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Crime and Public Safety

Suspect in alleged bank robbery, kidnapping previously served 10-year sentence for similar crime

Suspect in alleged bank robbery, kidnapping previously served 10-year sentence for similar crime

A suspect shot by police following a bank robbery, kidnapping, and high-speed chase through Ocala had recently completed a 10-year prison sentence for a previous bank robbery, authorities said.

May 10, 2025 12:45am EDT
Brevard County child with autism found dead in pond after reported missing, deputies say

Brevard County child with autism found dead in pond after reported missing, deputies say

A 4-year-old boy with autism was found dead in a pond Friday morning after being reported missing less than an hour earlier, deputies say.

May 9, 2025 7:11pm EDT
4 teens arrested in violent attack leaving man seriously injured: 'Sickening rage'

4 teens arrested in violent attack leaving man seriously injured: 'Sickening rage'

Four teens face felony charges after an attack that Polk County deputies call "brutal," leaving a man with serious injuries.

May 9, 2025 6:13pm EDT
Deadly Florida bear attack: Investigators find partial remains of elderly man inside animal

Deadly Florida bear attack: Investigators find partial remains of elderly man inside animal

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says the remains of one of the three black bears killed earlier this week have been found to contain the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel.

May 9, 2025 5:51pm EDT
Mother, child seriously injured in hit-and-run outside Walmart, suspected driver arrested at motel

Mother, child seriously injured in hit-and-run outside Walmart, suspected driver arrested at motel

Largo police say they've arrested the driver who took off after hitting a mother and her 6-year-old child in a Walmart parking lot, leaving both with serious injuries.

May 9, 2025 5:27pm EDT
4 Florida teens arrested for brutal beating of man, deputies say

4 Florida teens arrested for brutal beating of man, deputies say

Four Florida teens were recently arrested after deputies say they brutally beat a man who suffered serious injuries to his face, including a broken nose, broken jaw, multiple lacerations and swelling.

May 9, 2025 3:20pm EDT
Viral 'Chromebook challenge' prompts warnings from school districts

Viral 'Chromebook challenge' prompts warnings from school districts

A middle school student in Connecticut was reportedly hospitalized after a fire started by the “Chromebook challenge."

May 9, 2025 12:08pm EDT
Marion County substitute teacher accused of sexual relationship with middle school student

Marion County substitute teacher accused of sexual relationship with middle school student

A substitute teacher is behind bars in Marion County, accused of having a sexual relationship with a middle school student.

May 9, 2025 12:08am EDT
Horses on Polk County property left for weeks without food and water, owner arrested: ‘Severely malnourished’

Horses on Polk County property left for weeks without food and water, owner arrested: ‘Severely malnourished’

A Polk County man is behind bars after deputies said he neglected six horses, all of which were found severely malnourished on his property. One of the horses died. 

May 8, 2025 4:20pm EDT
Florida fitness influencer faces 5 felonies for running over cop and fleeing, police say

Florida fitness influencer faces 5 felonies for running over cop and fleeing, police say

A Florida personal trainer and fitness influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram was arrested after he allegedly ran over a cop, fled the scene and crashed into another vehicle at high speed.

May 8, 2025 3:57pm EDT
Ocala bank robbery leads to pursuit ending in retention pond, officer-involved shooting

Ocala bank robbery leads to pursuit ending in retention pond, officer-involved shooting

A bank robbery at a TD Bank in Ocala triggered a police pursuit Thursday afternoon that ended with the suspects’ vehicle crashing into a retention pond and an officer-involved shooting near the 4400 block of SE Maricamp Road, authorities said.

May 8, 2025 3:02pm EDT
Port Orange Walgreens shooter identified as 60-year-old 'disgruntled customer'

Port Orange Walgreens shooter identified as 60-year-old 'disgruntled customer'

A 60-year-old man shot two employees inside a Walgreens pharmacy in Port Orange on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself in the parking lot, authorities confirmed.

May 8, 2025 11:55am EDT
Port Orange shooting: 2 Walgreens employees shot, gunman found dead outside store, police say

Port Orange shooting: 2 Walgreens employees shot, gunman found dead outside store, police say

A large police presence surrounded a Walgreens in Port Orange on Wednesday evening as officers investigated a deadly shooting near the intersection of Taylor Road and Williamson Boulevard.

May 7, 2025 11:46pm EDT
Florida family pushes for pool safety reform after daughter's drowning death

Florida family pushes for pool safety reform after daughter's drowning death

The family of 5-year-old Thamar Esperance is calling for stricter pool safety laws after she drowned in an unfenced construction-site pool in Apopka in 2021.

May 7, 2025 9:10pm EDT
Man who brutally killed Daytona Beach couple during 2022 Bike Week pleads no contest, gets life sentence

Man who brutally killed Daytona Beach couple during 2022 Bike Week pleads no contest, gets life sentence

Jean Robert Macean, the man accused of brutally murdering a couple during Daytona Beach Bike Week festivities in 2022, entered a plea of no contest during a Wednesday hearing and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

May 7, 2025 4:43pm EDT
Tina Brown is Florida's only woman currently on death row

Tina Brown is Florida's only woman currently on death row

Tina Brown is currently the only woman on death row in Florida, according to the state's department of corrections.

May 7, 2025 8:20am EDT
Evacuations ordered at Clearwater high-rise after structural crack discovered

Evacuations ordered at Clearwater high-rise after structural crack discovered

Dozens of residents were urgently evacuated from a 12-story condominium building on Tuesday after construction workers discovered a growing crack in a support column in the building’s parking garage.

May 6, 2025 10:40pm EDT
Brevard County teacher found guilty related to house party with alleged underage drinking

Brevard County teacher found guilty related to house party with alleged underage drinking

Karly Anderson, a Brevard County teacher, was found guilty Tuesday of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence after attending an underage house party in January.

May 6, 2025 5:55pm EDT
Volusia County woman accused of impersonating police officer in parking lot dispute

Volusia County woman accused of impersonating police officer in parking lot dispute

A Volusia County woman is facing charges after police say she pretended to be a law enforcement officer and issued a fake traffic warning during a dispute over a parking space outside a Walmart Neighborhood Market.

May 6, 2025 2:01pm EDT
McCabe's Bar shooting: Avantae Williams, former Miami Hurricanes football player, charged with murder

McCabe's Bar shooting: Avantae Williams, former Miami Hurricanes football player, charged with murder

Former college football star, Avantae Williams,24, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree murder following a deadly shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at McCabe’s Bar in downtown DeLand, according to police.

May 6, 2025 12:36pm EDT
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