Polk County detectives arrested a 21-year-old Lakeland man after an NCMEC tip led investigators to files showing child sexual abuse; 15 enhanced possession counts were filed.

A Tampa test drive ended with the Cybertruck being traced to a Home Depot lot and the driver arrested after a salesperson used the truck’s tracking. The case underlines how connected EVs can be both recovered and monitored.

A North Port man received a 67-year prison term after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing a child while posing as a father figure.

A 28‑year‑old federal inmate was found unresponsive at the Pinellas County Jail; detectives say the death does not appear suspicious. Investigators are examining medical records and interviewing staff.

A lightning strike on Fort Myers Beach on Friday killed one person and injured two others, officials said. Bystanders and first responders performed CPR on the sand.

Four Tampa men received federal prison terms after pleading guilty to armed robberies at two Hillsborough County 7‑Eleven stores. Surveillance and a recovered rifle tied them to the crimes.

Flight deputies say a blue laser was shone into a sheriff's helicopter cockpit; a 62‑year‑old Dunedin man was arrested and faces a felony charge. Investigation is ongoing.

A pedestrian was killed Friday in a crash at U.S. 19 and Countryside Boulevard in Clearwater; southbound lanes at SR 580 remain closed while police investigate.

Antoine Kassis was sentenced to 30 years after prosecutors said he brokered a weapons‑for‑cocaine pipeline from Syria to Colombia. The case exposed a laundering network that moved nearly $100 million.

A 30-year-old Orlando man died after his SUV left Ayers Road and overturned in a Hernando County cow pasture early Friday.

Detectives are investigating after a 56-year-old inmate at Falkenburg Road Jail died after being taken to Tampa General Hospital.

Worcester detectives traveled to Tampa to help arrest a 23‑year‑old charged in the 2022 killing of 17‑year‑old Jazmin Rosario.

Three years after a Fourth of July shooting that killed 7‑year‑old Yitzian Torres Garcia, his family will gather at the Courtney Campbell Causeway to renew calls for answers. Investigators say they have leads but no arrests yet; reward money has been boosted.