A Windermere man was arrested after Orange County deputies say he hit an 11-year-old child on an e-bike with an SUV, then smashed the child’s cellphone during a confrontation in the neighborhood.

A newly released report from the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills sheds light on why the town’s police chief resigned last month. According to an investigation conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, former police chief Michael Giddens was being investigated for having sex while on duty with a woman who was the estranged wife of the suspect in a criminal investigation.

Police arrested a McDonald’s restaurant employee for allegedly pulling a knife on a customer and telling him, “You can die today,” during a dispute over missing French fries.

A Central Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after murdering and trying to rape his girlfriend’s 93-year-old mother, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

Per investigators, Shepard had a “jerry-rigged Whizzinator,” a fake bladder of fake urine wired to a heating pad with a faux penis to make it look convincing.

Body camera video released by police shows what happened when two Central Florida charter school principals were arrested on DUI charges.

On Wednesday, investigators revealed that 19 Florida residents have now pleaded guilty in a wide-ranging bank fraud conspiracy.

In a news conference Wednesday, Worrell highlighted significant gains in conviction rates and continued progress on juvenile justice reform.

Gov. DeSantis signed a letter Monday designating July 28 as the date of execution at Florida State Prison for former Mascotte police officer James Duckett.

Three days after a 60-year-old man was shot in Sanford’s Goldsboro neighborhood, investigators say they are still working to determine exactly what happened — and who is the victim or the suspect.

An Orlando man was arrested after officers said he picked up an 8-year-old girl near a hotel pool and ran when her family confronted him.

Seven people were arrested as part of an undercover operation in Volusia County this month, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man was arrested following a disturbance call that led Port Orange police to discover a concealed laboratory containing hazardous chemicals inside his home.

An operation in Osceola County to catch sex offenders and predators who hadn’t registered with the state led to 126 arrests, the sheriff’s office said Monday.

Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last.

Jeremy Mason, 29, was arrested on Friday after troopers responded to a “Be On the Lookout” alert for a white Chevrolet Silverado traveling westbound on State Road 400. Dispatchers reported a woman inside the vehicle was yelling that she had been kidnapped.

Police in Sanford say one person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting Saturday. Police say it happened near W. 14th Street and Bell Avenue.

The principal of a charter school in Lake County has been arrested on charges related to DUI, along with another woman who claimed to be a principal at the school.

Three people have been arrested after a shooting at an apartment complex in Orlando on Thursday, which led to a pursuit that ended in Seminole County.

The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to seek the death penalty against one of the suspects in a drug ring and carjacking that led to a woman’s death in 2024. Prosecutors say Jordanish Torres-Garcia was the one who held Katherine Aguasvivas at gunpoint in the shocking carjacking that took place in Winter Springs.

Eddy Noelsaint, 54, was found guilty this week of four counts of sexual battery against a member of his church.

A Palm Bay man will spend 38 years in prison for the beating death of his 12-year-old son in 2021. Jason Godleski, 38, was sentenced this week in Brevard County after pleading no contest to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and neglect of a child with great bodily harm.

The execution of former Mascotte police officer James Duckett can go forward after the Florida Supreme Court lifted its stay.

A suspect fled a traffic stop in Sanford Tuesday, ending with a crash that killed two innocent bystanders on U.S. 17-92 in Casselberry. From the beginning, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said it did not actively pursue the suspect, 26-year-old Marquavious Wheaton, as he allegedly sped through Seminole County at speeds exceeding 100 mph. However, witnesses told News 6 that law enforcement swarmed the crash scene quickly, leaving some to wonder how. Now we know.

Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing a Lake County woman last year and leaving her body along a Mount Dora road. A grand jury indicted Shahidul Islam for first-degree murder in the shooting death of his sister-in-law, Monica Islam.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says a man was hospitalized after a deputy-involved shooting early Wednesday morning.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office needs help to find three people accused of stealing electronics from a school and vandalizing one of the conference rooms. The incident happened on June 26 at 1:46 a.m. at Cross Prairie K-8 School on Rankin Street in Kissimmee.

A convicted sex offender in DeLand is facing several charges, accused of forcefully groping two nurses at a hospital.

A man accused of shooting a 70-year-old woman three times at an Orlando bus stop will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bond.

A promised crackdown on illegal house parties over the July 4 weekend led to six people being arrested and two parties being shut down.

According to police, Justice S. Fletcher placed a firearm inside a trash can on Thursday, retrieved it, and accidentally discharged it, striking a building. No injuries were reported.

The father of a 13-year-old girl is suing the Orange County apartment complex where authorities say his daughter was raped and killed July 4, 2024.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to keep Kevin Millares locked up without bond until trial. Millares was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in New York after fleeing the Orlando area following the June 8 shooting.

Deputies said he took over 20 dogs from his mother's home in Palm Coast before heading to St. Johns County, where they were purposefully released and abandoned on the side of the road.

New bodycam footage has been released after deputies fatally shot a knife-wielding woman last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman on her way back from visiting her sick father in the hospital was killed when a suspected drunk driver rear-ended her car at a red light and fled the scene in Lake Mary late Tuesday night. Now, her heartbroken fiancé is speaking out — not just about his loss, but about the decision he says cost Danielle Akers her life.

An assistant principal in Seminole County is now facing a DUI charge after he was caught riding an e-bike late at night, according to the sheriff’s office.

Police said Peoples fled earlier from VSO deputies who were attempting to arrest him, raising concerns he would continue to endanger the public. After the arrest, officers said they discovered his 11-year-old daughter was in the vehicle.

Data shared with News 6 from the Florida Highway Patrol shows troopers made 967 arrests for dangerous excessive speeding statewide from July 1, 2025, through June 15, 2026. The total number of “super speeders” stopped in Florida in the last year is likely much higher when you factor in arrests made by county sheriffs, municipal police, and other agencies.

Deputies said they received a tip last week about the video, which was reportedly posted to Snapchat.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued another scathing letter to Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, this time accusing her office of “leniency toward murderers and pedophiles.” Worrell accused Uthmeier of being 'more interested in scoring political points' in a response to News 6.

The Volusia County Sheriff is responding to a Holly Hill church pastor who told News 6 her son was not involved in a major drug and gang operation, saying investigators surveilled the house next to the church for almost a year and saw people selling marijuana.

Police said the incident happened on Tuesday evening along State Road 414, where the girl was seen waving her arms to get help outside an SUV on the side of the highway.

A 34-year-old man charged earlier this year with defrauding investors out of at least $250 million pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a “Ponzi scheme.” Christopher Delgado could face up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering Tuesday.

A Palm Coast couple wired $40,000 to a contractor for home renovations that were supposed to be finished in three months. Detectives say the work barely started — and the money went elsewhere, including signed baseball card purchases.

Volusia County law enforcement raided 10 properties, targeting a violent drug gang known as the "Cut Throat Murderers" linked to fatal overdoses and shootings on the county's east side.

Lady Lake officials say 20-year-old Bryson “Swift” Leverette was one of two people shot at a home in the Skyline Hills area of town on June 30, 2023.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced that on Friday, deputies arrested 12 adults and 3 juveniles accused of stealing food and drinks from the Wawa in Davenport.

Two Deltona parents accused of threatening a teenager with a knife and a gun returned to court for a bond hearing.

A Palm Bay woman was arrested over the weekend after she was caught with cocaine in her “lower region” after a traffic stop, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Zebron Trenton Biggs, of Orlando, was arrested May 27 after the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office linked him to two separate shootings at a home in Altamonte Springs. Investigators say Biggs tried to kill the victim because "he didn't want to have a baby with a 14-year-old."

Orlando police say a fight overnight near Church Street and Orange Avenue ended with an accidental gunshot, sending a woman to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sanford police are continuing to investigate after a woman in her late 60s was found dead inside her home Friday evening.

A former nurse at University Behavioral Health Center in Orlando will spend the next 10- years in prison, adjudicated guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient last June.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on eight more bills, bringing the total number of new laws this year to well over 200.

The woman accused of luring Lake County deputies to her home in a deadly ambush in 2024 sat quietly in a courtroom for six hours Friday, as three psychologists testified about her ability to stand trial. Julie Sulpizio is the only living suspect in the ambush that left Master Deputy Bradley Link dead. Two other deputies survived their injuries.

Police in Kissimmee now say the body that was discovered in a neighborhood on Thursday morning is part of a homicide case. The victim has now been identified as Charles Harper, 71. Police are looking for help finding whoever took Harper's truck, which was recovered later in Altamonte Springs.

Downtown Ormond Beach businesses are taking matters into their own hands after drivers continue to ignore a reduced speed limit on Granada Boulevard — nearly a year after the change took effect.

An Osceola County deputy was arrested Thursday morning, accused of domestic violence. Deputies say the victim reported Elias Ramirez III, 34, from an Orange County RaceTrac after they said Ramirez began shoving and kicking her.

Over a decade after a woman was killed during an armed robbery, Orange County deputies announced they’ve finally pinned a suspect.

An afternoon in a quiet Oviedo neighborhood turned chaotic this weekend after an attempted armed robbery led to a car crash, a gunshot and an alleged effort to cover up the crime. News 6 is learning that four people are now facing charges, including a man previously arrested while wanted for attempted murder in New Jersey.

A Kissimmee man was caught earlier this month after he fled from law enforcement in an RV, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

An Apopka man accused of running a massive cryptocurrency investment fraud through Goliath Ventures has agreed to plead guilty, according to court records obtained by News 6 on Tuesday.

A St. Cloud foster parent accused of multiple child sex abuse felonies was reportedly caring for six foster children at the time of his arrest, raising questions about oversight within Florida’s foster care system.

A heavy law enforcement presence popped up along Lee Road in Orange County on Tuesday evening after a man reportedly threatened his brother with a knife, according to the sheriff’s office.

A former Florida Highway Patrol captain has pleaded “not guilty” in a major off-duty pay scheme, according to court records obtained by News 6.

An undocumented immigrant from Mexico has been arrested after getting into a “physical altercation” with an ICE agent in Orange County last week, according to the FLHSMV.

After coming across a Facebook post showing the duct-taped dog, investigators said they jumped into action to find the animal and its owner.

An unsanctioned block party over the weekend in the Midway community ended in a deputy shooting and killing an armed man, but Seminole County sheriff’s deputies believe there was another armed person at the time, and they are looking for help to find that person.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will announce the results of a new undercover cyber operation this afternoon. Sheriff Rick Staly is expected to talk about the results of Operation Innocence Shield.

According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Service located and arrested Kevin Millares, 27, in New York on a charge of attempted murder. He is being held at Rikers Island while awaiting extradition.

A 66-year-old St. Cloud man is facing multiple felony child sexual abuse charges after investigators say several children living in his home reported years of abuse. Police say the investigation began after one victim disclosed the allegations to another adult, and detectives now believe there could be more victims.

The widow of a man killed while staying at a short-term vacation home in Kissimmee is now suing the homeowner’s association that oversees the neighborhood, accusing the group of negligence that led to her husband's death.

A Seminole County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed an armed man early Saturday morning during a block party in the Midway community, but nearly three days later, residents are still waiting for answers about what led to the deadly confrontation.

A West Melbourne man has avoided a possible death sentence by agreeing to a 60-year prison term for the child-abuse death of a 3-year-old boy.

Orange County deputies said a man was hospitalized with minor injuries after shots were fired into a fence, sending debris that struck him.

A Lake County man was arrested on video voyeurism charges after investigators say hidden-camera videos and images were found on a work computer and a cloud drive.

Oviedo police responded to reports of shots fired at Live Oaks Reserve and said one person was found injured by a vehicle, not by gunfire.

St. Cloud police are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in a video damaging a roadside memorial near Key Foods.

Sanford police are investigating an early-morning shooting that sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Walmart convenience store cashier in DeLand is accused of pocketing a receipt tied to a winning Florida Lottery ticket worth $2,700, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Two Florida Highway Patrol officers are out of a job and facing criminal charges after investigators say they billed a private resort community for days they never showed up to work. News 6 took a closer look at how FHP handles off-duty pay.

A former probation officer faces over 560 years in prison after she helped warn members of a drug trafficking group that investigators were closing in, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Newly uncovered documents show former FHP Captain Sterling King was convicted of official misconduct after investigators said he used his position to help dismiss a speeding ticket following an inappropriate interaction during a 2004 traffic stop.

Opponents of the death penalty and friends of Dusty Ray Spencer argued Thursday against his pending execution by lethal injection next week for murdering his wife 34 years ago in Orange County.

Two Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested this week billed a Central Florida community for off-duty security work they never actually performed, according to newly obtained arrest affidavits.

An Orlando woman has been jailed after she advertised lip filler services — all without a license, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

A mother and her young son were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross the street on Tuesday, according to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey took to social media on Thursday, targeting an animal cruelty suspect after a dog had to be euthanized.

Mount Dora police have wrapped up a three-day search of a drained Deltona retention pond in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Nicole Baldwin — and while no evidence was found, investigators say the case is actively moving forward.

A competency hearing for the man accused of killing three tourists outside a Kissimmee Airbnb was delayed Thursday. Ahmad Bojeh, 29, faces three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 17 shooting deaths of three visitors from Ohio who were staying at an Airbnb near his home.

A new Florida law was passed this week, and it brings new meaning to what constitutes a “gang member.”

Two Central Florida troopers have been taken into custody as part of an overtime fraud investigation, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

Lake County deputies arrested two men last week, accused of going more than 100 mph as they raced each other along U.S. 27 in the Leesburg area. Deputies arrested William Bosworth, 85, who was driving a gray Nissan sports car, and Philip Signorino, 57, who was driving a red Corvette, on Friday night.

A recent viral trend has been causing issues as of late in Central Florida, but the Flagler County sheriff cautioned on Wednesday that the "door kick challenge" could have deadly consequences.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on yet another batch of new laws — this time tackling criminal issues.

One person was hospitalized after being shot near an apartment complex in Kissimmee on Tuesday night, according to the police department.

Mount Dora police announced on Tuesday that they are draining a Deltona retention pond in search of clues about what happened after the mysterious disappearance of Nicole Baldwin.

The boyfriend of a woman mauled to death protecting her dog is now being accused himself of animal cruelty, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.