A Marion County mother was put behind bars this week after her 3-year-old daughter was beaten to death last month, according to the sheriff’s office.

Two people arrested for chalking a crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub say they are still waiting for a charging decision months after their arrests, raising concerns about delays in the prosecution process.

A Georgia woman was booked in Volusia County this week after a local was scammed out of $79,000, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

A man died after being found riddled with gunshot wounds at a Leesburg apartment complex early Wednesday morning, according to the police department.

A car chase along State Road 408 on Wednesday afternoon sparked a small traffic block on the highway in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A new bill that unanimously passed the Florida House this week seeks to establish a new crime: indecent exposure of sexual organs to minors.

A Winter Haven woman is facing plenty of charges after she escaped a patrol car and tried to remove an officer’s firearm on Monday, according to the police department.

In the wake of former Sheriff Marcos Lopez’s arrest and suspension from office, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is working to rebuild public confidence.

After University High School was forced to lock down over a shooting scare, deputies announced on Tuesday that they’ve caught the teen responsible.

A judge denied bond for a man who was shot by an Orange County deputy after allegedly stealing from a Walmart and declaring martial law. Investigators say that on Feb. 22, 48-year-old Jason Beal, wearing a mask, declared “martial law,” and left the store on East Colonial Drive with a cart full of merchandise.

Police announced that they’re searching for a “suspicious person” involved in an incident with two children over the weekend at a Sanford park.

Surveillance video played for the first time in an Orange County courtroom Monday showed the moments leading up to the fatal shooting outside an Orlando nightclub late last month, as well as the incident itself.

A deputy is conscious and alert after being shot twice on Monday evening, and his department-issued body camera may have helped save his life, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

A New York man was arrested over the weekend after he told airline staff that he was carrying a bomb on board a Florida flight, according to deputies.

Newly obtained video shows the moment deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrested a teacher on sex and drug charges.

A 38-year-old man was arrested after he shot another man in the stomach Sunday afternoon during an argument at a busy basketball court in Shadow Bay Park, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Two people have been formally charged with murder months after an 18-year-old was found shot to death inside a car at Berry Park in Leesburg, according to the state attorney’s office.

A man was arrested after fatally shooting a 29-year-old man outside an after-hours club in Orange County, according to deputies.

A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature would create a new statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, giving the agency expanded authority to identify and respond to perceived threats across the state.

A verbal argument that began at a Family Dollar escalated to a bullet through someone’s windshields, according to Apopka police.

A motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition as the driver accused of rear-ending them on Interstate 4 in Seminole County — with westbound lanes shut down for hours as a result — was arrested to face criminal charges including DUI, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office say he climbed into a parked ambulance while paramedics were treating a patient and attempted to move the vehicle because it was blocking his path.

Two men were arrested this week after an elderly man was scammed out of thousands of dollars, according to Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood.

A gunman in Oviedo was taken into custody after he was spotted firing off several rounds in a local neighborhood, according to the police department.

A stolen car rammed into an officer after fleeing from police in Palm Bay on Friday afternoon, according to the department.

Police in Sanford are investigating a shooting at the 7-Eleven on West 25th Street near West Airport Boulevard.

Officials say new surveillance videos released by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office show instances of abuse by a 31-year-old daycare.

A Seminole County deputy accused of submitting timesheets with overtime hours he did not work was arrested, according to sheriff’s officials.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will be joined by several Central Florida sheriffs at a news conference in Titusville.

A Florida man is accused of stealing upwards of $10,000 worth of trading cards at self-checkouts by scanning seasoning packets in their place, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office and statewide prosecutors.

An 8-year-old boy is arrested in Daytona Beach on allegations of pointing a gun at a person at a park in an apartment complex.

At one point, 44-year-old Jermaine Long can be heard telling officers, “I don’t have no weapon,” as officers order him to get on his knees before handcuffing him.

Federal jurors in South Florida have found a Palm Coast man guilty of attempted sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact on a cruise ship, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Deputies say a 50-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after an alleged stabbing led to a high-speed chase.

The city of Winter Garden wants to add artificial intelligence to its 911 call center.

A bill in the Florida Legislature right now seeks to establish a new crime: indecent exposure of sexual organs to minors.

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced a grand jury had indicted Ahmad Jihad Bojeh with three counts of first-degree murder.

After millions of documents were released regarding the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, News 6 has uncovered dozens that list the name of Ron DeSantis.

New details are emerging in a deadly shooting that happened outside a popular Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, as the suspect’s attorney suggests the case could involve self-defense.

A woman who lost $60,000 in a romance scam will finally see restitution after a judge sentenced Cory Woodall to two years in prison and ordered him to repay the money he admitted spending while laundering funds tied to a scheme that convinced her she was helping a retired U.S. Army general return to the country.

An Orlando man is facing animal-cruelty charges after being accused of abandoning a dog in a home after an eviction, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says he’s offering a $1,000 reward for the identity of two people who were riding an e-bike that struck a 5-year-old boy over the weekend.

A suspect has been arrested after a 45-year-old man was shot to death outside his Florida home.

An Apopka man is accused of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked at least $328 million from victim investors, according to federal prosecutors.

Police say a Facebook Marketplace sale turned violent in Winter Springs.

Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner becomes the second person executed in Florida this year.

What started as a social media trend is now leaving some Central Florida families shaken and on edge. On social media, the “Door Kick Challenge” — where teens run up to a home, kick the front door, and run away — has already led to charges against one Central Florida teen.

The masked shoplifting suspect shot by an Orange County deputy outside a local Walmart had a violent criminal history, Sheriff John Mina announced on Tuesday.

A 14‑year‑old Matanzas High School student has been arrested after deputies say he sent violent threats over Snapchat, displaying a firearm and threatening to shoot two classmates during an online argument outside school hours, according to a news release.

An Orlando man was arrested on Monday after a bizarre attack on a Chinese restaurant, according to investigators.

A 31-year-old daycare worker was arrested after surveillance footage showed multiple instances of alleged abuse involving children at a learning center, deputies said.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released part of the body camera video that showed the moments leading up to a deputy shooting and killing a 16-year-old shoplifting suspect at a Poinciana Walmart.

A former Daytona Beach police officer who was arrested last month will remain in jail while awaiting trial on drug charges. Amber Williamson is accused of trafficking fentanyl and meth.

A Florida man was arrested after police say he held a woman hostage after meeting on a dating app.

A Merritt Island woman was jailed after she was seen viciously attacking a cat to “get back at” a family member over the weekend, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Police said on Monday that a 16-year-old was arrested for his part in a “gang-related” shooting that injured four juveniles in the Parramore neighborhood near downtown Orlando on Feb. 15.

The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival Cruise ship last fall has sparked a new child custody fight involving the Titusville teen’s stepsiblings, newly filed court records show.

The shooting of two suspected shoplifters by law enforcement at Walmart stores in Orange and Osceola counties this week is raising new questions about how the retail giant handles theft.

A 20-year-old Orlando man was convicted in a child sextortion scheme that federal prosecutors say involved over 50 victims.

A 1-year-old almost drowned, according to police, and now, for the second time in just the last few months, a mother is back in jail.

A masked shoplifting suspect shot by an Orange County deputy near a Walmart had recently been arrested, according to the sheriff.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday after a rifle was found in his pants at a festival at Carver Park in Eustis, according to police.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that human remains recovered from a submerged vehicle in the Intracoastal Waterway are believed to be those of a Palm Coast woman who disappeared more than 22 years ago.

A 12-year-old was arrested in Volusia County on allegations of writing and posting a “detailed manifesto” about a mass shooting at a school.

Police say at least one person was shot in an Orlando neighborhood.

Deputies shot a masked suspect along East Colonial Drive after the man ignored repeated commands during a confrontation linked to a reported shoplifting attempt at a nearby Walmart, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

An 33-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday after a dispute along North Orange Avenue, according to police.

A woman in her 80s was shot and killed in Orange County on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release.

A drug bust at a home in DeBary early Thursday morning yielded some major finds, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

“I mean, if we can’t get together on puppies, what can we get together on?” People who abuse animals would be put on a public registry under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida Senate on Friday. The bill (SB 1004) will require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to include information about people who violate animal cruelty laws on its website.

News 6 has obtained internal documents that show a teacher in Seminole County who was arrested this week on sex and drug charges had been warned before about her communication with students, and other actions during her time with the school district.

A shoplifting suspect who was shot and killed by an Osceola County sheriff’s deputy at a Poinciana Walmart after pulling a gun and running through the store was identified as a 16-year-old boy, according to the sheriff’s office.

Jeroen Jarrel Coombs, 32, faces a charge of aggravated child abuse in the death of a 3-year-old, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.

Miami Gardens police are asking for the public’s help to track down a murder suspect who they believe could be in Central Florida.

A judge has denied a man’s claim of self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law after prosecutors say he slashed an off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy during a road rage confrontation in St. Cloud.

Deputies rushed to the scene of a Walmart in Poinciana after a shooting broke out on Thursday evening, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

A 13-year-old boy was slashed in an attack at the Daytona Beach boardwalk. The suspect, Jermaine Long, was ordered by a judge to remain in jail ahead of his trial.

A 21-year-old woman is recovering after being shot a total of four times, and to the relief of her family, even more, police said they’ve caught her boyfriend, who was on the run.

A man accused of randomly attacking and slashing a 13-year-old boy’s throat in Daytona Beach will remain in jail while awaiting trial for another violent act.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested after Marion County deputies found two dead dogs and another dog inside a cage at a residence in Ocklawaha, according to the sheriff’s office.

Orlando police are trying to identify the suspects in a recent home-invasion robbery.

A wanted man was finally arrested after he barricaded himself in the attic of an Edgewater home on Tuesday night, according to the police department.

After chucking a cinderblock through someone’s car, a handcuffed Palm Bay woman was caught eating cocaine that was concealed inside her pants, the sheriff said.

Gym-goers fled from a Crunch Fitness on Tuesday after a man pulled a firearm on another member, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department.

An Indian man was taken into custody this week after he was caught molesting an underage girl on a Royal Caribbean cruise, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Four teens were injured in a shooting at a Parramore restaurant Sunday afternoon, with one bullet narrowly missing an employee after passing through her hair bun.

News 6 has learned that Jermaine Long, the man accused of randomly attacking and slashing a 13-year-old boy’s throat in Daytona Beach, had been questioned earlier that day by police for another violent act involving him swinging a sledgehammer at a man.

An investigation is ongoing five months after a person wearing an apparent wetsuit robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs.

A father convicted of manslaughter for allowing his teen son to drive the family car without a license before a fatal Poinciana crash in September 2023 was sentenced to 37 years in prison.

A 13-year-old boy attacked near the Slingshot ride on the Daytona Beach boardwalk described the moment a man randomly ran up to him and slashed his neck.

A possible threat at Embry-Riddle University has forced a lockdown, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

An Orlando law professor is now behind bars after being accused of possessing child pornography, according to records obtained by News 6.

The Sanford Police Department took to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon to address a recent “disturbing” video that was posted online.

Police say a 13-year-old boy was randomly attacked and had his throat slashed near the Slingshot ride on the Daytona Beach boardwalk over the weekend.

Unbeknownst to the owners, 80 to 100 teenagers showed up to their Melbourne gated, waterfront Airbnb, police said, for a house party with alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.

A SCPS teacher was arrested on allegations that she had an inappropriate relationship with a former student.

A man arrested in a major drug bust in Brevard County is set to take a plea deal Tuesday in federal court.

A fatal shooting is under investigation in Winter Park.

A woman who shot a Marion County deputy while handcuffed in a patrol car last year will now spend several decades behind bars, according to court records obtained by News 6.

Deputies released footage of the incident, which reveals that the man was actually smashing the SUV of an "innocent Publix employee."