The good news is that overall crime is down in Flagler County, but the bad news is that violent crime is up in many categories. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Uniform Crime Report, the rates of rape, aggravated assault, burglaries and stolen vehicles all increase in 2015.…
A man died after he was struck by the stolen van he was pursuing Thursday in Hudson, Pasco County sheriff’s deputies said. About 5 p.m. Thursday, the man and owner of a 1999 Ford van and his brother-in-law were in a car following the stolen vehicle from Hernando County into…
A Florida podiatrist has been accused of killing his estranged wife and using part of her life insurance settlement to pay for his criminal defense. Reports indicate that the 48-year-old doctor pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, whose body was found at the bottom…
Former University of Florida Gator and New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd. Hernandez, 25, who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him, will now…
A pretrial hearing has been scheduled Monday for former New England Patriot and Florida Gator Aaron Hernandez. His murder trial is set to start next month. The hearing at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River will focus on jury issues. Jury selection is scheduled to start Jan. 9. Hernandez…
State Attorney Angela Corey announced Thursday afternoon that she is prosecuting a 13-year-old boy accused of second-degree murder of a homeless Jacksonville man as an adult. This is the second time she’s charged a young juvenile with murder. The 54-year-old homeless man was found dead in a shopping center parking…
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 71-year-old retired Tampa police captain accused of shooting a man that was texting during a Mark Wahlberg war movie will be arraigned on a second-degree murder charge Tuesday in a Florida court. The ex-Florida law enforcement officer is charged with gunning down the 43-year-old man and his wife with…
A 32-year-old Lakeport man is facing up to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering an Okeechobee bail bondsman in 2010. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, a jury made up of five men and one woman found the man guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and…
A 42-year-old Stock Island man accused of beating a 45-year-old Keys man following a disagreement about buying beer could face a murder charge. The victim was taken to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami for his injuries from the July 7 beating where he recently passed away. According to the Monroe…