Florida crime

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida authorities have arrested 10 individuals in connection with a $1.7 million fraud scheme targeting state taxpayers, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced. The scheme involved …

ESTERO, Fla. — A 29-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he attempted to break into an Estero home, threatened the occupants and caused significant property damage. …

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was taken into custody after deputies executed a search warrant at his home and reported finding illegal drugs and items associated with drug distribution. …

(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that Franklin Lara has been convicted in connection with a large Southwest Florida drug operation. Lara was found guilty …

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — A Wildwood woman and an Ocala man were arrested Friday in connection with the theft of two Yamaha side-by-side vehicles and power tools valued at nearly …

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A former correctional officer at the Northwest Florida Reception Center, Tina Marie Wallace, 50, was found guilty on Thursday of accepting money from inmates in …

An 82-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash in southwest Miami-Dade that left a 7-year-old boy seriously injured last month, authorities said. Karina Pubchara-Martinez was taken …

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — What began as a routine call led deputies to uncover a months-long chop-shop operation involving stolen golf carts, equipment, and tools, authorities reported. According to the …

MIAMI, USA — Authorities have arrested Ricardo José Blanco Núñez, a 33-year-old Venezuelan national, accused of stealing more than $800,000 worth of memory cards from his employer, Abound Trading, and …

A Broward County business owner was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stealing over $1 million from a company she frequently worked with, authorities said. Keshon Litesha Rivers, 32, of Fort Lauderdale, …