The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has reported that they arrested a 50-year-old Bushnell paramedic after a raid of his home Wednesday apparently revealed dozens of illegal pornographic images. The man also allegedly confessed to molesting a 15-year-old. The man was charged with 12 counts of possession of child pornography and…
A man with a fake pilot’s license was recently arrested in the Florida Keys. According to authorities in the Florida Keys, the man was apparently flying customers in an unregistered plane. The Marathon, Florida man allegedly showed investigators a fake pilot’s license and was advertising for customers on the social…
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office recently released the results of a four-week operation designed to serve outstanding arrest warrants on people accused of domestic violence or failing to pay child support. The task, dubbed “Operation Safe Families,” was conducted from Oct. 13 through Nov. 9. According to reports, it resulted…
Republican U.S. Rep. Trey Radel of Fort Myers pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of cocaine on Wednesday morning. He also stated that he would be taking a leave of absence from his position to get treatment. According to a Washington, D.C., court document, on Oct. 29, Radel “did unlawfully, knowingly,…
Two Fort Myers men were arrested at the end of last month and charged with selling synthetic marijuana at two convenience stores. One of the men, 18, was charged with four counts of sale and possession of a synthetic narcotic after Fort Myers police claim he sold the illegal substance,…
Four women were arrested last month in a prostitution sting at the La Quinta Hotel in Lake Mary. Authorities claim the women were arrested after offering sex for hundreds of dollars at the hotel, which is located just off Interstate 4. Undercover deputies apparently met the woman at the hotel…
Broward County Public Schools, one of the nation’s largest school districts, has reached an agreement with law enforcement agencies and the NAACP to reduce the number of students arrested and charged with minor criminal offenses. The agreement brings district officials together with police and the state attorney’s office to create…
Five people working at clinics in Fort Myers and Port Charlotte were arrested after police concluded an investigation into alleged false personal injury claims at these facilities. The arrests included clinic owners, massage therapists and chiropractors who have been charged with patient brokering and solicitation in support of what police…
FBI agents have charged a Pinellas County chef with federal child pornography charges after he allegedly admitted he made sexually explicit videos of a 3-year-old girl he was babysitting. The 27-year-old Dunedin man apparently sent online chat messages under his name that graphically describe “training” a 3-year-old to perform a…
The brother of the Hardee County sheriff has recently been charged with sexually abusing a young girl six years ago. The 62-year-old Zolfo Springs man was arrested Wednesday during a joint investigation by the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. According to the sheriff’s office,…