Florida's Recent News

An elementary school assistant principal in Cocoa was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student of his school, police said. The Cocoa Police Department received a tip from the Palm Bay Police Department, which suggested that the suspect, 25-year-old Devane Nicholi Lonard Clarke, had inappropriate photos on his phone of a minor. Cocoa Police went to Cambridge Elementary to speak with Clarke. Upon arriving, they requested that he hand over his phone and asked if he was

A Florida man gifted two cell phone chargers with hidden cameras to a 12-year-old girl who FBI Special Agents reported he “isolated and groomed.” A detective described the girl as “vulnerable” and a “recent immigrant from Eastern Europe.” This came to light after Yahoo detected an e-mail sent to Google e-mail “vladlover50@gmail.com” on Sept. 8, 2020. The evidence Yahoo gathered included child sex abuse images of girls ranging from 8 to 15 years old. After an investigation, an indictment, and

The Bay County Sheriff’s Depoartment continues its investigation into an elderly Florida man who was killed while riding an electric bicycle in Merritt Township last Thursday. 83-year-old Robert Blanchard of Bradenton, Florida was riding an electric bike south on Tuscola Road near Russell Road around 8:30 A.M. when he was struck from behind by a white 2018 Ford EcoSport driven by a 57 year old Bay County man. Police say the driver claimed he was looking at his dashboard which

A Florida man was arrested after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, smashing her fish tank, then flushing the fish down the toilet, according to an arrest report. On May 4, Lee County deputies responded to a Cape Coral home regarding a battery incident. The victim, who lived at the home, told officials that Bret Austin Dahl, 29, broke into the house through a window at 2:30 a.m. and attacked her. According to the affidavit, Dahl threw a picture frame

A Florida man who was riding a tricycle and using a flashlight as his headlights was stopped and assaulted by a man wielding a machete, police shared. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were called at around 1 a.m. to a beach in the area after the victim, who was riding the tricycle, got into an altercation, WFTV reported. Deputies shared that an unknown man who didn’t like the victim’s tricycle flashlight shining on him started an argument. And then things

A Florida man attempting to flee a police officer was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Friday when he darted onto a busy Tampa street, authorities said. Frank E. Rodriguez, 29, of Tampa, died after he was struck by a vehicle in the 4000 block of West Hillsborough Avenue at approximately 2:20 a.m. EDT, the Tampa Bay Times reported. According to a news release from the Tampa Police Department, officers responded to the area in a parking lot after receiving a report of a

A Florida man is charged with murder following a fatal shooting Sunday evening in Flomaton. Bradford Charlse Eusea of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, remains in the Escambia County Detention Center without bond. Flomaton Police Chief Dereck Lowry told NorthEscambai.com that his department responded to the 20000 block of Highway 31, near Southern Wood Specialties, about 6 p.m. “A family dispute turned deadly when the victim was shot,” Lowry said. Family members have identified the victim as 26-year-old Tanner Coleman. “It is

Florida father was arrested and charged with first degree felony murder after he admitted to slamming and hitting his six-week-old baby because of the infant’s fussing and crying. According to a report from Fox 35 in Orlando, Florida the father, Edrick Lamar Davis was also arrested for aggravated child abuse after he admitted to causing his baby’s death. Reports are that on June 10 around 11:00 am, police found the infant not breathing at a home in Melbourne, Florida. The

Florida diners got the sickening shock of a lifetime when a man sneezed during breakfast at a diner and accidentally expelled his innards all over the table. An unnamed 63-year-old man who was the recipient of a common digestive surgery, got the stitches out that morning and decided to celebrate with a meal after a 15-day hospitalization. He recently had a cystectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the entire urinary bladder to protect himself from certain cancers. While he was told to take it

Windows were shattered at a restaurant in Viera after being shot at with BB guns, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, in the latest incident of crimes involving non-traditional firearms in recent weeks. Cracks were visible on the glass door where deputies say Airsoft pellets struck. The owner expressed relief that the hurricane-proof glass prevented the pellets from penetrating the door.  “It’s sad. We are all working so hard, and they’re coming and destroying it,” the owner told us.

A man was arrested early Monday morning after police say he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and then attempted to strangle her at his apartment in northwest Miami-Dade. According to an arrest report, Miami-Dade police officers responded to a domestic battery incident involving 20-year-old Jason Zayas, who was apprehended after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend at his home near the 16000 block of Northwest 72nd Avenue. At approximately 1:28 a.m., Miami-Dade police contacted a detective from their Special Victim’s Unit, who determined

A Florida man has found himself behind bars because his 15-month-old daughter was hospitalized after she ate most of her father’s freshly rolled marijuana joint, according to deputies.  Cody Spiegelhalter was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with child neglect after the incident that unfolded in Bunnell that day, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.  It all started when a man reported to police that his niece’s child was visiting her father at his home in Bunnell