An arrest report says a Pasco deputy deleted Snapchat while investigators probed whether he sent a dead‑body photo to a 13‑year‑old student at Pinecrest Academy.

HCSO says 21‑year‑old Joshua Abercrombie is wanted on sexual battery, kidnapping and other felony charges; detectives ask that anyone with information call 813‑247‑8200.

Three ex-Marion County firefighters are set to change pleas today after prosecutors say a rookie was beaten and waterboarded at Station 21.

A sheriff’s office video shows a Riverview driver illegally passing a stopped school bus on April 17, narrowly missing a child. Deputies issued a notice of violation and the sheriff warned drivers to slow down.

A Hernando County inmate was found unresponsive during an early-morning count and later pronounced dead; investigators sent the body to the District 5 Medical Examiner in Leesburg.

A Clearwater woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her 70‑year‑old fiancé with Goldfish crackers and striking him, leaving a laceration. She faces a battery charge enhanced for older victims.

An Oldsmar man was arrested after a hit-and-run on U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs left a motorcyclist hospitalized and investigators recovered the sedan in Oldsmar.

St. Petersburg police have started a three-drone "hive" inside a Real Time Intelligence Center to give officers faster aerial views and faster responses. The department says more hives will roll out citywide over the next two years.

A motorcyclist died after a Volkswagen SUV turned into the rider's path at 66th Street North and 94th Avenue North in Pinellas Park. Traffic homicide detectives are investigating.

A Lakeland man who played Santa was arrested in a Polk County human‑trafficking sting. Court documents allege he responded to an online ad and arranged to meet a minor.

An Apollo Beach businessman was indicted for allegedly using false PPP loan applications to buy a G‑Wagon, a Nebraska hotel and cryptocurrency.

A 21-year-old Ruskin woman died after her car struck the rear of a semi-trailer on U.S. 41 near Scale Avenue in Bradenton, the Florida Highway Patrol says.

A 20-year-old alleged gang member was arrested after deputies found a loaded pistol in his pants pocket.