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.
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.
State records show troopers formed their owTwo 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.
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.
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.
Months after 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found dead on the Carnival Horizon, her stepbrother will be held in a Miami detention facility ahead of his trial, according to court records obtained by News 6.
A Palm Coast man was arrested after he entered a local home uninvited and was shot by the homeowner, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
A Central Florida man was arrested on Monday after he reportedly fired into a local home, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A Central Florida man was arrested on Monday after he reportedly fired into a local home, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Police in Clermont arrested a man this weekend for a homicide that happened in May. Kirby Alan Smith, 33, is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Michael Rodriguez, 47, on May 20.
A murder trial is beginning for a man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 93-year-old mother at an Orange County senior living facility hours after an argument with the victim’s daughter. On Monday, prosecutors and defense attorneys will go through the process of jury selection in the trial against Javier Rosado Martinez.
A used auto parts website had an Orlando address, a phone number, and good reviews. None of it was real. How to protect yourself from similar situations.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an isolated shooting at a Palm Coast home that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries.
State Troopers said they pulled over a driver going 90 mph down I-75, and found something shocking in the front seat. During the traffic stop, Troopers said the driver was caught with 34 open containers, and a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit!
An Orlando man was arrested after he left a 4-year-old child behind while fleeing from law enforcement this month, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, police said that the incidents happened within 90 minutes of one another on Thursday night. So far, three arrests have been reported.
Brevard County deputies are investigating after three dogs were found dead inside a trailer belonging to the boyfriend of a woman who was fatally attacked by dogs last month.
After being confronted about the incident by police, she reportedly indicated that a "special present" would soon be delivered from her, clarifying "that is a threat," investigators said.
A judge on Friday set a $350,000 bond in a new case involving one of the teenagers accused of plotting to stab a classmate at a Seminole County high school -- this case involves possession of child sex abuse material.
It’s common knowledge by now that consuming alcohol and driving is not only against the law — it’s also incredibly dangerous. But what many might not know is that it doesn't just stop at cars.
New details are emerging about a deadly double shooting in Sanford’s historic Goldsboro neighborhood early Sunday morning from the witnesses who called 911 for help.
The step-grandmother of a teenager charged with murder and sexual abuse aboard a Carnival cruise ship is publicly calling for criminal charges against the adults she says were responsible for watching the kids.
Volusia County deputies have arrested a 24-year-old man they say bought alcohol for two teenage girls and then had sex with them — and they believe there may be more victims.
Marion County and state officials on Thursday announced the arrest of more than 50 people in what is being called the largest child predator sting in the county’s history. Sheriff Billy Woods said the suspects included fathers, teachers, coaches and even a high school student.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced on Wednesday the arrest of 15-year-old Isabelle Valdez, who is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material.
In February, Jean Gabriel Borja Gil De La Madr was arrested and accused of killing Julien Emmanuel Cruz outside Savoy Orlando on North Orange Avenue.
Around 4:30 a.m. Monday, an officer pulled over the vehicle traveling 40 mph through Belle Isle, police said. The driver, Gary Mathurin, was issued three citations and arrested on a charge of reckless driving.
A woman accused of plowing through a Volusia Beach toll booth, killing a worker and then driving into the ocean, will remain in jail ahead of her trial.
A Central Florida man was arrested after he shot a cat in the eye with a BB gun and killed it, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
A father and son were taken into custody this week after investigators said they uncovered a local RV scam, according to the Ocala Police Department.
Seminole County deputies responded to two separate swatting incidents Sunday — one targeting the Central Florida Zoo and another targeting a private residence — in what experts say is part of a growing and increasingly dangerous national trend.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a 6-year-old boy shot himself in the right leg with a handgun inside a Winter Haven home, and a woman who was caring for him faces child neglect and drug-related charges.
Sanford police are investigating two early-morning shootings Sunday near Historic Goldsboro Boulevard that left one man dead and another seriously injured, and they are asking witnesses to come forward.
In an update issued Sunday, police said they obtained a warrant and took the suspect, 21-year-old Joseph Aviles, into custody without incident.
A Central Florida man was taken into custody after a very slow chase early Friday morning, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said she and the children may be in Texas, where the individual with whom she allegedly had an affair lives.
Volusia County is exploring safety measures for its beach ramps following a deadly crash in which deputies say a drunk driver sped through the Dunlawton Beach approach, struck the tollbooth and killed the toll attendant before driving into the ocean.
A 20-year-old Central Florida man was arrested after he reportedly grabbed a DoorDash driver — all without any clothes on, according to the Cocoa Police Department.
A police officer was taken into custody this week after he was accused of racking up charges on a dead man’s credit card, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies fired on a woman who came toward them with a knife on Wednesday afternoon, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina.
Winter Park police said Matthew Seaberg approached the woman from behind in the parking lot of the Wawa, lifted her by the waist onto his shoulder, and put her inside his pickup truck.
Deanna Harrell, 36, was arrested on warrants for vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in the death of toll booth attendant Tammie Jo Baker, 63, after a Second Baker Act attempt on Harrell did not hold.
A Massachusetts woman was taken into custody after she got into a spat with an employee at a Disney restaurant last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Andrew Richard Lukehart was put to death Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the killing of his girlfriend’s five-month-old daughter in Jacksonville 30 years ago.
Law enforcement officials have arrested and extradited a man to Lake County in connection with the 2025 killing of a Eustis woman. Investigators believe Shahidul Islam killed Monica Islam, allegedly as part of a dispute over property.
New body-camera footage has been released after a truck drove through a toll booth onto a Volusia County beach, killing a toll worker in the process.
According to police, surveillance footage showed Mullings striking five children — ages 2 to 4 — with a metal stapler, a shoe, a bucket, a stuffed animal, and her open hand across 11 incidents.
The family of Tammy Jo Baker, the toll booth worker killed when a driver crashed into her booth and plunged into the ocean off Daytona Beach Shores, is speaking out, remembering her as a loving matriarch who kept everyone around her laughing.
Two Seminole County teenagers are facing charges after investigators say they drove around and shot pedestrians with a gel blaster gun.
A toll attendant was killed Monday after a pickup truck crashed through a beach ramp toll booth and into the ocean in Daytona Beach Shores, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
A 13-year-old girl and her grandmother are facing criminal charges after a series of escalating threats left five juveniles barricaded inside a public restroom at a Palm Coast park.
A rider on an electric dirt bike fled from officers at speeds exceeding 70 mph on a New Smyrna Beach sidewalk before abandoning the bike in a wooded area.
A 44-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he drove more than 100 mph on a Deltona roadway while weaving through traffic with his 5-year-old son in the back seat.
In a release, investigators said they came across over 42,000 files appearing to contain "illegal images of children."
Prosecutors say Montalvo caused the October 2025 crash that killed three people and left the scene, while new court testimony detailed alleged post-crash repairs and the case’s earlier mistaken arrest.
Detectives said the suspect faces charges of rape, false imprisonment and battery by strangulation. However, sex crime detectives are concerned there may be more victims.
Problems arose in Melbourne this week after city crews discovered that gasoline and oil had been dumped into a local storm drain, according to officials.
Residents in a Port Orange neighborhood are on high alert after surveillance cameras captured a suspicious man allegedly attempting to enter homes. Neighbors say the community is largely made up of elderly residents, raising concerns about safety as deputies continue searching for the suspect.
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested a boy after he was caught on a security camera kicking a front door on in the English Estates neighborhood in Maitland.
The dog owner who was arrested a week after her loose dogs killed a woman, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, won’t be able to leave jail.
The sheriff said that the man was arrested this week after his wife suspiciously died over four years ago. Now, he awaits extradition back to Virginia.
After a woman died from dog bites in Brevard County last week, the sheriff has announced that the dogs’ owner has been arrested.
Federal prosecutors want to keep Titusville teen Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in jail until his trial for her violent rape and killing on board a Carnival cruise ship. To convince the judge, attorneys detailed graphic evidence about Kepner's death in court Wednesday.
A 21-year-old man was arrested at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom after he was accused of using a cellphone to secretly record video under a woman’s skirt while she waited in line for a ride.
