News 6 has obtained body camera video from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office that shows a deputy arresting a 14-year-old boy accused of picking up a baby alligator and swinging it by its tail.

A Central Florida man has been sentenced to over 200 years in prison after being caught in an undercover sting operation.

For a second day in a row, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is digging a huge hole, but what exactly are they looking for? Here's what the sheriff's office will say -- and won't say.

The Lake County sheriff’s deputy who shot a stabbing suspect on Sunday did not have a body-worn camera activated when the incident happened. Timotheus Reed was killed by a deputy after investigators say they responded to a stabbing along with Leesburg Police in the 2400 block on Montclair Road around 6 a.m.

A man running for Florida governor was arrested earlier this month, and newly released footage shows more of what happened.

A runaway teen girl was discovered in the bedroom closet of a sex offender in Polk County this week, according to the sheriff’s office.

Cody Doggett faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with the Feb. 15 shooting outside Sister Soul Food, according to court documents.

Cody Doggett faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with the Feb. 15 shooting outside Sister Soul Food, according to court documents.

According to Leesburg police, the woman was crossing U.S. 27 when she was hit by a gray Hyundai sedan that was traveling northbound on the highway.

An Ocala man has now been convicted after he raped a child last year, according to the State Attorney’s Office on Monday.

A unanimous jury in Orange County recommended the death penalty Tuesday for DeMorris Hunter, the man convicted in the 2002 murder of an Orange County woman.

After a suspect was shot and killed by a Lake County deputy over the weekend, newly released body-camera footage shows more of what happened.

A hit-and-run crash along Interstate 4 has sparked backups along the highway on Monday, according to the FL511.

The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, the Brevard County teenager who was found dead during a Carnival cruise last year, has been indicted on murder charges in her death.

Moncrief was arrested in October 2024 on allegations that he used his position as a bail bondsman to force women into having sex with him in exchange for bail money.

The penalty phase in the case against DeMorris Hunter, 59, is set to begin on Monday, with prosecutors and defense attorneys presenting arguments for and against a death sentence.

Lake County deputies responding to a reported stabbing said a deputy later located the alleged suspect on foot and fatally shot him during an encounter.

Maitland police responded shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday to reports of gunshots at the Grand Reserve Apartments off Maitland Summit Boulevard on the city’s west side.

Brevard County sheriff’s agents arrested Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School math teacher Kirsten Rose on allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student, officials said.

The leader of the Blood-affiliated “Sex Money Murder” gang will spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the Florida attorney general.

A Melbourne man was put behind bars this week after he was accused of beating up a chihuahua, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Two months after a 74-year-old ran in his 31st and tragically final half-marathon, the driver police say drove into the runner’s lane on US-1 and killed Albert ‘AJ’ Swann is now behind bars.

Imagine standing in a store when a stranger runs up to you, phone in hand, showing you a video of someone stealing your car from the parking lot. The video looks completely real — but it was made with artificial intelligence. Melanie Valentine says that’s exactly what happened to her at a Home Depot in West Palm Beach late last year.

After a Clermont middle school was placed on lockdown on Friday, two former students were arrested, according to the police department.

After three years, there’s finally an update to what happened to a father the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office says was murdered. Deputies say they arrested a man in connection with the 2023 killing of Frank Orwig this week.

Nico Anthony Torres, 30, was charged on April 6 with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and vehicular homicide.

Informed Delivery is a free program you can sign up for on the USPS website that provides updates on your mail's status. You'll even get a picture when something is delivered.

An “accidental shooting” on Thursday afternoon left a 4-year-old boy in the ICU, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

The multi-agency operation led to dozens of arrests and immigration-related detentions while spotlighting dangerous equipment and licensing issues on Florida highways.

This week, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office announced a man was arrested on multiple charges after he reportedly showed an AI-generated video to a deputy and falsely reported a crime. Investigators say these prank videos a growing issue.

News 6 obtained court records showing the FSU shooting suspect had a conversation with ChatGPT that appeared to show him planning a the fatal attack. Florida's attorney general is using this conversation to help justify a new investigation into OpenAI.

A 17-year-old student was found armed with a gun at a Dr. Phillips High School classroom on Thursday, according to the Orlando Police Department.

A Mims man was taken into custody after deputies said he threw hot grease at a woman and took of with her car, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A man is behind bars after allegedly strangling his ex-girlfriend, hitting a BCSO unit, fleeing the scene, then driving himself and his ex into the Barge Canal.

Police said that 25 victims were identified after the pair was caught with roughly $47,000 worth of checks in their vehicle.

A South Florida man was arrested after showing an A.I.-generated video to a deputy at a store in Lake Mary last month, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested on animal cruelty charges in Volusia County after police say two dogs, left in a truck for hours in a Walmart parking lot, died of apparent heat stroke.

An investigation is underway near the campus of The University of Central Florida. A number of Orange County Deputy vehicles can be seen near the campus, after responding to gunshots early this morning.

A driver was caught driving at 100mph last month, resulting in a charge under Florida’s “Super Speeder” law, according to the Ocoee Police Department.

According to Sheriff Grady Judd, deputies responded to the Lakeland home after being told that the man had called a crisis hotline.

A 14-year-old boy is facing a felony charge after Volusia County deputies say he was seen swinging a baby alligator by its tail and kicking it at a Stetson University facility.

A property manager is wanted after she was accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands from Martin County HOAs, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Wildwood area man is accused of fatally stabbing and shooting his mother, allegedly telling police that God told him to shoot her. Derek Vaughn, 51, was arrested at a home off County Road 116 on Monday.

A Central Florida mother is now facing a murder charge after her newborn was found buried in a shallow grave behind her home last month, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Two people have now been arrested months after nearly 70 horses were seized from a Central Florida rescue, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

The young woman who police said told them her boyfriend dismembered a man, stuffed him in suitcases, and dumped his remains in the Compound, told police she was afraid she could be next.

Chitwood issued a stern warning to promoters behind the recently announced “Daytona Beach Pier Takeover.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said “stay tuned” when asked if a new death warrant would be signed for a former police officer from Lake County who had been scheduled to be executed on March 31.

Altamonte Springs police are searching for a man who reportedly grabbed a woman from behind while she was shopping at a store near Crane's Roost Park on Easter Sunday.

An Apopka man was arrested in Hillsborough County after allegedly driving recklessly and causing a crash with a motorcycle on I-4. Preston Nascimento, 22, was arrested on Saturday night on I-4 in the Plant City area.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was forced to sweep the Florida Mall for a second time in the last week because of a bomb threat. The mall was evacuated and nothing was found. It's not the only mall in Florida that's dealt with bomb threats in the last few days.

The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to police.

Deputies said a man shot into his ex-girlfriend’s car on Fortune Road, assaulted her and fled with a child before surrendering hours later and being arrested on multiple charges.

Lake County deputies and negotiators responded to a barricaded person at a Fruitland Park home after the person allegedly threatened a neighbor with a firearm.

After a missing child alert was issued for a 1-year-old girl out of DeLand last year, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office has now announced that she’s been found.

Since Florida’s crackdown on ‘super speeders’ started in July, hundreds of people have been arrested all over Central Florida for driving dangerously fast. But what happens when a driver is caught going 100 mph or more — or 50 mph or more over the posted speed limit — twice?

A good Samaritan who was ambushed and attacked while trying to help an apparent car crash victim believes the motorist wanted to take his life. “He kept saying, ‘I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!” Hans Hamilton told News 6 in an exclusive interview about the violent altercation.

Police said Jones told his girlfriend he wanted to kill sex offenders, and he even printed a listed of registered sex offenders who lived nearby.

Deputies responded to a home in Kissimmee on Friday afternoon after an elderly man with dementia shot his son, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement agencies in Seminole have reopened the eastbound lanes of I-4, after concerns about explosives in a truck on the interstate.

Nicole Baldwin was last seen by her daughter at the family’s home off County Road 44 in Mount Dora on Nov. 2, 2023.

WalletHub has released its list of the safest cities in the U.S. — and one Florida locale is just a couple of spots from the bottom.

After a sex offender was caught with a missing 11-year-old boy at a traffic stop back in December, a teenager is now being pinned as his accomplice, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The young man police say dumped two suitcases stuffed with human remains in the tall grass at the Compound is now facing a murder charge, too.

Over the years, “The Compound” has become a magnet for crime.

Clifford Owen Long, 37, was indicted by a Brevard County grand jury for the 2025 shooting death of 2-year-old Bles’syn Lightner and the attempted murders of her grandparents in South Melbourne.

Orange City is now speaking out after a controversial video surfaced, which shows the arrest of a 79-year old person.

The vice mayor of Coral Springs was killed in what police described as a “domestic violence incident,” according to the department.

A Flagler County deputy is being recognized for his role in peacefully resolving an hours-long standoff with an armed, suicidal man in Palm Coast earlier this week.

State leaders said that the new laws take aim at sex offenders, pedophiles and child exploitation.

A simple traffic stop this month escalated after an officer found illicit substances inside, according to new footage released by the police department.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to social media to declare a new push: defending Second Amendment rights for “non-dangerous felons.”

Some neighbors are sickened to hear human remains were found in suitcases in an abandoned area where dead bodies have been found before.

Days after a man was found dead at an apartment complex, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that an arrest has finally been made.

Investigators say Melady broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in 2023 and installed cameras in her bedroom and bathroom.

A former teacher at Tuskavilla Middle School is accused of grooming and sexually battering a 13-year-old student, the Oviedo Police Department said. According to the arrest affidavit, Daniel Philip Le Lievre, 41, of Oviedo, began grooming the victim while he was in a romantic relationship with the child’s mother.

Plans to execute a former Mascotte police officer for the death of a girl in 1987 will remain on hold after the Florida Supreme Court denied the state’s request to allow the execution to proceed. James Duckett was convicted of killing 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, according to a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

DeMorris Hunter, convicted of killing a woman in California, now stands trial in Orange County for the 2002 death of Theresa Green.

A driver in Central Florida was caught driving nearly three times the speed limit over the weekend, according to police.

Police found human remains in an abandoned suitcase in Palm Bay’s notorious “Compound” over the weekend and a 19-year-old whose name was found inside was arrested in connection with the case.

Sanford police said James Charles Caldwell was arrested after he slapped a protest sign onto the back of a woman’s head during a confrontation at the “No Kings” protest in downtown Sanford.

DNA testing in the James Duckett murder case has come back inconclusive, according to Florida’s attorney general, and he is requesting that Duckett’s execution move forward.

A man convicted of shooting and killing a father of three in a 2020 road rage shooting was sentenced Friday.

A right-wing social media personality was arrested on battery charges for an incident at an Osceola County Airbnb. Deputies say Braden Peters, 20, was arrested in connection with the Feb. 2, 2026 incident near Kissimmee. Peters goes by “Clavicular” online.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that the agency is looking into an infamous video that’s gone viral on social media.

Port Orange police scoured a property on Thursday in search of evidence related to a case from over 10 years ago, the department confirmed to News 6.

A 19-year-old was jailed this week after brandishing a water gun outside a Denny’s Restaurant in Cocoa Beach, according to the police department.

Deputies uncovered plenty of illicit substances after they stormed a drug home early Thursday morning, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

New video shows the moment Volusia County deputies reached a man accused of crashing his car through a fence at Daytona Beach International Airport and driving onto an active runway.

The sheriff's office announced that he was fired on Thursday after he was caught placing AirTags in cars belonging to his ex and her daughter.

The Florida Supreme Court has issued a rare stay of execution for James Duckett, the former Mascotte police officer accused in the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.

Julie Sulpizio, the only living suspect in the 2024 ambush of several Lake County deputies that ended with one deputy dying and two being injured, is competent to stand trial. That’s according to a court document filed by the Florida Department of Children and Families obtained by News 6.

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

Apopka Police say they’ve arrested a teen tied to multiple car break-ins. People living at the Villas at Errol Estates told News 6 Tuesday they are frustrated and feeling unsafe after the cars were damaged overnight Monday.

A driver is in custody after he crashed he vehicle onto the airfield at Daytona Beach International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives said that she claimed to have opened the account for a friend, whom she believed to be Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line.

Overnight vehicle burglaries at the Villas at Errol Estates in Apopka resulted in about 10 cars having their windows smashed and interiors rummaged, though no items were reported stolen.

Winter Park police responded to the area of Overlook Road on Tuesday for a double shooting.

We have a new look at the gunfire that came from a house as police took cover in the middle of a deadly standoff. Three hours later Monday, after officers returned fire, police said the barricaded woman inside the house alone was dead.

An Afghan man who was given asylum in the U.S. was again taken into custody this month after being convicted back in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.