The investigation revealed that Colon had been accessing the databases improperly since 2023. A search warrant was executed on her assigned computer, leading to the issuance of an arrest warrant, deputies said.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing runaway who was last seen on Oct. 1.

Two children were reported missing on Monday evening after reportedly running away, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A six-month-long operation out of Lake County finally yielded an arrest on Tuesday as a drug trafficker was taken into custody, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen Sunday in DeLand.

Using a drone to track him down, deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of domestic battery, a news release stated.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the home that was destroyed by 'heavy machinery' on Friday.

Human remains located in the Ocala National Forest have been presumptively identified as a missing man whose bike was found several days earlier, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A SWAT team raided a property in DeLand early Wednesday morning, rescuing over two dozen dogs who were chained up there, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

With continued growth across Central Florida comes the need for more police officers and sheriff’s deputies, according to law enforcement officials. News 6 reached out to county sheriff’s offices to ask how much they pay deputies.

A Tavares bondsman said his business is at the center of what appears to be a bail bonds scheme.

Lake County deputies are searching for a missing 71-year-old man.

Following a deputy-involved shooting earlier this month that left a man dead, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office has finally released footage showing exactly what happened.

Following a deputy-involved shooting earlier this month that left a man dead, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office has finally released footage showing exactly what happened.

A cold case involving a mysterious death from 1988 in Lake County is finally solved thanks to the DNA Doe Project, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office will hold a ceremony to recognize several employees for outstanding service, including some who responded to or were involved in the 2024 shooting which took the life of Master Deputy Bradley Link.

Some students at Lake Minneola High School have been afraid to come back to class after their names were found on a "kill list."

Lake County deputies have arrested a homicide suspect after searching for him on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man in Mount Dora has to receive two more shots as part of a rabies vaccination series following an attack by two dogs that he suspected were stray.

A person found dead 40 years ago in Lake County and referred to by detectives as “Judy Doe” has been identified, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help identify a person of interest who investigators say brandished a firearm in front of a homeowner's Ring doorbell.

Arthur James Young, 59, faces charges of aggravated assault, child abuse and kidnapping, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

A 33-year-old woman faces DUI charges after she is accused of driving recklessly, including driving extremely close to power crews that were working, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A 34-year-old woman was arrested on murder and child abuse charges in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Montverde, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two persons of interest in the kidnapping of a woman that happened last week.

Running 4 Heroes will conduct the 1-mile Memorial Run in remembrance of fallen Lake County Sheriff's Office Master Deputy Bradley Link.

New court documents have been released that detail the evidence detectives compiled to arrest a woman for her alleged involvement in a deadly ambush in rural Eustis Friday.

Lake County School District announced that it is adding another layer of security by equipping its panic-button alert system with cameras.

Killian Hanley, 14, has been recovered and returned to his home, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the teen — Brandon Shaw, 17 — was last seen leaving his home around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The Mount Dora City Council has brought its rules on animals in line with Lake County Code, meaning all “at-large animals” must now be leashed when they’re not otherwise securely confined.

A man with a gunshot wound is dead after being pulled from a house that was on fire in Altoona, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office moved in on four illegal gaming establishments, making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in seized assets and cash.

Two people were found dead in a Umatilla home after a possible murder-suicide, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

We welcome Lt. Bill Reed of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to talk about what policing is like in some of our rural parts of Central Florida.

Deputies in Lake County are looking for a missing teenager who disappeared.

The lone occupant of a small plane died upon crashing in an open field near Groveland, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

When the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Act required armed officers or guardians in every Florida school starting in 2018, that created an opportunity for the Clermont Police Department: to add officers to all elementary schools since the Lake County Sheriff's Office was already in middle and high schools.

The two girls allegedly kidnapped by their mother have been found safe in Louisiana, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of two children from Sorrento.

Deputies said that the pair — Jamilya and Jayhonna Greene, respectively — were last seen on Jan. 9 in the Leesburg area.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is asking municipalities to pay for dispatch services based on population.

A News 6 investigation combed through legal judgements and settlements paid out over the last seven years by sheriff’s offices across Central Florida.

Investigators said that school administrators received a tip on Aug. 25 about an adult trespassing on school property.

Deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced their search Thursday for a 41-year-old woman missing out of Bassville Park.

Thousands of dollars have been put up for the return of a tiny home that Lake County deputies say was stolen last month.

Two people were arrested and two others are on the run after an early Monday gas station robbery, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A 72-year-old man was found dead in a Tavares lake, officials say.

A Lake County deputy’s marked vehicle was rear-ended, causing it to crash into another deputy’s cruiser, according to sheriff’s officials.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested after he almost ran over a police officer in a stolen vehicle on Sunday morning, according to the Tavares Police Department.

A Lake county woman was arrested Wednesday following reports that she had threatened and shot at her neighbors as they walked down the street outside her home.

A man was taken to the hospital after a fight inside a home near Mount Dora ended in gunfire, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Zachery Waldo, the man who left his DUI manslaughter trial for lunch and never returned.

Law enforcement officials are still searching for a Lake County man who went to lunch while on trial for DUI manslaughter and never returned.

Leesburg Police officers continue to search for the man, they say went to lunch during a DUI manslaughter trial, Tuesday and never came back.

Deputies are asking for the public’s help locating a man that was last seen in September, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

State Road 44 is closed in both directions due to a single-vehicle crash, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A Minneola man was arrested after witnesses said he punched a dog before threatening others living at his home, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A crash has northbound State Road 33 shut down in Clermont, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office released body-camera video Monday of a deputy's deadly shooting of a suicidal man who had a rifle.

A Lake County deputy shot and killed an armed man in Clermont on Sunday evening, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman is accused of chasing a relative down and fatally shooting him in Fruitland Park last week, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

After two people were found shot to death Thursday night at a home in Altoona, deputies located the people of interest in Ormond Beach the next day, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office on Saturday said its deputies had made an arrest in an attempted armed robbery of an internet café Wednesday night that left a security guard shot.

A man and woman were arrested following a yearlong drug investigation that yielded 2 pounds of fentanyl, 8 pounds of cocaine and $218,000 in cash, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office released body camera and dashcam video Thursday of a shootout between law enforcement and a man wanted out of Volusia County, according to investigators.

Deputies are investigating after antisemitic literature was reportedly distributed across several Lake County neighborhoods over the last few days.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in a Lake County crash that killed an East Ridge High School student in January, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Lake County middle school teacher has been arrested amid accusations he sexually battered a student, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Lake County Sheriff’s Office has reported a missing minor out of Leesburg, according to a LCSO Facebook post.

A man faces a charge after deputies say he threatened a Mount Dora High School student over Snapchat.

An alligator in Lake County thought it was good enough to join a local school's swim team.

A fire led to the shutdown of State Road 33 between Groveland Airport and Redwing roads on Sunday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A new piece of equipment inside the Lake County Technical College is helping deputies get as close to real-life situations as humanly possible so they can train one thing: emotional intelligence.

When deputies arrived they found one person hurt on the front porch, and one person dead inside the home.

A Silver Alert has been issued for Gregory Vincent Devon Heverling, 72, of Altoona, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

East Ridge Middle School in Clermont was on lockdown Thursday afternoon because someone called in a bomb threat, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Since the beginning of the school year, News 6 reporters have covered on more than 30 high-profile incidents on school campuses: including student arrests, weapons on campus and lockdowns.

A horse was found shot and killed in a pasture at a Groveland home, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

News 6 has learned that almost every Central Florida county is looking to hire 911 dispatchers—some, in fact, offering incentives in the form of sign-on bonuses to recruit and retain more emergency operators.

A Lake County man was fatally shot during a physical altercation with his wife, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A 39-year-old man was arrested after a bank robbery at the Insight Credit Union on Highway 441 in Eustis on Tuesday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Education Avenue from US Highway 27 to Grassy Lane Road in Minneola is temporarily closed due to a hole in the road, according to a tweet from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A Tavares man was found dead after Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of shots fired at a Leesburg residence early Monday, according to a release from Lake County detectives.

Three people were arrested and two were hospitalized following a shooting between parties who were boating and jet skiing Saturday on the St. Johns River in Astor, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said a 78-year-old woman and her 80-year-old husband were found dead on Sea Fern Drive in Leesburg.

Matthew Kirby admitted his goal was to kill the boy and showed no remorse, investigators said.

Deputies have arrested a man in a deadly stabbing in Fruitland Park, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

After a scuffle over a pair of Gucci sandals, the alleged thief fled and almost ran over the rightful owner, according to deputies.

A man from Lake County could face life in prison after getting arrested on federal drug conspiracy charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

A non-profit aiming to memorialize fallen law enforcement officers stopped at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to honor two fallen detention deputies Thursday in a motorcade.

Law enforcement officers with the Clermont Police Department, lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman wanted for attempted homicide after searching for her for nearly three weeks.

When the officer was notified of the internal investigation he submitted his resignation with the Groveland Police Department, according to the city.

A 22-year-old softball player is accused of clipping another player with his car after leaving an adult softball game in a huff, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 95-year-old man who went missing on Sunday.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office honored the heroes who once served and protected at its annual Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday.

Lake County authorities ID a body through dental records,

A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a deputy-involved shooting in Lake County on Sunday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was injured in a deputy-involved shooting Sunday afternoon.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help identifying a person of interest in multiple crimes.