March 15, 2024 Teacher facing charges told teen she did ‘sexual activities with other students,’ cops say A teacher has been behind bars for more than a week, accused of having sex with a student in her car, in the parking lot of his grandmother’s apartment complex.
March 13, 2024 10 times! Christmas tree, lights, Grinch ornaments among items stolen in Walmart thefts, cops say Managers at a Walmart in Florida told deputies about a string of 10 thefts at the store between the beginning of November and shortly before Christmas.
March 12, 2024 This time, charged with murder: Accused of pushing woman to her death from a moving pickup A man wanted for grand theft of a motor vehicle is facing a murder charge after he allegedly pushed a woman out of a pickup truck that police were chasing.
March 11, 2024 Ex-felon accused in deadly double stabbing, killing dad who was trying to protect his son Authorities in Florida want to catch a convicted felon who detectives say stabbed two men at a bar, last week, killing one of them.
March 11, 2024 Man attacked girlfriend over gas bill, told 911 to ‘hurry up before he finished her off’ A man “requested emergency medical services for his significant other,” who “was bleeding from her face and eyes after he attacked her,” deputies say.
March 1, 2024 Former felon’s criminal history caught up with him when he voted, and he’s not alone Two men in Florida, including this one, were recently charged with voting illegally since they’re former felons who apparently didn’t have that right restored.
March 1, 2024 Tasered and ‘fell to the ground, and the stolen merchandise came falling out of her purse’ “Best Buy staff recognized her from previous encounters in which she stole a laptop,” her latest arrest report said, so they watched this woman closely.
February 28, 2024 Porsche problem: Arrested after being told he couldn’t buy a car with a $78 million check A young man with a big check was turned down at a Porsche dealership and he ended up under arrest.
February 21, 2024 2 women charged with ringing up low-priced items, stealing expensive ones from Walmart Walmart employees and sheriff’s deputies had a busy evening and when it was over, two women were taken from the self-checkout area to jail.
February 20, 2024 Facial recognition software, of all things, played a role in this guy’s latest arrest A man who’s no stranger to a booking photographer’s camera is back behind bars after he was allegedly caught stealing a chainsaw from a Lowe’s store.
February 15, 2024 Man threw pillows at mom when she wouldn’t give him money to buy marijuana, deputies say A man who lives with his parents became “irate” when his mom would not give him money to buy marijuana, deputies say. Then, his tantrum turned physical.
February 14, 2024 Woman riding mobility scooter ‘began to run’ when approached for shoplifting, police say The call to police was about “a theft in progress” and the suspect was described as “a heavy-set female … in a mobility scooter going throughout the store.”
February 12, 2024 Man accused of stealing $28,000 worth of electrical wire with fraudulent barcode scheme A man is under arrest again, this time accused of ripping off multiple Lowe’s and Home Depot stores to get his hands on electrical wire without paying.
February 9, 2024 Woman with ‘very large purse’ brought ‘plastic Publix bags’ to shoplift groceries, police say A woman in Florida is banned from her local Publix grocery store after her arrest for shoplifting there. She agreed to that as part of her plea bargain.
February 6, 2024 He ‘could barely hold’ alcohol, ‘unable to open’ glove box, ‘wearing 2 different shoes’ DUI suspects tend to be found behind the wheel but a witness called the sheriff’s office in Florida to report one in line at a liquor store, buying alcohol.
January 31, 2024 Sentenced to prison years after shooting her mom, sister to death, staging murder-suicide A woman who killed her mother and her sister has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for those crimes, plus an additional six years in prison.
January 26, 2024 Man accused of stealing gas station arcade winner’s $3,000 cash prize The big-time winner of a “skills game” at a gas station convenience store thought locking their cash prize in their car would keep it safe. They were wrong.
January 25, 2024 Senior shoplifting suspects go to jail together, wife with ‘no recollection’ faces felony A senior citizen couple is accused of shoplifting from a Walmart. He’s charged with a misdemeanor but she’s facing a felony for a much longer list of items.
January 24, 2024 Deputy took bite out of crime, arrested ex-con counterfeiter at restaurant, report says “Loose fake 20 dollar bills were located,” this arrest report said, “including bills located inside of a nearly full Zaxby’s food container.”
January 24, 2024 ‘Dirtbag’ ex-con didn’t shoplift from Walmart, arrested for taking whole cash register The man in a red long-sleeve t-shirt who stole a cash register from a Walmart is back behind bars, authorities say.
January 19, 2024 No-show doc, 72, convicted of prescribing controlled substances for cash: $4,000 daily A Florida doctor faces decades behind bars after he was convicted on seven charges of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances.
January 18, 2024 Times were hard, he allegedly said during shoplifting bust, but what about other arrests? A man who’d been arrested more than a dozen times added another one to his rap sheet when he was charged with petit theft (shoplifting) 2nd offense yet again.
January 12, 2024 Man of many mugs accused of stealing $400 in goods from Walmart, his 1st arrest for theft A man who apparently managed to avoid arrest for more than a year got picked up for allegedly picking up a Walmart backpack and using it as his shopping cart.
January 11, 2024 Bank employee charged with stealing $100,000 from elderly customers’ accounts An employee at a bank is under arrest, accused of stealing more than $100,000 from accounts belonging to elderly customers.
January 9, 2024 Trump supporter who voted with dead father’s ballot sentenced to jail, fighting back with civil suits The man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to jail but not before filing civil suits.
January 5, 2024 Man guilty of crime involving synthetic opioid ‘equally as potent, if not more potent, than fentanyl’ A man in Florida pleaded guilty to a charge of participating in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a synthetic opioid, protonitazene.
January 4, 2024 Arrested for vandalizing the same SUV, 9 months after video showed him defecating on roof Looks like a surveillance camera got Jeremy Powell again. His first case of criminal mischief happened last February and it wasn’t the last time he was seen on video.
January 2, 2024 Man sitting in wheelchair, walking out of store not disabled but able to steal, police say A guy in a wheelchair wouldn’t steal, would he? Police in Pennsylvania say they’re looking for a “shoplifter impersonator” who stole $830 of clothing.
December 28, 2023 Huge shoplifting list: Entered Walmart with $80, tried to leave with 114 items worth $891, deputies say A senior citizen went into Walmart to do some Christmas shopping, but she left with a sheriff’s deputy and a felony charge.
December 27, 2023 Deadly family feud: 2 teen brothers charged after sister shot in fight over Christmas gifts, sheriff says A young mother was shot to death on Christmas Eve during an argument over gifts, and her two teenage brothers are facing criminal charges.
December 22, 2023 Florida State University sues the Atlantic Coast Conference over more than ‘travesty’ playoff decision Florida State University is suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, alleging it “persistently undermined its members’ revenue opportunities” and damaged FSU.
December 22, 2023 Case manager charged with not making Dept. of Children & Families home visits, falsifying records A former case manager with Florida’s Department of Children and Families was arrested and charged with falsifying home visit records.