Florida crime rate drops for record 50th straight year
Rick Swearingen, Commissioner
Rick Swearingen, Commissioner
FDLE arrests Quincy man for promotion of sexual performance by a child, transmission of child sexual abuse material and extortion For Immediate Release June 15, 2021 GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Santos Vladimir Estrada Jr., 19, Quincy, on …
For Immediate Release June 10, 2021 MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Jarreth Kendall Perkins, 26, yesterday for 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, in violation of Florida Statute 827.071(5)(a), a third-degree felony. Due …
June 10, 2021 MELBOURNE, Fla. – A multi-agency law enforcement operation targeting drug traffickers in Brevard County has culminated in 64 arrests and the seizure of large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis and illegal prescription drugs. …
TAMPA, Fla. – Following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, tile-and-marble worker Jason DeCicco, 45, of Bradenton, was arrested for exploitation of the elderly, a first-degree felony. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said …
For Immediate Release June 8, 2021 ORLANDO, FLA. – On June 2, Denzelle Jordan Turner, 21, of Orlando, was extradited from Marietta, Georgia, to Florida for the April 13 murder of a female acquaintance. He is charged with one count of first degree murder …
Rick Swearingen, Commissioner
For Immediate Release June 7, 2021 HAVANA, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Shendora Vonta Adams, 39, of Bainbridge, Georgia, on one count of organized scheme to defraud, a first-degree felony. The investigation began in July 2018 when the Havana Police …
TIJUANA, Mexico - On Saturday, May 29, Catalin Trandafir and Simona Trandafir were taken into custody in Tijuana, Mexico with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Mexican law enforcement officials. Catalin and Simona Trandafir …
For Immediate Release June 1, 2021 KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Around 3 p.m. today, FDLE agents from Tampa Bay’s Regional Operations Center were assisting agents in Orlando as part of a long term, multi-jurisdictional drug investigation. Three agents were following …
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, roofer Jason Beville, 38, of Crystal River, turned himself in on charges of grand theft in excess of $20,000 but less than $100,000, a second-degree felony. …
MELBOURNE, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Andrew James Depierro, 41, of Melbourne, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of Florida Statute 827.071(5). The investigation began when agents discovered an IP address being …
For Immediate Release May 26, 2021 FORT MYERS, Fla. – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested four suspects who traveled throughout Florida and across the country stealing donations from hundreds of churches and parochial …
For Immediate Release May 24, 2021 JENNINGS, FLA. – At the request of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is providing investigative assistance in the 2019 homicide of Christopher Tumblin. Tumblin, 30, was …
For Immediate Release May 15, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Current and former law enforcement officers from throughout Florida were honored this morning at the Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The ceremony honored inductees …
For Immediate Release May 12, 2021 ORLANDO, Fla. – FDLE arrested Ce’Darius Danforth, 24, of Orlando, on one count of bribery and one count of bringing contraband into a county detention facility while working as a correction officer at the Orange County …
Rick Swearingen, Commissioner
GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. – Damarcus King, 25, of Panama City, was arrested today on an FDLE warrant for one felony count each of sex trafficking, lewd or lascivious battery, promotion of sexual performance by a child, transmission of pornography by electronic …
For Immediate Release April 22, 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Jon Anthony Tidwell, 33, of Pensacola, today on 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of Florida Statute 827.071(5). The investigation began when …
For Immediate Release April 21, 2021 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – FDLE agents arrested Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, 59, for perjury in an official proceeding, a felony. Runcie was arrested this morning by FDLE, as was Broward County …