A convicted sex offender is back in custody after Polk County deputies say he violated probation by visiting an elementary school and having contact with a minor. Orlando Lebron Cruz, 36, was arrested Tuesday evening, January 13, at a home on Perch Place in Lakeland. Deputies took him into custody without incident around 7:24 p.m. … Read more
A Lake County mother will spend the rest of her life in prison for the abuse and death of her 10-year-old son, prosecutors announced. Kimberley Leonie Mills, 38, appeared before Judge Rada, where she was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to life for the murder of Xavier Williams. As part of a plea agreement, Mills is … Read more
A Tampa man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he shot and killed a dog he blamed for the death of his own pet. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting call around 8:09 a.m. on Jan. 7 in the 15300 block of Otto Road. When they arrived, 41-year-old … Read more
A Citrus County judge has sentenced a 63-year-old woman to 40 years in prison for the brutal killing of her elderly roommate. On Friday, Jan. 9, Judge Joel D. Fritton sentenced Tracey Lee Stanley to four decades in the Florida Department of Corrections after she entered an open plea of no contest to second-degree murder, … Read more
A man accused of killing two people, including a child, in Charleston has been granted a third change of legal counsel as his case moves toward trial in Kanawha County. Nicholas Hanshaw, 40, is charged with fatally stabbing 10-year-old Richie Hancock and 62-year-old Sherry Russell at a Charleston home in December 2023. He has been … Read more
Kanawha County deputies have made a second arrest in an investigation into a large theft at a United Rentals location in Cross Lanes. Elizabeth Nicole Clay, 41, of Charleston, has been charged with entry of a building other than a dwelling and grand larceny following a reported theft at the United Rentals facility on New … Read more
Huntington police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people connected to a hit-and-run investigation. The incident occurred around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Highlawn Place Apartments. According to police, a Ford Escape involved in the hit-and-run was occupied by a man and a woman, both captured on surveillance video. … Read more
A 94-year-old man who was reported missing in Scioto County has been located, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Lewis Maynard was reported missing after he left his home on Piatt Road in the West Portsmouth area around 10 a.m. Monday and failed to return. Deputies said there were concerns for his safety because he did not have … Read more
An 18-year-old man was taken into custody after authorities say he opened fire on an occupied home in Dania Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said a deputy heard gunshots near the 1300 block of Southwest Fourth Avenue shortly after 1:50 p.m. Monday and rushed toward the area. The deputy then spotted the suspect, identified as … Read more
A West Park woman is facing DUI manslaughter charges after police say she ran a red light while intoxicated and caused a deadly crash involving an off-duty police officer. Investigators said Shelvinia Wright, 50, was driving a Kia Optima around 2 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2024, at the intersection of University Drive and State Road … Read more