Florida

Miami, Florida — A Florida man charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made his first appearance today in federal magistrate court in Ft. …

Former Oakland Raiders cheerleader and Playboy model Patricia Cornwall, the mile-high Karen, Patricia Cornwall who was caught on video assaulting an elderly man on a plane who was eating for …

MARTIN COUNTY, FL – 53-year old Philip Christopher Di Leo of Stuart made a run for it after crashing his car into two other motorists. It happened along Kanner Highway …

INTERLAKEN, FL – A 38-year-old Interlachen man was arrested and charged Dec. 23 with a capital felony for sexual assault on a child under 12 by a person 18 years …

HILLSBOROUGH, FL – Hillsborough County deputies were dispatched to a call for illegal dumping alongside a road, but when Deputy Fortin arrived, she realized there was something else going on. …

MIAMI, FL – A teenage passenger aboard the cruise ship MSC Seashore headed back toward Miami fell overboard. The ship was sailing on December 22nd when three alarms sounded and …

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Boynton Beach police have reported one person was killed in a single-vehicle crash while attempting to initiate a traffic stop with a reckless driver. “It is …

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is investigating the homicide of an adult male that occurred at approximately 5:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 26th. The incident occurred …

Coral Springs, FL – On Thursday, December 23, 2021, at approximately 12:33 p.m., the Coral Springs Police Department received a 9-1-1 call about a shooting in the area of 5700 NW …

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL – A fire that destroyed an RV on Highway 83 North in Defuniak Springs also forced a temporary road closure. The incident happened after 2 pm on …

BAKER COUNTY, FL – On December 9, detectives with the Baker County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kevin Michael Wilkerson (44 years old) for sexual battery. The complaint was made to BCSO …

Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating the death of a woman found lying in the road on Nov. 21. Preliminary investigation revealed shortly before 1 …

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Around 1:41 a.m. on Dec. 18, Broward Regional Communications received a call regarding a shooting northbound on I-95 between Sample Road and Southwest 10th Street. Florida …

HOLLYWOOD, FL – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit have arrested a Hollywood resident, Lidor Lahiani, for the death of a bicyclist in Weston.  According to investigators, the …

Jacksonville Police Department has six new officers that were sworn in today during a ceremony at the Center for Public Safety. Please welcome Officers Christopher Weaver, Steven Fayak, Brandon Forquet, …

LAKELAND, FL – Deputies working under Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd have locked up a real-life Grinch who stole children’s Christmas presents days before the big day. The suspect kicked …

OKEECHOBEE CO., FL – On 12/21/2021, the United States Marshals Service was contacted by the Avoyelles Parish County Sheriff’s Office (Louisiana), regarding an arrest warrant for Travis Ryan. Ryan was …

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of …

PANAMA CITY, FL – A 42-year-old man is charged with having sex with a minor in a department store dressing room. The Panama City Police Department was called to a …

Wall Township, N.J. – The New Jersey State Police have charged Evelyn V. Alvino, 20, of Pinellas Park, FL, after an 18-month arson investigation of a fire that destroyed the …

PALM COAST, FL – On December 15, 2021, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) responded to 9 Round Table Lane in Palm Coast after a Probation Officer conducted a check …

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – On December 17, 2021, at approximately 9:16 am, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an individual discovering a body in a residence …

ORMOND BEACH, FL – Two men have been arrested by the Ormond Beach Police Department after they vandalized the town with antisemitic messages during the Hannukah holiday. “You might have …

VISALIA, FL – On December 17th, 2021, at 10:00, officers were dispatched to a disturbance at the Riverway Sports Park. As this call was being reported, undercover officers that were …

Two Florida men pleaded guilty this week in the Northern District of Ohio for leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain over $35 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans …