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
Miami, FL – March 7, 2025 – Okechukwu Josiah Odunna, a 60-year-old resident of Abuja, Nigeria, appeared in a Miami federal court after being extradited to the United States for his alleged role in a mortgage fraud scheme. This scheme is said to have involved the fraudulent purchase of aboutContinue Reading
Christopher Arrick Townsend, 37, of Lehigh Acres, is in custody after an armed robbery at a Little Caesar’s Pizza in Immokalee led to a vehicle pursuit and his eventual arrest in Hendry County. Townsend is also suspected in five other armed robberies in Collier County and multiple armed robberies inContinue Reading
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested two teenagers linked to multiple vehicle burglaries in East Naples. The suspects, 18-year-old Matthew Trillingham of Fort Myers and 16-year-old Daniel Taylor of Naples, face charges of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance. The arrests follow incidents reported on JanuaryContinue Reading
A 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening after throwing a large quantity of cocaine from his vehicle while attempting to flee Collier County deputies. Brandon Covert Kosiorek, a convicted felon and documented gang member in Collier County, is being held at the Naples Jail Center on a charge of cocaineContinue Reading
A Naples woman was arrested Wednesday after an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office revealed she stole thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from Target by failing to scan all her items at self-checkout. Kimberly McDonnell, 36, is charged with grand theft ($750-$5,000) after detectives determined she made 18Continue Reading