Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in Daytona causing a stoppage on the Florida East Coast Railroad. Police are asking drivers to avoid the…
Police recover body of missing 15-year-old who drowned in Holmes Creek
VERNON, FL – The body of a missing teenager feared drowned has been recovered after a two-day recovery operation in and around Holmes Creek. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the…
Man Sentenced in Ft. Pierce to over 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Migrants by Sea ahead of Hurricane
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Yesterday, a federal judge in Ft. Pierce sentenced a Bahamian man to 151 months in prison for trying to smuggle migrants into the United States on a poorly-equipped and…
Miami Man Charged with Multiple Bank Robberies
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Federal prosecutors have charged 43-year-old Christopher C. Pinkston of Miami with robbing two banks in South Florida last month. According to allegations in the criminal complaint affidavit, at about…
Orange Park Man Charged After Mailing Multiple Machinegun Conversion Devices
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin (41, Orange Park) with possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. If convicted,…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Debit Card Theft Scheme
TEXAS – A U.S. citizen who formerly resided in the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal debit cards from…
Mexican National with Prior Felonies Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the Country
BANGOR, MAINE – A Mexican national with an immigration history of prior removals and felony convictions pleaded guilty today in federal court to illegally reentering the U.S., Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E.…
Video of Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies Talking Down Man Jumping from Bridge gets 10 Million views
Orange County, FL – A video from December, published to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has gone viral and now has been seen by 10 million people. A man holding a razor…
Search called off for missing teen feared drowned in Holmes Creek
VERNON, FL – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has called off the search for the night to find a boy feared drowned in Holmes Creek. The search will resume in the morning.…
Manslaughter charge filed after unattended baby drowned in bathtub
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Police have charged one person for the negligent death of a child who drowned after being left unattended in a bathtub. The Tallahassee Police Department reports: On March 8,…
Police car struck by drunk driver as officer at previous DWI crash call
CLEARWATER, FL – Clearwater police officers had their hands full with drunk drivers last night. Police reported three drunk drivers were charged overnight after a series of crashes. At one crash site,…
Set your clocks ahead this weekend and some say we should just stay on Daylight Savings Time
This weekend is time to “spring ahead” and set your clocks ahead an extra hour to end the practice of setting clocks back each winter to allow for more daylight in the…
Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Yanio Montes De Oca, age 33, of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder funds derived from a nationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved…
Sea turtle egg poachers get prison time
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Bruce Wayne Bivins and Carl Lawrence Cobb, both of Riviera Beach, Florida, will serve federal prison terms after pleading guilty to poaching federally-protected sea turtle eggs. U.S. District Court…
Tampa Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Firearms Offenses
TAMPA, FLORIDA – Gabriel Antonio Thompkins, II (25, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection with the attempted purchase of a firearm,…
Orange County Deputies searcing for man suspected of luring child into his car in Orlando
ORLANDO, FL – Florida deputies are searching for a man who is accused of luring a young girl into his vehicle. “Deputies are still looking for this man, who tried to lure…
Miami Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud After Falsely Claiming to Be Farmers
MIAMI, FLORIDA – A Florida couple pleaded guilty for their participation in a scheme to file four fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.1 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and…
Guinness raises a toast to community heroes in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day
For more than 260 years, Guinness has been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and what it means to be Irish: being resilient, toasting to the good times and always focusing on the silver…
Jacksonville man arrested in Buffalo for rape of 13-year-old girl
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 57-year-old Rafael A. Rodriguez of Jacksonville, Florida was arraigned on Friday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging…
Jacksonville man arrested in Buffalo for rape of 13-year-old girl
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 57-year-old Rafael A. Rodriguez of Jacksonville, Florida was arraigned on Friday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on…