Crime and Public Safety

Nearly two years ago, Justin Evans pretended to be a police officer and used a fake badge and lights to target victims. In December, a Tampa jury convicted him of kidnapping and rape. On Friday morning, he was formally sentenced to life in prison.

A Hernando County High School teacher is facing felony battery charges after deputies say a heated argument with a fellow educator turned physical Friday morning. 

Polk County investigators identified the 13-year-old who fired a round at a Lakeland officer, striking him in the foot. Other officers shoot at the teen, sending him to the hospital.

Prosecutors said Devonte Hightower plotted and executed the murder of a young father in order to rob him. They said he then tried to start a fire to hide his tracks. 

A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy is on paid administrative leave after the agency says he fired two shots at a suspect who is accused of using a vehicle to pin the deputy, knock him to the ground and drag him several hundred yards. 

Authorities in Florida have arrested a suspect who is believed to have traveled across state lines and killed a missing pregnant woman.

A woman suffered facial injuries and a concussion after police say she was attacked last Friday evening while walking through a South Tampa neighborhood. 

One man was shot and killed at a Riverview gas station on US 301 and Gibsonton Drive Wednesday evening, deputies said. 

Three members of the Uhuru Movement are calling the federal charges against them bogus. They're accused of colluding with Russia. 

It's been four years since prosecutors said Andrew Shinault used a loaded gun as a sex toy and killed his girlfriend. He took a plea deal, and now, he's out of prison on probation. 

One man was taken to the hospital Wednesday after he was shot during a fight in a Land O' Lakes parking lot, deputies said. 

Gaming officials are cracking down on illegal gambling across the state.