In April, Edmund Bittner, 48, of Port Charlotte brought his dog, a German Shepard named "Callie," to the Animal Welfare League. Callie was 12- to 13-years-old and Bittner asked the shelter to euthanize the dog.
Danyel Megal Black, 39, was on probation in February 2019 when a probation officer came to his home for a compliance visit. Officers were allowed into his apartment, which he shared with his girlfriend and two small children.
Citing an arrest report, the Pensacola News Journal reports 47-year-old Tyetha Moore was standing in the driveway of the unoccupied home when firefighters arrived on Nov. 7. She told a battalion chief that she recently moved out of the home after catching her boyfriend cheating.
Monday morning, the devices were found on pumps 11 and 12 at the 7-Eleven on North Tuttle Avenue. It's unknown when the devices were placed on the pumps, which were last inspected on October 9.
Josephine Scheid, 36, was arrested Thursday at her home on Trails Drive on a warrant for first degree murder out of Cape May County, New Jersey. Prosecutors allege Scheid killed her mother, Gabrielle Michaelis, using a lethal amount of sedatives and painkillers in order to benefit financially.
Around 9 p.m. Sunday, officers closed the roadway near Orange Avenue and Carver Court with police tape. ABC7 has learned that an adult and a teenager were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where they remain in critical but stable condition.
Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) are searching for two unknown males who went into several vehicles in a Bradenton community and stole items from them.
The threat at the hospital was one of two bomb threats made Friday afternoon in Hardee County. The second was made against a radio station south of Zolfo.
Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested in Florida and booked into the Escambia County Jail early Friday, jail records show. He's charged with first-degree kidnapping in the disappearance of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, who was last seen at a gas station in Auburn, Alabama, on Oct. 23.
The Orange County sheriff's office announced on Thursday that 50-year-old James Anthony Jones now faces additional lewd or lascivious molestation charges.
The woman was running near Ollie’s Pond on York Avenue around 6:45am Thursday when she was attacked by a man who was wearing a gray hoodie, gray pants, and a knit ski mask.
Police say around 9:30pm, 18-year-old Sir Darrius Da’Shawn Searles entered Poppos Taqueria on Manatee Avenue West through a rear door, held two employees at gunpoint and made off with $1,200 in cash.
The sheriff's office says deputies with help from Arcadia Police took Michael Meacham of Arcadia into custody Thursday for the theft, which took place on Sunday.
Wednesday, investigators served a search warrant at the home on the 2700 block of Vizza Lane, finding the illegal tattoo parlor as well as cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia.
The search is on for the person who stole Emma and Chris Cox’s joy of tying the knot by pilfering between $3,000 to $5,000 in gift cards and cash they received on their wedding night at Mixon Fruit Farms in Bradenton.
Jordan Rodriguez, 26; Andrew “Nico” Thompson, 25; and Alfonzo Churchwell, 32, were all found guilty on charges of racketeering conspiracy, drug conspiracy, murder conspiracy, drug and firearms offenses, and four murders.
Broward County Deputy Willard Miller was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse without great bodily harm for the Sept. 25 altercation. Sheriff Gregory Tony suspended him without pay until internal disciplinary procedures are complete.
A Florida woman who state troopers say was driving with her 10-month-old grandchild on her lap when she crashed into an Interstate 4 guard rail is now facing DUI manslaughter charges.
On October 31, deputies say the teen called an Abuse Hotline and said she was thinking about killing herself because of the home she was living in and alleged physical and emotional abuse by her mother.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco announced during a news conference Friday that deputies arrested 18-year-old Nicholas Godfrey and charged him with solicitation to attempt murder.
Venice Police were called to a home around 10pm Sunday after a caller reported 26-year-old David Kimo Rufino Jr. had slapped a child, leaving red marks and scratches on the child's face.
Inside the 56-year-old's home, they say they found 80 grams of methamphetamine, 15.18 grams of cannabis, 7 Quetiapine Fumarate pills, which is not a controlled substance and is obtainable only by prescription, and a firearm and ammunition.
Diane Danca pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and possession of a controlled substance. She'll be under community control for the next two years as part of the deal.
The sheriff’s office says they began canvassing the neighborhood and discovered that Ryan Cole had broken into a home on Starlite Lane. Inside, they found 15-year-old Khyler Edman deceased.
The sheriff's office says deputies with help from Arcadia Police took Michael Meacham of Arcadia into custody Thursday for the theft, which took place on Sunday.
Deputies arrested 22-year-old Dominic Sforza on three counts of battery. The sheriff's office says a tip led them to Sforza, who's accused of inappropriately touching women in public places, including the parking lots of large stores.
Deputies have arrested a 51-year-old man who they say attempted to kill his former roommate after he was kicked out over bedbugs that were found in his room.
Police say that they responded on scene at the 1900 block of 6th Avenue East around 5:45 p.m. after receiving reports of gunfire. Police say that when they arrived on scene they learned about suspects that were seen shooting into a vehicle at that location.
Deputies say that Isaac Loviglio dropped off his girlfriend and her children at the Safe Children’s Coalition at the 5700th block of Manatee Avenue West so that they could visit with her ex-boyfriend and the children’s father, Kaliff La Pread.
The sheriff’s office says someone called in a bomb threat to the Manatee County Courthouse. The courthouse as well as the Judicial Center and County Administration buildings were evacuated as the bomb squad checked all three facilities.
Deputies say they were driving into the intersection of 14th Street West and 30th Avenue West when they say they heard 46-year-old Melanie Leff yelling at a silver four-door car that was stopped at the red light.
Detectives received tips about the threats made by the teen and requested records from several companies to connect him to a home in Winter Haven, where he was staying with an adult family member while they visited a friend.
Officers were called to a home where a woman reported she had been beaten and stabbed in the leg. Police arrived and established a perimeter until the suspect, a man inside the home, came out.
Troopers say it happened around 2:45am. The skateboarder, Thomas Jaren Croumbley, was attempting to cross Upper Manatee River Road near Waterlefe Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle believed to be a 2012-2015 Toyota Tacoma.
Officers say 66-year-old John Krug Jr. killed his neighbor, 62-year-old Carl Stacey Berryman, on the 3500 block of Erie Court in September 2018. When police arrived on scene, they found Berryman dead in his driveway with a gunshot wound to the back of his shoulder.
Police say a total of 109 people were involved in the illegal possession or sale of firearms and/or illegal narcotics between January 2019 and September 2019 during Operation SURGE.
According to police reports, the girl came forward about what happened to her after a family member found a private journal entry that the child had written that detailed the sexual abuse by Jonathan Raucci.
The sheriff's office says a staff member at Sarasota Memorial Hospital alerted them after medical personnel found bruising to the victim's scalp, head, ears, neck and cheek.
The sheriff’s office says on Tuesday, October 15, between 9:50pm and 10:15pm, a man went to three homes in the Willow Walk subdivision in Palmetto and stole the decorations. The man is described as tall and thin and he can be seen in the video above.
Police say that they responded to a home on 6th Street in Sarasota on Saturday around 10:00 a.m after receiving a call about a possible suicide that had taken place.
Jamie Smithmyer, 26, will be on probation for 24 months after pleading guilty. She was arrested in February after video showed Smithmyer being very aggressive with some of the young children at the Manasota Beach Early Learning Center in South Venice.
The State Attorney’s Office says 60-year-old Behzad Izadi allowed his daughter to have sleepovers at his home where he would encourage her friends to drink alcohol, smoke marijuana and take Xanax, all of which he provided.
Edgewater police said in a news release that it was "immediately evident neither the children, nor the animals were being cared for properly" when officers arrived at the home on Royal Palm Drive on Sunday.
Troopers say Sunday around 1:45 p.m. at U.S. 301 and 53rd Avenue East in Bradenton, a black-colored Nissan sedan failed to stop for the light, crashing into the back of a 2016 Toyota Camry, which was pushed into a 2012 Toyota Camry, which was pushed into a 2014 Buick Encore.
Deputies in Charlotte County started investigating on October 15 after they were alerted about a suspicious package at a UPS Store in Port Charlotte and found it had methamphetamine inside. The package was seized before it could be shipped to an address in Key West.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said in a release 28-year-old Megan Parris was charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Parris taught math and helped coach the New Smyrna Beach High School girls' basketball team.
Police say they are investigating a homicide in a home on 2400 block of 11th Street West around 10pm Thursday night. The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Michael Briles of Bradenton.
Thursday morning, one parent called 911, a tip was received on the Fortify app, and several parents called the school about the threat. As news of the threat spread, several parents came to the school attempting to pick up their kids.
News outlets report 28-year-old Marissa Mowry was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to sexual battery and agreeing to be designated a sexual predator.
Deputies say one of the victims told security that a suspect touched them as he walked by inside Ye Olde Christmas Shop. Disney security were told about another incident at the pre-show area of the Haunted Mansion.
The sheriff’s office says Wednesday night, the suspect and victim, both students at Nolan Middle School, as well as an unknown number of others, were on the live streaming House Party app. Deputies say the suspect and victim were insulting one another and verbally threatening one another.
In all, two skid steers, two golf carts, a 4x4, a construction generator with lights, four trailers, and a stage set were recovered and returned to their victims.
The sheriff's office partnered with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Bureau of Law Enforcement to send undercover agents into 29 stores in Sarasota, Venice and Englewood on Monday.
As part of a deal, Lee Coel, whose case was moved to Lee County, will plead no contest to second degree manslaughter and receive 10 years probation and not serve any prison time in the death of Mary Knowlton.
News outlets report 22-year-old Austin Wyatt Altman was arrested Saturday on charges including sexual battery on a child and violating probation. Pasco County deputies say Altman picked her up from her house on Saturday and brought her back to his Spring Hill home, where he assaulted her.
Tuesday, detectives began investigating an alleged child abuse incident that took place on October 6, when they say Tabitha Rhodes used a metal broom handle to strike her 13-year-old child.
The first skimmer was found at the Marathon gas station on 1832 Manatee Avenue East and the other two skimmers were found at the BP gas station on 2790 Manatee Avenue East.
The driver of the Ford Mustang was injured and had to be taken to the hospital while the driver of the Jeep Cherokee, despite having a blown out back tire and significant damage, fled.
A Florida man who was found nude inside a plumbing business is facing charges after being accused of using a forklift and a hammer to wreak havoc before taking a shower there.
