Polk County man accused of stealing more than $130K worth of weed from cannabis dispensary

A now former employee of a cannabis dispensary in Lake Wales was arrested after police say he stole more than 21 pounds of marijuana before his shift earlier this month. 

Man shot, killed at Palm Harbor apartment complex

A man was rushed to the hospital after Pinellas County deputies say he was shot at an apartment complex early Friday.

Shelby Nealy sentencing trial: Day 3 of testimony Friday

Testimony is set to resume for a third day Friday in the sentencing trial of Shelby Nealy, who faces the death penalty for killing his former in-laws in Pinellas County nearly a year after killing his wife.

Sarasota County solar panel door-to-door salesman accused of battery

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 25-year-old Robert Kovacs-Strada, a door-to-door solar panel salesman for battery. 

DUI hit and run leads to arrest of driver with notorious past

A man who was arrested in connection with a drunk-driving hit-and-run on Tuesday morning is no stranger to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Testimony continues in Shelby Nealy sentencing trial

Testimony continued Thursday in the sentencing trial of Shelby Nealy, who faces the death penalty for killing his former in-laws in Pinellas County nearly a year after killing his wife.

'He needs to be locked away:' Grady Judd on arrest of former coach accused of sexual battery on young gymnast

A former gymnastics coach in Lakeland is under arrest after the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he admitted to detectives that he had sex twice with a girl he was coaching when she was younger than 16.

DOJ pursues one-day sentence for ex-officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

Brett Hankison fired multiple gunshots into Breonna Taylor's apartment, which didn’t hit Taylor or her neighbors, during a 2020 police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.

Florida man threatens to kill judge after court appearance: Affidavit

A man faces new charges after Pinellas County deputies say he called a judge a derogatory name in court, then threatened to kill another judge.

Jeffrey Epstein prison video had nearly 3 minutes cut from it: report

New analysis shows the DOJ’s “raw” surveillance video of Epstein’s cell was edited, with nearly three minutes missing and metadata pointing to file manipulation.

Police seize guns, drugs and make nearly 40 arrests during Operation Sarasota S.U.R.G.E. III

Nearly 40 people have been arrested, and Sarasota police seized dozens of guns, some illegal, and pounds of illegal drugs during Operation Sarasota S.U.R.G.E. III, a joint operation with the ATF. 

Sentencing phase underway for man who killed wife, in-laws

The sentencing phase has begun for a man in Pinellas County who pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-wife's parents and brother in 2018.