Two 19-year-old boys have been charged in an alleged holiday crime spree. Pasco deputies claim the two teens went on a crime spree over the late hours of Christmas Eve and Christmas night in the Zephyrhills area. The two 19-year-old’s are accused of burglarizing vehicles and stealing money, personal items,…
Two teenage girls were charged after deputies said they stole packages from the front porch of a home in Riverview. The alleged incident occurred on Dec. 19 around 6:15 p.m. at a home on Palmetto Pine Street. The two teens are accused of entering into the neighborhood on a golf…
A couple has been arrested for several mailbox thefts in the Spring Hill area. A 31-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested Dec. 8 for allegedly stealing items from residents’ mailboxes in Spring Hill. The first theft occurred on Dec. 6 at a home on Pillar Avenue in Spring…
An Ocala man continues to wait in custody for a judge to decide whether he deserves a new trial. It has been more than six months since his conviction. The 29-year-old maintains his innocence of the two charges for which a jury found him guilty in an early September 2015…
A Port St. Lucie homeless man was allegedly caught on surveillance video stealing a chainsaw and stuffing it down his pants, according to police reports. The accused apparently stopped in Treasure Coast Lawn Equipment in the 1800 block of Southwest Bayshore Boulevard on Oct. 28 and asked for $1 worth…
Our criminal defense lawyers at Whittel & Melton are very pleased to announce that, according to Governor Rick Scott, Florida is on a path to a 44-year crime low. The actual number of crimes across the Sunshine State is showing that crime rate is steadily on the decline. The Florida…
Law enforcement agencies from Hendry and Lee counties were sent on a manhunt Thursday after it was reported three teenage boys had allegedly stolen a car from Lee County. Officials claim the trio took the vehicle on a joyride that eventually ended in Pioneer Plantation in Central Hendry County. The…
Two juveniles linked to a string of house burglaries in Maitland were arrested on Wednesday, according to police reports. Maitland police claim the two are also connected to numerous other break-ins in Orange and Seminole counties. Some stolen items, which included electronics, purses and televisions, were recovered at the suspects’ homes, according…
According to reports released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday, crime in Broward and Palm Beach counties took a plunge in 2013 and stayed in line with the state’s total decrease in criminal offenses. In its 2013 Annual Uniform Crime Report, the state agency concludes that criminal activity, ranging…
A Naples man was charged Monday with attempted murder and armed robbery after he allegedly stole prescription drugs over the weekend from a pharmacist he left in critical condition. The 25-year-old man was arrested at 2 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel in Tampa, according to police reports. He is facing…