A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Thursday after she and three other women hid cocaine in their bras and underwear upon returning to Port Canaveral from Jamaica earlier this year, according to the State Attorney’s Office. The D.C. woman was sentenced to eight years and…
A Jacksonville woman is accused of trying to smuggle 1 kilogram of the drug MDMA, also known by its street name “Molly,” into the state, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The 32-year-old woman was arrested Monday on a charge of smuggling methamphetamine into the state. According to the arrest…
Legoland has been evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a bomb threat. Winter Haven Police, along with Legoland Florida security, are investigating the threat at the Winter Haven theme park. A bomb threat was made at the property and an evacuation was started at both the theme park and hotel for…
Creepy clowns have been making headlines across the nation, and Florida is no stranger to this creepy craze. Pasco County deputies are on alert for a creepy clown. Authorities believe the clowns have been spotted in Hudson, Port Richey, and Holiday. The county’s school district sent out a robo call…
A Manatee County Schools employee accused of impregnating a 14-year-old student made his first appearance in court on Friday. The 31-year-old had been working at a middle school as a graduation enhancement technician since 2014. He also coaches the junior varsity basketball team at an area high school. The school…
A Walt Disney World worker was arrested Monday afternoon on charges he tried to meet a supposed minor for sex, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The 22-year-old allegedly communicated online with what he thought was an aunt on Craigslist for three days last week about having sexual relations…
A man arrested after a fatal crash New Year’s Day in 2013, which killed one passenger and seriously injured two others, was found guilty Tuesday of multiple charges. The 23-year-old man was found guilty of DUI manslaughter and two counts of driving under the influence with serious bodily injury. The…
A Bradenton woman is in jail after police claim she sent a bomb threat to her neighbor last weekend, resulting in the entire block being evacuated. The 50-year-old woman made her first appearance in court on Monday. Investigators believe that on Saturday night, the woman sent a text message…
A St. Petersburg police officer has been charged with domestic battery. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the man was arrested Monday following an altercation with his live-in girlfriend. The alleged incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The man was arrested Sunday. The man has been placed on…
Boynton Beach police arrested 15 people in their month-long undercover drug sting ‘Operation Dirty Dope’ aimed at catching suspected drug dealers across Boynton Beach. With 247 overdoses since the start of the year, 19 of which turned fatal, Boynton Beach police launched this sting operation in an attempt to try…