A 17-year-old Leesburg teen, who was expelled from Tavares High School for allegedly inappropriately touching female students, was arrested Friday for doing the same thing, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The teen was charged with two counts of simple battery and trespassing. He remained in the Lake County…
The State Attorney’s Office has made the decision to charge a Marion County juvenile as an adult for a robbery that happened last month. According to jail records, at 12:01 a.m. on a Friday night, on his 18th birthday, a teen was charged with robbery with a firearm, possession of…
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…
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…
Disney Channel star Billy Unger was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunk driving after he was stopped in his Nissan Altima on Pacific Coast Highway, according to authorities. Unger is best known for his role on the Disney sitcom “Lab Rats.” He was reportedly going 65 mph in…
Florida will have 159 new laws starting Tuesday that address various issues, including college tuition, corporate tax credits, abortions and sex offenders. One of the most prevalent laws is one that aims to protect children and others from dangerous sex offenders. The laws are intended to keep the most violent…
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 Manatee High School quarterback was arrested Monday night and is facing charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a 15-year-old girl. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, the 17-year-old was arrested at 8:13 p.m. Monday. The girl apparently reported the alleged incident to law enforcement earlier that day.…
A bar popular with college students in downtown Boca Raton was the scene of two fights earlier this month, and has been the place of nearly a hundred arrests since its opening last June, according to Boca Raton police records. Police are now saying that the high number of disturbances at…