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FORT PIERCE, FL – Police K-9 Zoro is a rookie, but this week, after a man rammed another deputy’s patrol vehicle. Thanks to Zoro’s keen sense of smell and the …

MARTIN COUNTY, FL – On Tuesday, Martin County deputies engaged in a seven hour stand-off with a Hobe Sound man that ended with the subject in custody. “The incident began …

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a message for America, “If you want to reopen schools, open them. Open the door. Let them come in.” DeSantis is under …

SUNSHINE KEY, FL –  Did you know that taking live conch out of the waters in and around Florida is illegal?  One poacher near Sunset Key found out the hard …

SOUTHPORT, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing this afternoon at about 1:45 pm. The stabbing occurred at a residence on Kingswood …

PASCO COUNTY, FL – A Florida man, literally, Florida man, was arrested when he was caught abusing the 9-1-1 service.   A  man with a very large tattoo of the state …

HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – On Thursday,at 4:37 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Timber Pines Resident Activity Center in reference to a report of a suspicious person. As …

SEBRING — A 30-year-old Sebring High School teacher has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 15-year-old student. Ariel Madden Reed, a critical thinking teacher who has a …

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced today that George Thomas Griffiths, Jr. (41, Ponte Vedra Beach) has been arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint with …

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Matthew Zachariah Humphrey (26, Daytona Beach) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that offense. He faces a …

KISSIMMEE, FL – On February 9, 2021, at approximately 2318 hours, Osceola County deputies responded to the Applebee’s located at 2060 E. Osceola Parkway Kissimmee, Florida to a report of …

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Back in October, a 75-year-old Port St. Lucie resident leaving a shopping center found a flyer on their car advertising home remodeling services. Looking to …

OCALA, FLORIDA  – United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Dominique Lamar Oliver (31, Ocala) to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Oliver …

MIAMI , FLORIDA – A Florida man pleaded guilty today for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase …

STARKE, FL – On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at approximately 8:55 AM Officers with the Starke Police Department took a report of a missing 15-year-old female who had not shown …

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Louis Farmer, Jr. (24, Orlando) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as …

ORLANDO, FL – A player has been caught by his girlfriend after pushing the limit.  That limit was stealing one girl’s grandma’s wedding and engagement rings and using them to …

TAMPA, FL – Police in Tampa are searching for a white male who allegedly accosted a woman against her will outside Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night after Super Bowl …

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Bay County deputies have arrested a man operating a Jamaican lottery scam.  According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest of a Panama City …

CITRUS COUNTY, FL – The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man who was pulled over driving a stolen vehicle. “Yesterday evening Deputy Fagouseh was traveling on …

PALM BEACH, FL – Today was the first day of the impeachment trial against former President Donald J. Trump.  It also marks the first day of the city of  Palm …

TAMPA, FLORIDA – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Kevin Jonathan Canty (33, West Palm Beach) with violating national defense airspace. If …

The internet is abuzz with news that hackers broke into a Tampa Bay area water supply ahead of Super Bowl LV with the intention to poison the drinking water in …

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Thomas Drew Bess, 39, of Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 …

BAY COUNTY, FL – Thirty-eight people were arrested in a week-long online operation in Bay County Florida. Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced today the details of Operation Watchdog, a …