Colombian national Ciro Ivan Preciado-Marquinez pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking, with a potential prison sentence of 10 years to life. The case involves 941 kilograms of cocaine found at sea.

Two individuals were arrested for a series of burglaries in Lithia, Florida, following an investigation that connected them to the crimes through surveillance footage and recovered stolen property.

Florida man Ernesto Cordero pleaded guilty to operating a helicopter with passengers but without a proper license and faces up to three years in prison.

A Florida dentist was sentenced to prison for sending over a hundred threatening messages, including to an election official, from September 2019 to April 2024.

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Tampa storage unit for over nine hours, with one person hospitalized due to burns. The cause is under investigation.

A former Tampa banker, Igor Shushpanov, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for a bank fraud scheme and must pay restitution and forfeiture.

The Middle District of Florida's U.S. Attorney's Office collected over $47 million from civil and criminal actions, highlighting its focus on combating fraud and reimbursing victims and federal programs.

The HCSO arrested William Bender III for online threats against immigrants, black people, and law enforcement, following an FBI tip-off and investigation.

A deadly shooting at a basketball game in Tampa's Plantation Park left 19-year-old Brian Jones dead and another man wounded; authorities are investigating the incident.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office shared a report on local law enforcement and judicial activities, including domestic battery arrests and a minor cited for THC possession.

Traffic stop in Hernando County led to Troy Schuerger's arrest for possession of drugs and driving without a license after failing to stop at a red light.

George Labar was arrested after a shooting outside Capone's bar in Hernando County and a subsequent car chase involving the sheriff's offices of Hernando and Pasco counties. No one was injured in the shooting. Labar faces multiple charges.

A severe accident on SR-54 near Lutz resulted in one death and serious injuries to another person after a head-on collision involving an Infiniti and a Tesla.