Florida cops fear missing 15-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken to Georgia as Amber Alert issued Investigators say they have evidence suggesting Adriana Hernandez could be in danger The Independent UK · Apr 13
Florida sex offender’s body found stuffed in a suitcase and now a teen has been charged with murder Police linked the suspect to the suitcase through an Amazon package found inside with his name The Independent UK · Apr 6
Florida’s ‘Candy Lady’ and her husband sentenced to decades behind bars for selling drug-infused snacks to kids Renee Stephens, known as the ‘candy lady,’ was reportedly selling drug-infused candy to kids The Independent UK · Mar 26
Family Begged For Missing Teen’s Safe Return, Then Learned It Was All A Lie Investigators found “an alarming amount of red flags” early on, with witness statements contradicting the 17-year-old boy’s story. Bored Panda · Oct 1, 2025
Florida cat burglar who broke into more than 200 homes reveals how she got away with it for so long Jennifer Gomez, now 41, was arrested in 2011 after a lengthy investigation into a rash of home burglaries The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
Florida official's body went undiscovered for 24 minutes outside Capitol meeting room last year A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event in Tampa, city employee says TAMPA, Fla. — Emails suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign made two requests of the Tampa Convention Center, the downtown venue that hosted the governor’s November election night celebration: no guns and no fingers pointing at the campaign for seeking such a prohibition. Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023
Who are Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Everything we know about couple missing with newborn The family has been missing for almost two weeks The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023
Sex offender missing with aristocrat’s daughter ‘raped neighbour while armed with garden shears’ Mark Gordon served 20 years in a US prison for his crimes The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023
Who are Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Everything we know about couple missing with newborn The family has been missing for almost two weeks The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Charges dismissed after Florida health department worker who said state was manipulating COVID data reaches agreement with state MIAMI — Former Florida Department of Health data analyst turned whistleblower Rebekah Jones reached an agreement with state prosecutors to dismiss the criminal hacking charges against her. As a condition of the dismissal, Jones admitted she was guilty. Miami Herald · Dec 12, 2022
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony didn’t lie on forms about past killing, his lawyer tells ethics panel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony hadn’t withheld vital information from state law enforcement forms that would have revealed he was involved in a fatal shooting when he was a teenager, his attorney argued to a state ethics commission. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
Sheriff Gregory Tony faces more scrutiny from ethics panel over lies, omissions on forms Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony must now decide whether to fight a decision by a state ethics panel — which for the second time in recent months agreed that further review is warranted to look into accusations he gave false information on official forms, his attorney said Monday. Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022
South Florida judge dismisses first case brought by DeSantis’ office of election crimes, calling it overreach of power MIAMI — A Miami judge approved a motion to dismiss Friday in the case against Robert Lee Wood, 56, the first of the 17 people charged with election fraud in a statewide roundup in August by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new Election Crimes Unit. Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022
Reason · Oct 19, 2022 Florida Corrections Officers Paralyzed A Man, Then Left Him in Solitary Confinement Craig Ridley died after corrections officers paralyzed him in a beating then left him without medical care for days.
Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022 Teen who 'hacked homecoming votes' to crown herself queen is suing police and her school Emily Grover, 18, was arrested along with her mother for allegedly hacking into private student records to cast hundreds of fake votes - she did not contest the charges which were eventually dropped
Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022 20 are accused of illegally voting in Florida. DeSantis calls it ‘the opening salvo’ in cases Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state agents were arresting 20 Florida felons who he said voted illegally in 2020, declaring it the first step in what he promised would be an overdue effort to ensure election integrity.
Miami Herald · Aug 2, 2022 Did a police boat fatally strike a snorkeler in the Florida Keys? Inquiry launched to find out MIAMI — Investigators have launched an inquiry into whether a Florida fish and wildlife police boat struck and killed a snorkeler in the Florida Keys last week.
Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022 ‘This can save lives.’ Purple Alert, for adults with disabilities, added to Florida system for finding the missing FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Floridians may notice a new color of alert flashing across highway message boards soon.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022 Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony could lose his police certification after Florida panel says there’s probable cause FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward’s sheriff could lose his police certification, officials said Tuesday.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Gov. DeSantis still hasn't made decision over sheriff's lies Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said 100 days ago that he would review a state report that a county sheriff had lied about killing another teenager 30 years ago
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022 South Florida prison guards charged with murder in beating death of 60-year-old inmate Three corrections officers face charges of second-degree murder over death of 60-year-old