a report of a vehicle submerged inContinue Reading
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, around 2 a.m., West Palm Beach Police responded to reports of an altercation along the 300 block of Baker Drive. Upon arrival, an individual fired multiple shots at responding officers. One officer was struck by a bullet, but their ballistic vest prevented serious injury. TheContinue Reading
MIAMI—A joint investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Florida Department of Financial Services has led to the arrest of four men accused of acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen. Alexander Michael Rispa, 43, of Homestead; Luis Angel Hernandez Salas, 34, of Florida City;Continue Reading
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Nineteen individuals have been arrested in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing fentanyl and cocaine across Palm Beach and Broward counties. The arrests are the culmination of “Operation Trackside,” a 14-month joint investigation led by the Boynton Beach Police Department and the DEA’s EnforcementContinue Reading