A 23-year-old man who is facing charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, told Maitland police he was “in shock and panicked,” when asked why he did not remain on scene after the incident, according to an affidavit for the defendant’s arrest warrant.
Over 100 pages of texts and emails were released last week as part of an ongoing child custody dispute linked to the mysterious death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival Cruise ship.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that left a woman dead, her daughter critically injured, and the woman’s husband dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound three days before Christmas, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.
A judge on Tuesday set bond for a woman accused of pushing a 6-year-old boy under the water in a pool at Gaylord Palms, and she later bonded out of jail.
After a license plate law went into effect back in October, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would deny any legislation implementing another rule if it came across his desk.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says it has seen a noticeable uptick in fraud reports this week, prompting a public warning from Sheriff Mike Chitwood. “This time of year, we see them all year; some are very mundane, some are very elaborate, but in the last 72 hours, I got a phone call from both of my credit card companies questioning a purchase,” Chitwood said.
A man in his 30s was taken to the hospital after being shot on Monday afternoon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
A 71-year-old man is being held without bond after investigators say he assaulted a child inside an apartment complex gym in Orange County.
According to police, Tyrell Staffine used a large bolt cutter to access the store’s register area, where he stole approximately $900 in coins and cigarettes valued at $2,000.
The sheriff’s office said it received a tip that Emmanuel Edgardo Trujillo was soliciting sexual pictures from girls, ages 13-16, in exchange for vapes, drugs and gifts online.
The Edgewater Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two children taken during a “parental abduction” on Sunday evening, according to a news release.
A woman is accused of pushing a 6-year-old boy under the water in a pool at Gaylord Palms, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Apopka police are searching for a man accused of convincing a victim to hand over a large amount of cash outside a Walmart by gaining their trust through a shared religious belief, according to investigators.
After four Marion County Fire Rescue employees were arrested and terminated from their roles last month, the agency has announced another round of firings.
A Volusia County man accused of defrauding more than 100 students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for a European trip that never materialized faced a judge Thursday, who ordered him held on $4 million bond.
A deputy was conducting traffic enforcement on Old Dixie Highway when he stopped a grey Volkswagen. The driver, later identified as Byrone Lord, accelerated into oncoming traffic and fled onto U.S. 1, a news release states.
A Florida man found guilty of stealing from a Palm Coast home while on a state prison inmate work crew has been given an eight-year sentence, records show.
The victim and the two suspects took the BMW for a test drive. When the drive ended, one suspect pulled a gun and ordered the victim out of the vehicle, Osceola County deputies said.
In July, Ian Rivera-Marrero was initially charged under Florida’s Super Speeder law after troopers caught him “aggressively weaving through traffic” going 135 mph in Longwood, more than twice the speed limit.
The sheriff’s office said an additional victim came forward after seeing his arrest to report she was also attacked by him.
Body camera video showed the moments a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office K9 helped capture a man accused of stealing a truck and committing multiple burglaries.
The man accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 100 high school students for a European trip that never happened was met face-to-face Thursday by Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and by the students who say they were scammed.
Now in her 40s, Michelle Newton is navigating a relationship with a father she never knew, while her mother, seen in a viral bodycam video, faces criminal charges.
An 18-year-old man is accused of carjacking someone in Apopka before trying to take a gun from one of the officers arresting him for it, according to police.
The chase ended at the intersection of State Road 200 and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, where a deputy used a PIT maneuver to stop the stolen vehicle.
A Cape Canaveral man accused of defrauding an elderly victim was arrested after a monthlong investigation, according to the Cocoa Beach Police Department.
An Orlando firefighter is on leave without pay after his second arrest since 2023, this time accused of stalking.
Days after the horses were first reported stolen, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said that investigators have pinned an undocumented immigrant from Cuba as the suspect.
A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a mini-bike pulled out in front of him in Deltona, and for the first time in Central Florida, authorities are considering criminal charges in such a case.
Debra Newton was taken into custody in Florida on custodial interference charges stemming from a 1983 kidnapping case.
Volusia County deputies announced on Tuesday that they are searching for a wanted 18-year-old man who reportedly stole his grandmother’s firearm.
A Sanford police officer has been arrested as part of a fraud investigation in which he allegedly scammed the city, according to the police department.
A new search for any trace of a young mother missing since two days before Christmas two years ago.
Officers responded over the weekend to Berry Park, where they found Juan Gomez Jr. shot inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigations revealed that the shooting occurred after an argument involving the shooting victim, Markeis, and Mauryce Stubbs, and others about a break-in and property damage at an apartment.
Law enforcement officers in Flagler County broke car windows to rescue an unconscious driver who was later arrested on drug charges after fentanyl was found in his vehicle.
A 64-year-old man was arrested after pulling a gun and pointing it toward another vehicle that had a 3-year-old child inside, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said 19-year-old Julian Trevino moved in with the victim last September but was forced to move out because he wasn't helping pay rent.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after firing a gun during a road rage confrontation on State Road 408 in Orlando on Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit.
A Marion County jury found a 24-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm in the shooting death of 17-year-old Nosiah Santos, according to a news release from the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
The man accused of attacking a jogger near Orlando’s College Park earlier this year was rearrested Monday, accused of violating the probation he received as his sentence in the case.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested three men in Central Florida for possessing child sexual abuse material.
Testimony began Tuesday in the murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a Leesburg store clerk during a robbery last year. Alex Lopez was arrested in the shooting death of Raied Shihadeh, 51, who was killed May 29, 2024.
Schemers are using deepfake videos of Tesla CEO Elon Musk to steal thousands from people online. For one Leesburg man we talked to, it all started in a Facebook group.
A father faces charges after his 20-month-old daughter died early Saturday after being found unresponsive in a hot tub at a vacation rental, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Leesburg police are investigating after an 18-year-old man died after being found shot inside a vehicle at Berry Park on Sunday afternoon.
Robert Goodwin, a Massachusetts travel agent, is accused of defrauding more than 100 Seabreeze High School students and chaperones.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says it’s made an arrest after a man attempting to sell a watch for $115,000 on Facebook Marketplace was shot by a phony buyer.
Stefan Eide, 32, has been arrested in connection with the 2023 disappearance of 25-year-old Marissa Garcia in Palm Bay.
An 18-year-old man accused of rape and held on no bond in the Orange County jail is believed to have additional victims “who have been too afraid to come forward,” the sheriff’s office says.
The investigation linked the account to Taylor Dorsey through phone numbers, recovery emails, and IP addresses. It also revealed she was communicating with Stephon Anderson, a federal inmate, who had unauthorized access to a cell phone in prison and was exchanging child sexual abuse material with her.
On Thursday, Cory Woodall appeared before a judge asking for permission to return to his home state of North Carolina, but the judge denied his request.
An 84-year-old Palm Bay man is accused of shooting one of his relatives in the face after becoming upset over how often the relative visited him, according to police.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses Roblox of knowingly facilitating a virtual environment that makes it easy for sexual predators to prey on, groom, and abuse children, while marketing the platform in Florida to children as a fun and safe place to play and interact.
Worrell said she is holding media availability “to address community concerns and questions” regarding the case and is “keeping with our commitment to full transparency.”
A former Flagler County Fire Rescue employee was found guilty Wednesday of sexually battering a patient who was unconscious in an ambulance.
Raising issues about chronic health problems and Florida’s lethal-injection process, attorneys for condemned killer Frank Walls on Wednesday filed an emergency motion asking a federal appeals court to issue a stay of his scheduled Dec. 18 execution.
The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office says it’s reviewing what it calls a prosecutor’s “oversight” after a man accused of attacking a jogger near College Park took a plea deal and served no jail time.
Edgar, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, faces charges including murder and attempted murder after police say he fired into a crowd of thousands celebrating Halloween.
A bill bringing a special day of observation for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk just passed its first hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday.
Police in Frankfort, Kentucky, say a shooting at Kentucky State University has left one student dead and another in critical condition.
According to a news release, the decision came after reviewing evidence presented by the Ormond Beach Police Department.
A man who ran into the woods after a two-vehicle wreck was located by Florida officers who used drone technology to track him, according to officials.
A 20-year-old man arrested in Orange County after allegedly agreeing to meet what he believed was a 12-year-old boy is also facing similar charges in Arizona, according to court records.
A Seminole County judge sentenced to death a man convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend when she refused to get an abortion.
Holly Hill Police Chief Byron Williams says artificial intelligence is being used in “disturbing ways” by online predators and is creating new challenges for investigators.
A Florida man faces multiple charges after he told police he had a “dirty bomb” in his truck following a crash on Friday, according to a news release.
After five people were arrested in connection to the reported armed robbery of a Lake County casino, News 6 visited the location and left with even more questions. For one, how could it still in operation after being raided last year by law enforcement?
A hostage situation broke out at a Kissimmee apartment complex on Friday morning, ultimately leading to the suspect being shot and killed by deputies, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
A man who traveled to Auburndale from far out of state, accused of giving a minor alcohol and attempting to have sex with them, was found out by the child’s mother and arrested during a crash investigation, according to police.
An employee working on Walt Disney World property has been arrested after investigators say he stole a guest’s checkbook from her vehicle and cashed nearly $1,300 in fraudulent checks, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff's office is now offering a reward for suspects who allegedly scammed a couple of men out of thousands of dollars this week.
Florida prosecutors turned to a blood stain analyst to start off their case to keep Tommy Zeigler on death row Thursday. The hearing on new DNA evidence could lead to a retrial for Florida’s longest-serving death row inmate, who was convicted of the 1975 murders of four people at his Winter Garden furniture store.
A detective from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office has been suspended without pay after being arrested.
A 21-year-old Rollins College student is arrested after a rifle and ammunition are found in his bedroom, according to the Winter Park Police Department.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey details the seizure of 92,000 pounds of 7-OH and an arsenal of weapons and explosives.
The city of Orlando is seeking to foreclose on a home where prosecutors said David Tronnes strangled and beat his wife to death in 2018 while arguing about a major home renovation project, court records obtained by News 6 show.
An Orange County family is searching for answers after 45-year-old DeGwendolyn “Gwen” Floyd was stabbed to death at a Pine Hills home on Nov. 28, just one day after Thanksgiving.
On the third day of a high-profile evidentiary hearing in Orange County, forensic experts took the stand Wednesday as the legal team for 80-year-old Tommy Zeigler sought to use modern DNA testing to challenge a nearly half-century-old murder conviction.
