Crime
Cudjoe Key Man Faces 100 Years in Prison on 18 Child Exploitation Charges
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of Jacob Rookey, 21, of Cudjoe Key on 18 counts involving child and animal sexual abuse materials.
FDLE
Crime
Florida AG Announces Two Child Predator Arrests Spanning Louisiana, Pasco County
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced arrests of a Louisiana man and a New Port Richey man on child exploitation charges.
Politics
Florida Fentanyl Deaths Drop 46 Percent as S.A.F.E. Program Nets 3,000 Arrests
New state data shows fentanyl-caused deaths fell 46 percent in Florida during the first half of 2025 as the S.A.F.E. program produced nearly 3,000 arrests.
Crime
Illegal Alien Fentanyl Trafficker Gets 30 Years After Florida Jury Conviction
Cesar Caldera-Garcia, 40, convicted of trafficking fentanyl into Florida for a Mexico-based drug organization, sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Crime
Starke Man Faces 30 Years After 31 Cyber Tips Lead to CSAM Arrest
Attorney General James Uthmeier charged Gary Adams, 59, of Starke with five counts of possessing child sexual abuse material after 31 cyber tips.
Community
Pensacola Registered Sex Offender Faces 10-Year Minimum After Federal Guilty Plea
Jordan T. Quinones, 30, a registered sex offender in Pensacola, pleaded guilty to federal possession of obscene materials involving minors.
Crime
Florida Youth Camp Counselor Arrested on 15 Counts of Child Exploitation
Coty Streit, 31, of Bell faces 15 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and is held on $1.7 million bond in Gilchrist County.
Crime
Miami-Dade deputy shoots 15-year-old boy in foot during Goulds confrontation
A 15-year-old was shot in the foot by a Miami-Dade deputy during a confrontation in Goulds after reports of someone with a gun at a park.
Crime
Two sex offenders arrested in Florida Keys compliance sweep by FDLE
Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators found two unregistered sex offenders living in the Florida Keys during compliance checks this week.
Politics
Sanford man faces 100 counts for AI-generated child porn possession
Blake McKinniss, 37, arrested on 100 counts including AI-generated child sexual abuse material possession in Seminole County investigation.