A Tampa resident says scammers posing as deputies coached him into depositing about $800 into a crypto ATM. Authorities warn to hang up and verify.

Three people were charged after a Martin County burglary probe uncovered an alleged retail-theft ring that prosecutors say stole tools across 13 counties and fenced them in Miami-Dade.

Tampa police say a Toyota SUV struck and later killed a 19‑year‑old bicyclist on W. Waters Avenue; parts recovered at the scene point to a 2013–2016 Toyota RAV4.

A cherry picker toppled onto a parked car at The Wave Condos in St. Petersburg; the owner was not inside and details remain limited.

Tampa‑based Oglethorpe Inc. agreed to a $32 million DOJ settlement over alleged Medicare overpayments tied to admissions at three Ohio facilities and faces a 10‑year exclusion from federal health programs. The case stems from a whistleblower suit by four former employees.

A 15-year-old driver crashed a Dodge Durango into a Clearwater home Tuesday night and ended up atop a parked car, troopers say. The teen was hospitalized and FHP is investigating.

A Polk County man was indicted on a first‑degree murder charge after investigators say he sold fentanyl that killed a Davenport resident. The indictment follows surveillance of a Dec. 14 sale and a Jan. 11 seizure of more than 2.5 kilograms.

Sarasota detectives say a man was charged in the alleged sexual battery of a 15‑year‑old and are asking other potential victims to come forward. Police and victim resources are listed.

A two-vehicle crash in Tampa on Thursday pushed a car through a parking lot, a fence and into a building. Police say the wreck involved a Jeep and investigators are on scene.

A Tampa man was arrested May 26 after FDLE genetic-genealogy work tied him to a 1998 sexual assault near the Gandy Bridge. Investigators charged him with two counts of armed sexual battery.

A Broward County judge sided with CVS, Walgreens and Walmart in a high-profile opioid lawsuit filed by 16 Florida hospitals seeking hundreds of millions in costs.

Police say a New Port Richey contractor accepted a $3,972 city grant to install a fence and the work wasn’t finished; the company owner was arrested for grand theft.

A Highlands County detective says she detained a 22‑year‑old after spotting a phone above a fitting‑room wall at a Sebring Goodwill; police say multiple recordings were found.