TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State investigators say a Georgia man is behind a scheme to steal disaster-relief funds intended for Florida small businesses recovering from the 2024 hurricanes. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested Carl Anthony Needham Jr., 31, of Atlanta, on charges of grand theft over $20,000, identityContinue Reading
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Tyrese Coleman, who died early Thursday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officer Coleman joined the department in January 2025. “Our hearts are broken,” Chief Lawrence Revell said in a statement. “Officer Coleman was a valued memberContinue Reading
On Monday, November 3, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit arrested 48-year-old Marisa Humose following an investigation into financial theft and fraud at a local church. In June, the church’s pastor reported suspected discrepancies after discovering unauthorized transfers from the church’s Cash App account. Humose, who served asContinue Reading
On Monday, November 3, a 15-year-old 9th-grade student at Leon High School in Tallahassee was involved in a physical altercation following a verbal dispute. The student reportedly believed another student had called him a derogatory name and struck that student multiple times. When a school staff member attempted to intervene,Continue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Dedario Jermartinez Hunter, 40, of Gretna, in connection with a shooting at a memorial service on November 1, 2025. Hunter faces one count of second-degree murder, a first-degree felony. The incident occurred during a memorial for a previousContinue Reading
Quincy, FL – The Quincy Police Department has arrested Dennis Johnson in connection with a robbery that occurred on October 28, 2025 near Quincy Plaza. The victim, walking home from work, reported being attacked and robbed by three men. During the struggle, the victim was able to identify Johnson afterContinue Reading
Tallahassee, FL — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Jacquez Shakur Oneal, 22, of Tallahassee, in connection with a homicide in Gretna, Gadsden County, that occurred on October 21, 2025. Oneal faces one count of first-degree murder, a first-degree felony. The incident began when the Gretna PoliceContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier this month, while conducting proactive patrols aimed at preventing violent crime, members of the Tallahassee Police Department’s Violent Crimes Response Team (VCRT) conducted a traffic stop near East Orange Avenue and South Monroe Street. As detectives approached the vehicle, a juvenile passenger fled on foot. DetectivesContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A joint operation by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit and the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) resulted in the arrest of a man facing numerous felony charges related to child exploitation. On Friday, October 10th, investigators executed a search warrant at a businessContinue Reading
The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested three teenagers in connection with a series of auto burglaries at two apartment complexes on West Pensacola Street. On September 30, 2025, officers responded to reports of multiple vehicle break-ins at the 1701 and 1800 blocks of West Pensacola Street. Detectives from TPD’s BurglaryContinue Reading