MIAMI, FL – On July 10, 2025, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of two bail bondsmen, Juan Carlos Soto-Arraga and Alexander Michael Rispa, in connection with an organized scheme to defraud and extort multiple victims. Rispa is a Venezuelan national. According to investigators, the twoContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the South Florida State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) Task Force arrested Rolando Suarez, 57, of Miami, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Suarez faces four felony counts of possession of a firearm, weapon, and ammunition by a convicted felon. The investigation beganContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the South Florida State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) Task Force have arrested 51-year-old Jayram Ruiz Roche of Opa-Locka on multiple felony drug charges related to a fentanyl trafficking operation. Ruiz Roche faces one first-degree felony count of trafficking amphetamine between 28Continue Reading
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has announced the arrests of two illegal aliens and one legal permanent resident in Miami as part of a drug trafficking investigation under the State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) initiative. Carlos Alberto Sexto, 52, an illegal alien, faces charges of trafficking overContinue Reading
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